2017-2018 Women's Track & Field Roster

Patrick Blain
Patrick Blain
Patrick Blain
David Sinclair
Wyatt Eaton

Maria Anderson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Newark, Del.
  • Events Distance
  • High School Charter School of Wilmington
  • Height 5-3
  • Major Fine Arts Education

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2018 Outdoor Bests // Senior
5000m: 18:14.93, 3/28/18 at York College Twilight Meet
400m Hurdles: 1:11.56, 5/6/18 at Landmark Championships
3000m Steeplechase: 10:56.39, 4/26/18 at Penn Relays

2017-18 Indoor Bests // Senior
Mile: 5:18.06, 2/24/18 at Landmark Championships
3000m: 10:41.08, 1/27/18 at Seamus McElligott Invitational
5000m: 18:48.36, 2/3/18 at S.U. Challenge
Distance Medley Relay: 13:24.67, 1/13/18 at Coach I Open

2017 Outdoor Bests // Junior
1500m: 4:55.90, 4/22/17 at Widener Invitational
5000m: 18:38.84, 5/7/15 at Landmark Championships
400m Hurdles: 1:11.86, 5/7/17 at Landmark Championships
3000m Steeple: 11:11.75, 5/15/17 at Swarthmore Final Qualifier
4x400m Relay: 4:29.89, 4/22/17 at Widener Invitational

2016-17 Indoor Bests // Junior
Mile: 5:31.88, 1/14/17 at Coach I Open
3000m: 10:47.73, 1/28/17 at Bison Open
5000m: 19:03.01, 2/11/17 at Seamus McElligot Invitational
Distance Medley Relay: 12:57.09, 2/25/17 at Landmark Championships

2016 Outdoor Bests // Sophomore
800m: 2:32.91, 3/19/16 at Elizabethtown Early Bird Opener
5000m: 18:40.78, 4/22-23/16 at Widener Invitational
2000m Steeple: 7:48.78, 3/19/16 at Elizabethtown Early Bird Opener
3000m: Steeple: 11:47.50, 4/16-17/16 at Bison Outdoor Classic

2015-16 Indoor Bests // Sophomore
Mile: 5:40.07, 1/29/16 at Bison Open & Multi
3000m: 11:20.89, 2/27/16 at Landmark Indoor Championships
5000m: 19:54.74, 2/6/16 at Crusader Classic
Distance Medley Relay: 13:00.65, 2/27/16 at Landmark Indoor Championships


2015 Outdoor Bests // Freshman
800m: 2:35.53, 4/1/15 at York College Twilight Meet
1500m: 5:15.01 - 4/18/15 at Widener Invitational
3000m Steeple: 12:20.91, 5/3/15 at Landmark Championships
4x400m Relay: 4:17.36, 4/18/15 at Widener Invitational

2014-15 Indoor Bests // Freshman
Did Not Compete

 
2018 Landmark Outdoor Championships (at Elizabethtown):
5000m: 18:20.17, 3rd
400m Hurdles: 1:11.56, 5th
3000m Steeplechase: 11:12.16, 1st, All-Landmark First Team

2018 Landmark Indoor Championships (at Susquehanna):
Mile: 5:18.06, 2nd, All-Landmark Second Team
3000m: 10:53.13, 5th

2017 Landmark Outdoor Championships (at Moravian):
400m Hurdles: 1:11.86, 3rd
5000m: 18:38.84, 4th
3000m Steeple: 11:17.36, 2nd, All-Landmark Second Team

2017 Landmark Indoor Championships (at Susquehanna):
3000m: 10:53.59, 4th
Distance Medley Relay: 12:57.09, 1st, All-Landmark First Team

2016 Landmark Outdoor Championships (at Juniata):
5000m: 20:07.24, 10th
3000m Steeple: 11:56.55, 3rd

2016 Landmark Indoor Championships (at Susquehanna):
3000m: 11:20.89, 10th
Distance Medley Relay: 13:00.65, 1st, All-Landmark First Team


2015 Landmark Outdoor Championships (at Susquehanna):
800m: 2:35.78, 18th
3000m Steeple: 12:20.91, 5th

2015 Landmark Indoor Championships (at Susquehanna):
Did Not Compete

 
CAREER AWARDS & HIGHLIGHTS

2017-18 // Senior

- Won her first career individual gold medal at the 2018 Landmark Outdoor Championships in the 3k steeplechase.
- Took 2nd in the mile indoors and 3rd in the 5k outdoors.
- 3k time of 10:41.08 on Jan. 27, 2018 at the Seamus McElligott Invitational was the ninth-fastest all-time.
- Improved her sixth-place standing all-time in the 400m hurdles to 1:11.56.
- Finishes her career ranked second all-time in the 3,000m steeplechase at 10:56.39, run on April 26, 2018 at the Penn Relays, and only the second female ever to break 11:00 in the event for Elizabethtown.

- USTFCCCA All-Mideast Region in the 3,000m steeplechase (top 5 individual).
- Ranked 29th in NCAA Division III in the steeplechase.
- Google Cloud Academic All-District 4 First Team selection.
- Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll.
- Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17 // Junior
- Improved over half a minute in the steeplechase, now third all-time at 11:11.75 run on May 15, 2017 at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier.
- Earned her first All-Landmark performance in the steeple and second medal in the event with a silver at the Landmark Outdoor Championships in 11:17.36.
- Ran outdoor PRs in the 1500m and 5k along with steeplechase.
- Took bronze in the 400-meter hurdles and also placed in the 5000m at the outdoor championship meet.
- Sixth all-time in the 400m hurdles at 1:11.86.
- Anchored the winning distance medley relay team that set a new Landmark Indoor championship meet record in 12:57.09, catching Juniata on the home stretch to win gold.
- Placed fourth for the Jays in the indoor 3k at the Landmark Indoor Championships.
- Named Landmark Women's Outdoor Track Athlete Of The Week on May 1 after winning the steeplechase and taking third in the 400m hurdles at the Blue Jay Tune Up on April 29, 2017.
- Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll.
- Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2015-16 // Sophomore
- Team member of distance medley relay that ran meet and championship record (13:00.65) at 2016 Landmark Indoor Championships.
- Moved to sixth all-time in the steeplechase and took bronze (11:47.50) at 2016 Landmark Outdoor Championships.
- Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll.
- Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2014-15 // Freshman
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Ran the seventh-fastest time in the steeplechase in program history at the 2015 Landmark Outdoor Championships on May 3, 2015.

 
High School
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Three-year varsity member of the cross country and track & field teams at the Charter School of Wilmington.
- Coached by Rick Schuder.
- Finished 15th at the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Cross Country Championships as a junior when her team claimed the state championship.
- Ran 17th at the DIAA Cross Country Championships as a senior in 2013 and 24th as a sophomore in 2011.
- Top varsity finish of sixth at the Blue Hen Conference Championships Oct. 25, 2012.
- Team won Division 1 and Blue Hen Conference championships in each of her three seasons on the team.
- Received All-Blue Hen Conference and All-New Castle County recognition as a junior.
- Completed scholastic track & field career as part of the fourth fastest 4x1600-meter relay team in school history and was also on the seventh fastest 4x800-meter relay team.
- Honor roll student.

Personal
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Daughter of Lee and Claire Anderson.
- Has a younger brother, Erik.
- Studying art education at Elizabethtown.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-2015Freshman

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2015-2016Sophomore

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2016-2017Junior

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2017-2018Senior

    Distance
    5'3"