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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2014-15 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Marissa Banks
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wake Forest, N.C.
Personal Best: tfrrs.org
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2016 Outdoor (Jr.): Has competed in three events for the Bulldogs this season: the 1500m, the 3000m and the 5000m. Banks recorded a career-best 5:09.66 in the 1500m at the 2016 Charlotte 49er Classic. Her season-best time in the 3000 (11:13.71) came early in the season at the 2016 Tiger Track Classic. In the 5000m Banks is just a second off of her person-best, with a season-best time of 19:01.78 from the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational.
2015-2016 Indoor (Jr.):Â A junior in her indoor season, Banks took her first shot at the 3,000m run at their first competition of the year, posting a best time of 10:53.10.
2015 Outdoor (So.):Â Banks ran in three main events for Asheville as a sophomore. She lengthened her range to include the 5,000 meters, and improved her time over the season to a personal best of 19:11.98. She also improved her personal best in the 1,500m to 5:18.25.
2014-15 Indoor (So.):Â Returning as a sophomore for the Bulldogs, Banks competed in primarily the mile and 800 meters for the season. She ran a personal best of 2:36.59 for 800 meters at Wake Forest, then another personal best at ETSU in the mile with a time of 5:47.24Â Â
2014 Outdoor (Fr.): Ran in three races throughout the season with two being  in the 800 meters and one in the 1,500 meters…top time in the 800 meters came at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (3-14) with a time of 2:41.39…posted a time of 5:30.60 in the 1,500 meters at High Point (4-4).
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2013-14 Indoor (Fr.): Participated in two meets during the season and ran in the 800 meters and 1,000 meters…registered a time of 2:54.19 in the 800 at JDL College Kickoff Classic in Winston-Salem (12-7)…had time of 3:35.28 in the 1,000 meters at Niswonger Invitational (1-17).
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Before UNC Asheville: Finished 14th in state cross country meet as a senior and helped lead school to sixth-place finish...also competed in track and field for Franklin Academy.
