Temple University Athletics
2018-19 Women's Track and Field Roster
Marissa White
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Nassau, Bahamas
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor
60m: 8.05
200m: 24.87
300m: 39.75
400m: 54.04
500m: 1:13.95
4x400: 3:44.81
DMR: 11:23.03
Outdoor
100m: 12.34 (2.2)
200m: 24.29 (1.8)
400m: 53.84
4x200: 1:40.28
4x400: 3:43.56
SMR: 3:52.53
2022 Outdoor:Â Set a personal-best time of 53.84 in the 400m dash to take first place at the Virginia Challenge... Qualified for the NCAA East Regional... Ran to a personal-best time of 24.29 at the Black and Gold Invite... Was a part of the Sprint Medley Relay that set the school record with a time of 3:52.53 at the Penn Relays.
2021-22 Indoor:Â Took first-place in the 400m dash at Fast Times Before Finals and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational... Placed fourth in the 400m dash with a time of 54.04 at the AAC Indoor Championships.
2021 Outdoor: Was a member of the winning 4x400m relay squad at the UCF Black and Gold Invite... Finished second at the Black and Gold Invite in the 400m (56.23)... Ran a personal-best 12.63 in the 100m at the Penn Challenge... Finished first in the 400m at the Big Five Meet with her time of 55.85... Finished second in both the 200m (24.91) and the 400m (56.48) at the Quaker Invite... Recorded personal-bests in both the 200m (24.42) and 400m (54.40) in the preliminary rounds at the AAC Championship.
2020-21 Indoor: Competed in three meets during the shortened indoor season.
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor: Represented Temple in seven meets during an outstanding sophomore season...Started the year with two wins at the Fastrack Season Opener (400m, 4x4)...Ran the fastest 500m for the Owls this season in 1:14.68 at the Bill Ward Invitational...Finished second in the 200m at the Villanova Invitational with a time of 24.87, the fastest mark for Temple this season...Represented the Cherry and White in three events at the American Athletic Conference championships...Ran a PR of 54.47 in the 400m at the conference meet to finish fourth in the event for the second-straight year...Ran the 400m leg of the DMR that shattered the conference meet record at the championship meet, earning gold with a time of 11:26.89...Led off on the 4x4 at the conference meet that ran a season's best 3:44.81 for a sixth place finish...Finished the year as Temple's fastest runner in the 200m, 400m and 500m individually while also being part of the Owls' fastest 4x4 and DMR times this year.Â
2019 Outdoor: Made her outdoor track debut at the Charlotte 49er Classic, where she dominated the 81-person field and won the 400m with a time of 54.62…Clocked a time of 24.49 in the 200m in Charlotte, the fastest for the Owls this season…Won the 400m dash at the Rider Invite…Ran the 400m at the AAC Outdoor Championships, where she finished fifth overall with a time of 54.67 during her freshman campaign…Anchored the Temple 4x4 that ran its fastest time of the season at the championship meet.Â
2018-19 Indoor: Won her first-ever race as an Owl, placing first in the 400m at the Lehigh Season Opener to kick off a standout freshman campaign...Took gold in the 300m at the Seahawk Shootout…Finished third in the 400m at the Great Dane Invitational…Split 56.08 as the 400m leg of the record-breaking DMR at the Columbia Challenge…Placed sixth in the 200m at the Villanova Invitational…Ran the fastest 200m for the Owls this season in 25.05 at the Valentine Invitational…Had an outstanding performance at the AAC Indoor Championships, where she moved up from her ninth-place seed and advanced to finals where she finished fourth with a time of 55.20… Was a part of the DMR that finished fourth at the indoor championship meet.
High School: Was a member of the Track and Field Team that won the Baiss Championships for the 27th year as a senior...National and Baiss champions as a junior, sophomore, and freshman...Was a part of a sophomore class that won top of the division at nationals...Won top of the division as a squad when she was a freshman...Five-time Bahamas representative at the Carifta Games, where she won two silver medals and a bronze...Competed at the Commonwealth Games in 2017 where she was a member of the mixed 4x400 relay team that won bronze.Â
Personal: Parents are Jennis and Michael White...Plans to major in Accounting at Temple...Graduated high school with honors, finishing in the top 10% of her class.
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6994533/Temple/Marissa__White.html
Indoor
60m: 8.05
200m: 24.87
300m: 39.75
400m: 54.04
500m: 1:13.95
4x400: 3:44.81
DMR: 11:23.03
Outdoor
100m: 12.34 (2.2)
200m: 24.29 (1.8)
400m: 53.84
4x200: 1:40.28
4x400: 3:43.56
SMR: 3:52.53
2022 Outdoor:Â Set a personal-best time of 53.84 in the 400m dash to take first place at the Virginia Challenge... Qualified for the NCAA East Regional... Ran to a personal-best time of 24.29 at the Black and Gold Invite... Was a part of the Sprint Medley Relay that set the school record with a time of 3:52.53 at the Penn Relays.
2021-22 Indoor:Â Took first-place in the 400m dash at Fast Times Before Finals and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational... Placed fourth in the 400m dash with a time of 54.04 at the AAC Indoor Championships.
2021 Outdoor: Was a member of the winning 4x400m relay squad at the UCF Black and Gold Invite... Finished second at the Black and Gold Invite in the 400m (56.23)... Ran a personal-best 12.63 in the 100m at the Penn Challenge... Finished first in the 400m at the Big Five Meet with her time of 55.85... Finished second in both the 200m (24.91) and the 400m (56.48) at the Quaker Invite... Recorded personal-bests in both the 200m (24.42) and 400m (54.40) in the preliminary rounds at the AAC Championship.
2020-21 Indoor: Competed in three meets during the shortened indoor season.
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor: Represented Temple in seven meets during an outstanding sophomore season...Started the year with two wins at the Fastrack Season Opener (400m, 4x4)...Ran the fastest 500m for the Owls this season in 1:14.68 at the Bill Ward Invitational...Finished second in the 200m at the Villanova Invitational with a time of 24.87, the fastest mark for Temple this season...Represented the Cherry and White in three events at the American Athletic Conference championships...Ran a PR of 54.47 in the 400m at the conference meet to finish fourth in the event for the second-straight year...Ran the 400m leg of the DMR that shattered the conference meet record at the championship meet, earning gold with a time of 11:26.89...Led off on the 4x4 at the conference meet that ran a season's best 3:44.81 for a sixth place finish...Finished the year as Temple's fastest runner in the 200m, 400m and 500m individually while also being part of the Owls' fastest 4x4 and DMR times this year.Â
2019 Outdoor: Made her outdoor track debut at the Charlotte 49er Classic, where she dominated the 81-person field and won the 400m with a time of 54.62…Clocked a time of 24.49 in the 200m in Charlotte, the fastest for the Owls this season…Won the 400m dash at the Rider Invite…Ran the 400m at the AAC Outdoor Championships, where she finished fifth overall with a time of 54.67 during her freshman campaign…Anchored the Temple 4x4 that ran its fastest time of the season at the championship meet.Â
2018-19 Indoor: Won her first-ever race as an Owl, placing first in the 400m at the Lehigh Season Opener to kick off a standout freshman campaign...Took gold in the 300m at the Seahawk Shootout…Finished third in the 400m at the Great Dane Invitational…Split 56.08 as the 400m leg of the record-breaking DMR at the Columbia Challenge…Placed sixth in the 200m at the Villanova Invitational…Ran the fastest 200m for the Owls this season in 25.05 at the Valentine Invitational…Had an outstanding performance at the AAC Indoor Championships, where she moved up from her ninth-place seed and advanced to finals where she finished fourth with a time of 55.20… Was a part of the DMR that finished fourth at the indoor championship meet.
High School: Was a member of the Track and Field Team that won the Baiss Championships for the 27th year as a senior...National and Baiss champions as a junior, sophomore, and freshman...Was a part of a sophomore class that won top of the division at nationals...Won top of the division as a squad when she was a freshman...Five-time Bahamas representative at the Carifta Games, where she won two silver medals and a bronze...Competed at the Commonwealth Games in 2017 where she was a member of the mixed 4x400 relay team that won bronze.Â
Personal: Parents are Jennis and Michael White...Plans to major in Accounting at Temple...Graduated high school with honors, finishing in the top 10% of her class.
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6994533/Temple/Marissa__White.html
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