2022-23 Women's Cross Country Roster
Marks, Ari
Ari Marks
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Eagle Point, Ore.
Bio
AWARDS AND HONORS:
2022-23 (Cross Country): Started her Wildcat career at the Michigan Big 10 Preview, finishing 10th (second among Wildcats) at 21:27.8 (9/9) ... Finished seventh at the Gans Creek Classic (9/30) ... Ran a 20:48.6 to finish 20th at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/14) ... Helped the 'Cats to a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a 16th place individual finish (10/28) ... Contributed to Northwestern's second-place team finish at the Midwest Regional, finishing 13th (second among Wildcats) with a time of 20:29.4 (11/11) ... Concluded her season at the NCAA Championships, logging a time of 21:01.4 (11/19).
BEFORE NORTHWESTERN
2021-22 (Track & Field): Began the indoor season with a career best 5:12.89 mile and took first place at the Wheaton Invitational on Jan. 15 ... Earned a first place finish in the 3000 (9:57.18) at the Tufts Cupid Challenge ... Set a new personal best and broke the indoor school record in the 3000 with a time of 9:36.80 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational ... Won both the 3000 (9:41.73) and 5000 (16:41.29) at the New England DIII Women’s Indoor Championships and was named the Performer of the Meet ... Finished as the national runner-up in both the 3000 (9:44.87) and 5000 (16:19.20) at the 2022 Indoor T&F DIII National Championships ... Began the outdoor season with a first place finish in the 5000 (17:58.92) at the first ever Wellesley Invitational ... Set a new school record in the outdoor 5000 (16:26.08) at the Friar Invitational in Providence, R.I. ... Ran a personal best 4:37.74 in the 1500 at the Silfen Invitational (Cross Country): Took first place in five out of six individual events for the Blue as a Senior ... Set a personal record of 17:38.9 in the 5K at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational ... Won the NEWMAC Cross Country Individual Championship with a time of 21:48.9 in the 6K ... Went on to win the NCAA DIII East Region Championship in Boston and ran a 21:16.5 ... Ran a personal best 20:28.6 and finished as the NCAA DIII Runner-Up at the National Championships in Louisville, Kentucky
2019-20 (Indoor Track & Field): Made four appearances for the indoor season ... Had two personal bests and 3 top 10 finishes ... Finished the mile with a time of 5:13.10 to finish 1st at the Bowdoin Invitational #4 ... Represented the team in the 3000m at the New England D3 Indoor Women's Championship to finish 5th with a personal best of 10:04.70.
2018-19 (Indoor Track & Field): Made two appearances in the indoor season ... Made one top 10 finish and a personal best ... Finished the mile with a time of 5:31.41 at the Wheaton College Invitational. (Cross Country): Particpated in five events as a first year for the Blue, making collegiate debut on Aug. 31 at the Wellesley College XC Invite ... Finished with a 5K PR at the UMASS Dartmouth Invite (19:34.0) ... Finished with a 6K PR at the NCAA DIII New England Region XC Championship (23:57.5).
- 3x USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Athlete (2019, '21 & '22)
- Midwest All-Region Honors (2022)
- 2022 USTFCCCA New England Indoor East Region Athlete of the Year
- New England D3 Championship - 3k & 5k winner
- New England D3 "Runner of the Meet"
- School records in both the 3k & 5k
- USTFCCCA National "Runner of the Week"
- USTFCCCA East Region Track Athlete of the Year
- NCAA All-American and National Runner up - 5,000m
- NCAA All-American and National Runner up - 3,000m
- 2021 NCAA Cross Country Individual National Runner-up - All American
- USTFCCCA East Region Women's Athlete of the Year
- 2021 NEWMAC Cross Country Runner of the Year
- 2x NEWMAC Cross Country Academic All-Conference (2020, 2021)
- NEWMAC Cross Country Runner of the Week (9/20/21)
| PB’s | TIME | DATE |
| 1500m (Outdoor) | 4:34.06 | 5/19/22 (MIT Final Qualifier) |
| Mile (Indoor) | 5:12.89 | 1/15/22 (Wheaton Invitational) |
| 3000m (Indoor) | 9:36.80 | 2/11/22 (David Hemery Valentine Invitational) |
| 5000m (Indoor) | 16:19.20 | 3/11/22 (NCAA DIII Indoor Championships) |
| 5000m (Outdoor) | 16:08.90 | 5/26/22 (NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships) |
| 10,000m (Outdoor) | 34:16.45 | 5/5/22 (DIII New England Outdoor Championships) |
| 5k (XC) | 17:38.9 | 9/18/21 (UMass Dartmouth Invitational) |
| 6k (XC) | 20:28.6 | 11/20/21 (NCAA DIII Championships) |
2022-23 (Cross Country): Started her Wildcat career at the Michigan Big 10 Preview, finishing 10th (second among Wildcats) at 21:27.8 (9/9) ... Finished seventh at the Gans Creek Classic (9/30) ... Ran a 20:48.6 to finish 20th at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/14) ... Helped the 'Cats to a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a 16th place individual finish (10/28) ... Contributed to Northwestern's second-place team finish at the Midwest Regional, finishing 13th (second among Wildcats) with a time of 20:29.4 (11/11) ... Concluded her season at the NCAA Championships, logging a time of 21:01.4 (11/19).
BEFORE NORTHWESTERN
2021-22 (Track & Field): Began the indoor season with a career best 5:12.89 mile and took first place at the Wheaton Invitational on Jan. 15 ... Earned a first place finish in the 3000 (9:57.18) at the Tufts Cupid Challenge ... Set a new personal best and broke the indoor school record in the 3000 with a time of 9:36.80 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational ... Won both the 3000 (9:41.73) and 5000 (16:41.29) at the New England DIII Women’s Indoor Championships and was named the Performer of the Meet ... Finished as the national runner-up in both the 3000 (9:44.87) and 5000 (16:19.20) at the 2022 Indoor T&F DIII National Championships ... Began the outdoor season with a first place finish in the 5000 (17:58.92) at the first ever Wellesley Invitational ... Set a new school record in the outdoor 5000 (16:26.08) at the Friar Invitational in Providence, R.I. ... Ran a personal best 4:37.74 in the 1500 at the Silfen Invitational (Cross Country): Took first place in five out of six individual events for the Blue as a Senior ... Set a personal record of 17:38.9 in the 5K at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational ... Won the NEWMAC Cross Country Individual Championship with a time of 21:48.9 in the 6K ... Went on to win the NCAA DIII East Region Championship in Boston and ran a 21:16.5 ... Ran a personal best 20:28.6 and finished as the NCAA DIII Runner-Up at the National Championships in Louisville, Kentucky
2019-20 (Indoor Track & Field): Made four appearances for the indoor season ... Had two personal bests and 3 top 10 finishes ... Finished the mile with a time of 5:13.10 to finish 1st at the Bowdoin Invitational #4 ... Represented the team in the 3000m at the New England D3 Indoor Women's Championship to finish 5th with a personal best of 10:04.70.
2018-19 (Indoor Track & Field): Made two appearances in the indoor season ... Made one top 10 finish and a personal best ... Finished the mile with a time of 5:31.41 at the Wheaton College Invitational. (Cross Country): Particpated in five events as a first year for the Blue, making collegiate debut on Aug. 31 at the Wellesley College XC Invite ... Finished with a 5K PR at the UMASS Dartmouth Invite (19:34.0) ... Finished with a 6K PR at the NCAA DIII New England Region XC Championship (23:57.5).
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