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2022-23 Track & Field Roster

Marina McDonough

  • Position Distance
  • Hometown San Clemente, Calif.
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool San Clemente HS / Cal State-San Marcos

Biography

2022 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Runner-Up (DMR)
2022 Second Team All-Sun Belt (Indoor)
2020 CCAA Track & Field All-Star
2019 All-West Region (Cross Country)
All-CCAA (2X: 2018, 2019)


2023 OUTDOOR SEASON | REDSHIRT SENIOR
Competed in the steeplechase at the Music City Challenge.

2023 INDOOR SEASON | REDSHIRT SENIOR
Ran the mile at the Indoor Gorilla Classic and Jaguar Invitational.

2022 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | REDSHIRT SENIOR
Did not compete.

2022 OUTDOOR SEASON | REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Placed sixth in the steeplechase at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, running a season-best 11:15.13 ... Placed fifth in the steeplechase at the Music City Challenge ... Earned a fifth-place finish in the 1500m at the Red Wolves Open, running a season-best 4:45.85 ... Clocked a season-best 17:49.70 in the 5000m at the Rhodes Invitational.

2022 INDOOR SEASON | REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Part of the DMR team that took silver at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Ran a season-best 5:08.16 in the mile at the Indoor Gorilla Classic ... Clocked a personal-best 2:24.16 in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational.

2021 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Finished fifth in the 5K at the Little Rock Open ... Made her A-State debut with an 11th-place finish in the Rhodes Invitational.

2020-21 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT CSU-SAN MARCOS
Cross country and track & field seasons canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 TRACK & FIELD SEASON | JUNIOR AT CSU-SAN MARCOS
Ran Division II's fastest outdoor 1500-meter run with a time of 4:36.87 at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (March 7) – sixth fastest in the program history … Helped run the 10th-fastest outdoor DMR in school history at 12:52.19 at the Mangrum Preview (Feb. 8) … Season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Ran the second-fastest indoor mile in program history at the UW Preview (Jan. 18) in 5:07.67 … Helped run the third-fastest indoor DMR in school history with a time of 12:10.70 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 15).

2019 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT CSU-SAN MARCOS
Competed in six races with three top 10 finishes … Ran a 6K PR in a time of 21:12.1 at the NCAA Division II West Regional, placing 19th … Placed sixth at the Cougar Challenge (Sept. 13) with a time of 21:32.2 … Took seventh at the Biola Invitational (Sept. 7) after turning in a time of 18:32.1 in the 5K race … Earned All-CCAA honors for the second consecutive season after placing sixth at the CCAA Championships (Oct. 26) with a time of 22:26.0.

2019 TRACK & FIELD SEASON | SOPHOMORE AT CSU-SAN MARCOS
Placed fifth in the 5,000-meter run at the CCAA Track & Field Championships with a PR of 17:53.68 … After posting the fastest 1500-meter prelim time at 4:41.92, she went on to take fourth in the 1500-meter final at the CCAA Track & Field Championships at 4:39.39 … Had a season-best 1500-meter time of 4:39.06 at the Triton Invitational (April 12-13) – the ninth-fastest mark in program history … Ran a PR of 2:17.44 in the 800-meter run at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (March 28-30) … Helped post the fourth-fastest DMR time in program history at the 23rd Rossi Relays with a mark of 12:21.30.

2018 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT CSU-SAN MARCOS
Competed in seven races with five top 20 finishes … Placed eighth at the Coyote Challenge (Sept. 22) with a 5K time of 17:57.4 … Ran a 6K personal-best time of 21:59.0 to take 10th at the CCAA Championships (Nov. 3) … Registered a 10th place finish at the Cougar Challenge (Oct. 13) in a 6K time of 22:55.3 … Placed 14th in her first collegiate race at the University of San Diego Invite (Sept. 15)  in a 6K time of 23:42.7.

2018 TRACK & FIELD SEASON | FRESHMAN AT CSU-SAN MARCOS
Member of the 4x400m relay team (4:00.34) that placed sixth at the CCAA Championships (May 3-5) … Ran a PR of 4:49.72 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 19-20) … Placed eighth in the 800m (2:27.80) at the Ross and Sharon Irwin Invite (March 17) … Turned in a PR of 1:04.79 to finish 13th at the Cal State L.A. (March 2-3) … Took 11th with a PR of 2:18.29 in the 800m at the California Collegiate Open (March 31)

2017 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | FRESHMAN AT CSU-SAN MARCOS
Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at San Clemente High School … Two-time Most Outstanding Athlete Varsity Sprints honoree … 2017 Most Outstanding Athlete Varsity Track selection … 2013 Freshman All-Orange County … 2013 South Coast League Frosh Soph Champion in cross country … 2014 SCL Frosh Soph Champion in track & field … 2017 San Clemente High School Nominee Athlete of the Year … Placed sixth with a time of 18:06 (PR) in the 2016 Sea View League finals her senior year …2013 Cross Country SCL Freshman Champion with a time of 19:11 … Ran a 2:17.62 (PR) to place fifth her senior year in the 800m at the 2017 SCL finals

PERSONAL
Daughter of Mike and Nannette McDonough … Graduate transfer who graduated from CSU-San Marcos in 2021 …  Studying early childhood services at A-State.
COLLEGIATE BESTS
Cross Country
5K 17:57.4^
6K 21:12.1^
Indoor
800 meters 2:24.16 Vanderbilt Invitational (1/22/22)
Mile 5:07.67^
3000 meters 11:00.33 Hawkeye Invite (1/14/22)
Outdoor
400 meters 1:04.79^
800 meters 2:17.44^
1500 meters 4:36.87^
3000 meters 10:11.04^
5000 meters 17:49.70 Rhodes Invitational (3/18/22)
3000-meter Steeplechase 11:15.13 Sun Belt Conference Championships (5/13/22)
^ - at Cal State San Marcos

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Redshirt Junior

    Distance
  • 2022-23Redshirt Senior

    Distance