2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Marianne Abdalah
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- Vincentian Academy
2019-20 (Jr.)
Indoor Season- CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Finished in 43rd place with a time of 10:12.21 in the 3,000-meter run at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
- Competed as a member of the distance medley relay team that placed second (12:06.45) at the Akron Invitational; also raced in the mile (6th – 5:10.52)
- Finished third in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:07.19 at the Penn State National Open
- Competed in the 3,000 meters at the YSU Collegiate Invitational, crossing the line in 10:14.15
- Made her season debut at the WVU Open, earning a victory in the mile with a time of 5:13.96
2018-19
Outdoor Season (r-Fr.)- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, earning 18th after crossing the line in 17:34.82
- Won the 3,000 meters at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 10:07.80
- Took second with a time of 10:18.23 in the 3,000 meters at the Mountaineer Showcase
- Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the Bison Outdoor Classic after crossing the line in 10:18.09
- Placed 17th in the 3,000-meter run in 10:11.00 at the SPIRE Division I Classic
- Helped the distance medley relay team earn a victory in 11:54.35 at the Akron Invitational; also competed in the women’s mile (blue division), finishing 10th in 5:12.68
- Took seventh in the 3,000 meters in 10:14.18 at the Penn State National Open
- Finished seventh in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:23.17 at the YSU College Invite
- Grabbed the first victory of her career in the mile (5:20.55) at the Marty Pushkin Classic
2017-18 (Fr.)
Outdoor Season- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Redshirted
- Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing in 10:16.39
- Took sixth in the 3,000 meters at the Marshall Invitational, crossing the finish line in 10:11.97
- Also helped distance medley relay team to a win at Marshall in 12:18.57
- Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Akron Invitational (gold division), finishing fifth in 17:59.81
- Made her WVU indoor debut at the YSU College Invite, where she placed 10th in the mile in 5:12.79
High School
- Ran at Vincentian Academy for coach Erika Suhy
- Became second athlete in WPIAL history to win four cross country championships
- Led Vincentian Academy to two WPIAL team titles
- Three-time PIAA cross country champion
- Won three WPIAL Class AA championships and two PIAA championships in 3,200-meter run
- Holds WPIAL record for 3,200-meter run (10:45.54)
- High school valedictorian
Personal
- Daughter of Marvin and Kim Abdalah
- Won USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship in 2013 (13-14 Division)
- Has two brothers
- Birthday is April 27
- Majoring in biology
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
T&F: DMR Team Big 12 Championship Post-Race Interview
Saturday, March 01
Petal Palmer - 2024 Wilma Rudolph Award Recipient
Monday, June 10
A Conversation with Wren Baker
Monday, December 05
Life as a Mountaineer - Haley Jackson
Monday, May 16
