University of Minnesota Athletics
2026 Women's Cross Country Roster
Avery Marasco-Johnson
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Distance
- High School:
- Minnetonka High School
- Hometown:
- Minnetonka, Minn.
Avery Marasco-Johnson's TFRRS Bio
Avery Marasco-Johnson's IAAF Bio
2026 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Earned finishes in three different outdoor meets... Won the Hamline Invitational 5000m in season debut with a time of 17:10.83... Won the 3000m steeplechase at the Gene Glader Invitational with a season-best time of 10:57.57... Captured a win in her home debut at the Gary Wilson Invitational with a time of 11:04.50 in the 3000m steeplechase.
2026 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Completed a redshirt season with once performance at the Snowshoe Open with a 10:12.77 in the 3000m.
2025 Cross Country • Freshman Season: After two races running unattached competed in four meets in the Maroon and Gold uniform before ending the season at the U20 World Cross Country Championships as a member of Team USA... Was 58th at the U20 World Cross Country Championships in a time of 23:01.0... Qualified for Team USA at the USATF Cross Country Championships with a time of 22:28.3 to finish sixth overall... Made debut in the Maroon and Gold at the Loyola Lakefront Invite... Raced at the 39th Roy Griak Invitational as an unattached athlete... Ran at the Oz Memorial 5K... Clocked a 6K time of 22:31.8 at the Nuttycombe Invite B-race... Made Big Ten Cross Country Championships debut in East Lansing, Mich.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was eighth overall at the 2024 MSHSL State Championships (Class AAA) in a time of 18:27.5... Holds a lifetime best 5000m cross country time of 17:59.3 that she set at the NXR Heartland Regional Championships to finish 31st overall... Qualified for both the 1600m and 3200m at the MSHSL State Track and Field Championships and finished ninth and sixth, respectively.
Avery Marasco-Johnson's IAAF Bio
2026 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Earned finishes in three different outdoor meets... Won the Hamline Invitational 5000m in season debut with a time of 17:10.83... Won the 3000m steeplechase at the Gene Glader Invitational with a season-best time of 10:57.57... Captured a win in her home debut at the Gary Wilson Invitational with a time of 11:04.50 in the 3000m steeplechase.
2026 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Completed a redshirt season with once performance at the Snowshoe Open with a 10:12.77 in the 3000m.
2025 Cross Country • Freshman Season: After two races running unattached competed in four meets in the Maroon and Gold uniform before ending the season at the U20 World Cross Country Championships as a member of Team USA... Was 58th at the U20 World Cross Country Championships in a time of 23:01.0... Qualified for Team USA at the USATF Cross Country Championships with a time of 22:28.3 to finish sixth overall... Made debut in the Maroon and Gold at the Loyola Lakefront Invite... Raced at the 39th Roy Griak Invitational as an unattached athlete... Ran at the Oz Memorial 5K... Clocked a 6K time of 22:31.8 at the Nuttycombe Invite B-race... Made Big Ten Cross Country Championships debut in East Lansing, Mich.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was eighth overall at the 2024 MSHSL State Championships (Class AAA) in a time of 18:27.5... Holds a lifetime best 5000m cross country time of 17:59.3 that she set at the NXR Heartland Regional Championships to finish 31st overall... Qualified for both the 1600m and 3200m at the MSHSL State Track and Field Championships and finished ninth and sixth, respectively.
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