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2014-15 Cross Country

Marina Capalbo

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Battlefield
  • Hometown Gainesville, Va.

Biography

Career Achievements

Became the first runner in program history to qualify for theNCAA Division III Championship after earning All-NEWMAC and All-NewEngland honors in 2013...also garnered All-NEWMAC and All-NewEngland accolades in 2012...named to the NEWMAC AcademicAll-Conference team in 2012 and 2013.

Career Highlights

2013: As a junior, competed in eightraces…won two races, had five top-three finishes, and camein 25th or better in seven of eight events…led the squadwith average times of 18:39 in the 5k and 22:26 in the6k…set the program and course records in the 5k on her wayto winning the Mass. Maritime Travis J. Fuller Invitational with atime of 18:25 on September 7…came in third with a time of18:40.47 at the James Earley Invitational at Westfield State onOctober 12…won the Emmanuel Invitational 5k with a time of19:29 on October 18…came in third, notching theprogram’s best individual finish in the NEWMAC Championshipwith a time of 18:37.90 at Franklin Park on November 3…brokeher own school record with a time of 22:04.06 to finish 25th at theNCAA New England Championship on November 16…became thefirst runner to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championship,running a time of 22:48.80 to finish 132nd on November23…selected as the NEWMAC Runner of the Week on September 9and October 21…enters her season year with six of the topseven 5k times and four of the top six 6k times in programhistory.

2012: As a sophomore, competed in sevenraces…posted three victories and came in 21st or better inevery event…led the team with average times of 19:31 in the5k and 22:48 in the 6k…won the NEC Invitational (August 31),the Elms Invitational (September 22) and the Western New EnglandInvitational (October 13)…recorded her best time of the fall(19:01.39) to finish 20th at the UMass-DartmouthInvitational…came in 10th with a time of 19:07.77 at theNEWMAC Championship on October 27…set a program record,which she later broke, in the 6k with a time of 22:13.01 to finish20th at the NCAA New England Championship on November10…garnered NEWMAC Runner of the Week honors on September 3and October 15.

2011: As a first-year, competed in sixraces…was second on the team with average times of 19:47 inthe 5k and 23:31 in the 6k…posted three top-10results…came in fourth in in her collegiate debut at thetwo-mile NEC Invitational on September 2…recorded her best5k time of the year (19:25) to finish 28th at the UMass-DartmouthInvitational on September 17…finished ninth with a time of23:45 at the 6k Bowdoin Invitational on October 1…came in16th with a time of 19:43 at the NEWMAC Championship on October31…recorded a time of 23:18.49 to finish 72nd at the NCAANew England Championship on November 12.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2013-14Junior

    5'5"
  • 2014-15Senior

    5'5"