2015 Women's Cross Country Roster
Karl, Marissa
Marissa Karl
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Hometown:
- Budd Lake, N.J.
- High School:
- Mount Olive
Bio
TRACK PERSONAL RECORDS
CROSS COUNTRY PERSONAL BESTS
6K: 22:55.8 (2015 Lehigh Invitational)
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY RECORD HOLDER
Indoor 4x800 Meter Relay – 8:55.29
Indoor Distance Medley Relay – 11:48.30
Outdoor Distance Medley Relay – 11:37.78
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION
2016 Distance Medley Relay – 11:52.76
2017 OUTDOORS: Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll…Finished 23rd in the 1500m (4:40.91) at the ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships…Set a personal-best in the 5000m (17:44.47) at the Patriot League Championships…Helped set a new school record with the DMR team at the Penn Relays (11:37.78)…Finished second out of 41 runners and set a personal-best in the 800m at the Lehigh Games with a time of 2:11.62.
2017 INDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League selection…Ran in the 4x800 relay, distance medley relay, and finished third in the 1000m (2:54.36) at the Patriot League Championships…Placed third out of 35 runners in the mile at the John Covert Classic with a time of 5:11.60.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 45th overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional with a career-best time of 21:49.9...Earned Second Team All-Patriot League Honors for her eighth place overall finish (21:57.9) at the Patriot League Championships, helping the team finish runner-up...Placed second on the Mountain Hawks and 113th overall at the Penn State Nationals (22:04.7)...Finished 171st overall, third on the team in the Paul Short Run's Gold Race (21:50.1)...Took home the first podium finish of her cross country career by finishing runner-up out of 156 runners at the 5K Ted Owen Invitational (17:54.6)...Made her season debut with a fourth place overall finish at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (22:47.7)…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 1500m run at the ECAC Championships…Finished sixth in the 1500m and eighth in the 800m at the Patriot League Championships…Also competed on the fourth place 4x800 relay team at the PLC…Ran on the distance medley relay team at the Penn Relays…Captured first place in the 1500m at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet…Placed third in the 800m run at the Muhlenberg Spring Invitational...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 INDOORS: First Team All-Patriot League selection…Captured a Patriot League Championship as a member of the distance medley relay team that set a new school record (11:52.76)…Placed third at the PLC with the 4x800 relay team and placed fifth in the 1,000m (2:54.00)…Placed second in the mile at the Bucknell Tune-Up (5:04.11)…Took first place in the mile run at the Covert Classic (5:07.08), as well as the 1,000m at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual (2:58.42).
2015 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished fifth overall at the 6K Lehigh Invitational (22:55.8) and the Lafayette dual meet (23:48.06)…Competed in the Paul Short Gold race (24:06.9)…Placed 98th overall, third on the team at the Princeton Invitational (23:17.8)…Finished sixth on the team and 51st overall at the Patriot League Championships (23:23.1)...Finished 150th overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals at Princeton (24:17.9).
2015 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 1,500 meter run and 4x800 meter relay at Patriot League Championships…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 INDOORS: Finished sixth in the mile run at the Patriot League Championships…Was a member of Lehigh’s DMR team at ECAC Championships.
2014 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 75th overall at the Patriot League Championship meet (23:19.4)…Ran a new personal-best time of 23:03 in the Paul Short Gold race (23:03)…Placed 12th at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (23:11)…Finished ninth in the season-opening Lehigh Invitational (22:59.5).
2014 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 800 meter run at Patriot League Championships…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 INDOORS: Placed seventh in the 800 meter run at Patriot League Championships and also competed in the Distance Medley Relay…Competed in the 4x800 meter relay at ECAC Championships…Won the 1,000 meter run at the John Covert Classic.
2013 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 82nd at Lafayette Invitational (24:40.38)...Placed 19th at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:28.00) en route to Lehigh's ninth straight victory over the Leopards...Finished 27th in the Lehigh Invitational (24:16.67), which served as her first collegiate race.
WHY LEHIGH? “I loved the campus and IBE was a unique program.”
GETTING TO KNOW MARISSA
Nickname: Rissy
Favorite Thing About Lehigh: “Location. I like that it starts with the letter L.”
Major & Why: Environmental Engineering
Favorite Place on Campus: “I’ve only been three places: Taylor Gym, my dorm and the dining halls.”
Favorite Food: Watermelon
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Fun.
Favorite Movie: Inception
Favorite TV Show: Bones
Favorite Website: Twitter
Favorite Pro Team: Trail Blazers
Hobbies: Competitive Basket Weaving
Place I’d Like To Visit: Europe
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Juggling
Dream Job: Ice Cream Taster
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I don’t though.
If I Didn’t Run Cross Country, I Would Play: Too Uncoordinated
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Hire someone to chew my food for me and go to the bathroom for me.
CROSS COUNTRY PERSONAL BESTS
6K: 22:55.8 (2015 Lehigh Invitational)
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY RECORD HOLDER
Indoor 4x800 Meter Relay – 8:55.29
Indoor Distance Medley Relay – 11:48.30
Outdoor Distance Medley Relay – 11:37.78
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION
2016 Distance Medley Relay – 11:52.76
2017 OUTDOORS: Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll…Finished 23rd in the 1500m (4:40.91) at the ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships…Set a personal-best in the 5000m (17:44.47) at the Patriot League Championships…Helped set a new school record with the DMR team at the Penn Relays (11:37.78)…Finished second out of 41 runners and set a personal-best in the 800m at the Lehigh Games with a time of 2:11.62.
2017 INDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League selection…Ran in the 4x800 relay, distance medley relay, and finished third in the 1000m (2:54.36) at the Patriot League Championships…Placed third out of 35 runners in the mile at the John Covert Classic with a time of 5:11.60.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 45th overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional with a career-best time of 21:49.9...Earned Second Team All-Patriot League Honors for her eighth place overall finish (21:57.9) at the Patriot League Championships, helping the team finish runner-up...Placed second on the Mountain Hawks and 113th overall at the Penn State Nationals (22:04.7)...Finished 171st overall, third on the team in the Paul Short Run's Gold Race (21:50.1)...Took home the first podium finish of her cross country career by finishing runner-up out of 156 runners at the 5K Ted Owen Invitational (17:54.6)...Made her season debut with a fourth place overall finish at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (22:47.7)…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 1500m run at the ECAC Championships…Finished sixth in the 1500m and eighth in the 800m at the Patriot League Championships…Also competed on the fourth place 4x800 relay team at the PLC…Ran on the distance medley relay team at the Penn Relays…Captured first place in the 1500m at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet…Placed third in the 800m run at the Muhlenberg Spring Invitational...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 INDOORS: First Team All-Patriot League selection…Captured a Patriot League Championship as a member of the distance medley relay team that set a new school record (11:52.76)…Placed third at the PLC with the 4x800 relay team and placed fifth in the 1,000m (2:54.00)…Placed second in the mile at the Bucknell Tune-Up (5:04.11)…Took first place in the mile run at the Covert Classic (5:07.08), as well as the 1,000m at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual (2:58.42).
2015 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished fifth overall at the 6K Lehigh Invitational (22:55.8) and the Lafayette dual meet (23:48.06)…Competed in the Paul Short Gold race (24:06.9)…Placed 98th overall, third on the team at the Princeton Invitational (23:17.8)…Finished sixth on the team and 51st overall at the Patriot League Championships (23:23.1)...Finished 150th overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals at Princeton (24:17.9).
2015 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 1,500 meter run and 4x800 meter relay at Patriot League Championships…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 INDOORS: Finished sixth in the mile run at the Patriot League Championships…Was a member of Lehigh’s DMR team at ECAC Championships.
2014 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 75th overall at the Patriot League Championship meet (23:19.4)…Ran a new personal-best time of 23:03 in the Paul Short Gold race (23:03)…Placed 12th at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (23:11)…Finished ninth in the season-opening Lehigh Invitational (22:59.5).
2014 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 800 meter run at Patriot League Championships…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 INDOORS: Placed seventh in the 800 meter run at Patriot League Championships and also competed in the Distance Medley Relay…Competed in the 4x800 meter relay at ECAC Championships…Won the 1,000 meter run at the John Covert Classic.
2013 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 82nd at Lafayette Invitational (24:40.38)...Placed 19th at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:28.00) en route to Lehigh's ninth straight victory over the Leopards...Finished 27th in the Lehigh Invitational (24:16.67), which served as her first collegiate race.
WHY LEHIGH? “I loved the campus and IBE was a unique program.”
GETTING TO KNOW MARISSA
Nickname: Rissy
Favorite Thing About Lehigh: “Location. I like that it starts with the letter L.”
Major & Why: Environmental Engineering
Favorite Place on Campus: “I’ve only been three places: Taylor Gym, my dorm and the dining halls.”
Favorite Food: Watermelon
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Fun.
Favorite Movie: Inception
Favorite TV Show: Bones
Favorite Website: Twitter
Favorite Pro Team: Trail Blazers
Hobbies: Competitive Basket Weaving
Place I’d Like To Visit: Europe
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Juggling
Dream Job: Ice Cream Taster
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I don’t though.
If I Didn’t Run Cross Country, I Would Play: Too Uncoordinated
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Hire someone to chew my food for me and go to the bathroom for me.
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