Marissa Opatz

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Scottsdale, Ariz.
High School:
Desert Mountain

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY - Raced at the Boise State Invite 5K, placing eighth in 19:38.

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY - Ran in three meets...placed 11th at the Roger Curran Invite 4K (15:36.25)...ran to an eighth-place finish at the Bob Firman Invite 5K (20:00.64)...placed 21st at the Coyote Invite 5K (19:55.70)....INDOOR - Ran the 800m and Mile...clocked a 2:21.73 at the Boise State Team Challenge to place ninth in the 800m...ran a best of 5:09.72 in the Mile to place 13th at the Blue and Orange Meet...ran on the eighth-place distance medley relay at the MW Championships...OUTDOOR - Ran the 800m and 1500m...had a best of 2:15.17 in the 800m at the NNU Invite, placing third...second at the Eastern Oregon Open in the 800m (2:17.30)...ran a 4:50.27 in her only 1500m race, placing fifth at the WAR-V Meet.

HIGH SCHOOL - Ran cross country three seasons and track four seasons...fifth at the state cross country meet as a senior...three-time all-city and all-district, one-time all-state in cross country...competed in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 3 Mile, 4x400m relay and 4x400m relay...helped her 4x400m relay team to a state title in 2010...second at the 2009 and 2011 Arizona State track meets in the 800m...ninth as a senior at the Arizona State Division I track meet in the 1600m and fifth in the 5000m...third at state in the 800m as a junior and second as a sophomore...four-time all-city track honoree...three-time all-district and all-state honoree in track...four-time most outstanding distance runner at DMHS...three-time MVP of cross country...2011 track captain...holds school records in the 1600m, 3200m, 4x400m relay and 4x800m relay...third in the 1500m at the 2011 Junior Olympic Nationals...earned a varsity letter in soccer as a freshman and sophomore.

MAJOR - Undecided

CAREER BESTS
Cross Country
4K - 15:36.25
5K - 19:38

Indoor
800m - 2:21.73
Mile - 5:09.72

Outdoor
800m - 2:15.17
1500m - 4:50.27