2017-18 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster

Maria Scavuzzo

  • Class Senior
  • High School Medina
  • Hometown Medina, Ohio

Biography

2017-18: Outdoor – Raced in six meets … named Academic All-MAC … qualified for the NCAA East Region Preliminary (5/24-26), where she took 23rd in the 10,000m (35:00.38) and 24th in the 5000m (16:37.32) … won a MAC title in the 10,000m (school and conference recored 33:35.72) while finishing fifth in the 5000m (16:16.26) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12) … placed fifth in the 5000m (personal-best 16:16.01) at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/19-21). Indoor – Ran in six meets … began season with eighth-place 5:00.34 in the mile at the Kentucky Invite … placed sixth in 3000m at Gladstein Invite … member of winning DMR squad at Indiana Relays while also setting a PR of 4:51.61 in the mile … finished eighth in 3000m at Meyo Invite with PR 9:32.92 … scored in the 5000m (third place) and 3000m (sixth) at the MAC Indoor Championships … was named Academic All-MAC. Cross Country – Competed in seven meets … named Academic All-MAC … earned First-Team All-MAC honors after taking seventh (21:04.0) at the MAC Championship (10/28) … placed 28th (21:13.7) at the Great Lakes Regional (11/10) … won the RedHawk Rumble (9/23) in a time of 21:43.1.

2016-17: Outdoor – Ran in four meets … named Academic All-MAC … qualified for the NCAA East Region Preliminary in the 10,000m, but did not compete due to injury … top 10,000m time was 34:38.19 at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/13-15) … won the 5000m (17:03.91) at the Kentucky Relays (5/6) … took 14th in the 1500m (4:40.89) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/11-13). Indoor – Competed in five meets … named Academic All-MAC … scored in both the 3000m (fourth; 9:39.73) and the 5000m (fifth; 17:09.98) at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/24-25) … finished runner-up in the 3000m (9:36.47) at the GVSU Big Meet (2/10-11). Cross Country – Ran in seven meets … named Academic All-MAC … qualified for the NCAA Championships (11/19), where she took 209th with a time of 21:37.7 … punched her nationals ticket with a 20th-place finish (20:32.3) at the Great Lakes Region (11/11) … earned First-Team All-MAC honors after taking fifth (21:10.9) at the MAC Championship (10/29) … won the All-Ohio Championship (9/30) with a time of 21:28.8.

2015-16: Outdoor – Named Academic All-MAC … ran in five meets … finished eighth in the 5000m (personal-best 17:12.59) and ninth in the 10,000m (36:21.98) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/12-14) … placed fourth in the 1500m (4:42.60) at the Billy Hayes Invitational (5/6) … clocked a personal-best 35:20.99 in the 10,000m at the Virginia Challenge (4/22-23), taking 17th … won the 5000m (17:46.31) at the Ball State Challenge (4/15-16). Indoor – Competed in four meets … finished 17th in the 5000m (17:44.95) and 18th in the 3000m (10:25.64) at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/26-27) … clocked a personal-best 9:50.33 to take 14th in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/12-13). Cross Country – Raced in six meets … finished second among RedHawks and 25th overall (22:06.3) at the MAC Championship (10/31) … placed 92nd (22:25.2) at the Great Lakes Regional Championship (22:25.2) … took 10th (21:58.9) at the All-Ohio Championship (10/2).

2014-15: Outdoor – Competed in four meets for the Red and White focusing on the 5000m and 10,000m … opened her outdoor season at the UNF Spring Break Invite clocking an 18:42.16 in the 5000m … ran her personal best 10,000m at the Miami Invitational posting a time of 38:41.94 … ran her top 5000m time at the RedHawk Invitational finishing in 18:29.62 … competed at the MAC Championships in the 10,000m finishing in 39:56.81. Indoor – Competed in three meets for the RedHawks … made her indoor debut at the Bowling Green Opener running the 5000m where she finished in 18:35 … ran the 3000m at the Kentucky Invitational finishing in 11:05.23 … posted her top 3000m time of the season at the Tom Wright Open posting a 10:58.01. Cross Country – Competed in three meets for Miami … made her collegiate debut at the Miami Invitational clocking in at 19:12 in over the 5K … had her best 6K performance at the All-Ohio Championships posting a time of 21:58.9 

High School: Lettered all four years in cross country and track at Medina High School … personal records of 19:37 in the 5k, 11:18 in the 3200m run, 5:09 in the 1600m run, and 2:18 in the 800m run … four time indoor track state qualifier … part of two 4x800m relay state championship teams … two time outdoor track state qualifier … competed twice at the New Balance Nationals in the 4x800m and 4x1600m relays … two time all-conference selection in cross-country … all-state in the 4x800m relay in 2011 … Honor Student. 

Personal: Born May 31, 1996 … daughter of Kimberly and Paul Scavuzzo … uncle, Jim Scavuzzo wrestled at Ohio State … enjoys traveling and hiking … majoring in Nutrition.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    CC/Distance
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    CC/Distance
  • 2016-17Junior

    CC/Distance
  • 2017-18Senior

    CC/Distance