Maria North

Position:
Sprints
High School:
The Dalles HS
Hometown:
The Dalles, Oregon

Career bests

55 meters: 7.30

60 meters: 7.72*

100 meters: 12.08*

200 meters: 24.54*

*Ranks in Weber State all-time top 10.

2009: Outdoor? ...Finishes her career at Weber State with a 4th place finish in the 100 meters (12.14) and a 5th place finish in the 200 meters (24.76) at the 2009 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship. ... Ran the 2nd leg of WSU's winning women's 4x400 meter relay team at the Big Sky meet in a time of 3:42.77. That is the 2nd best time in school history and earned her All-Big Sky Conference honors. That relay team also qualified for the 2009 NCAA Region meet. ... She also ran the anchor leg on the 4x100 meter relay team which placed 2nd at the Conference meet. ... Her 13.50 individual points at the Big Sky meet was second on the team behind Ally Dean (14.50). ... Ran the 2nd leg on the 4x400 Meter Relay team which placed 7th at the 2009 NCAA West Regional meet in 3:42.94..

2009: Indoor? ...Ran a season and personal best 7.72 in the 60 Meter dash on Feb. 7 at the Mountain States games. ... Place 8th in that event at the 2009 Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship in 7.82. ... Ran a season and personal best 24.54 in the 200 Meters at the Mountain States games and placed 3rd at the Big Sky Indoor meet in 24.89. ... Ran the 2nd leg on the conference champion 4x400 Meter Relay team earning All-Conference honors.

2008: Outdoor ? Competed in four events for the Wildcats at the Big Sky Championships in Sacramento, California...Finished fifth overall in the 200 meters with a time of 25.03...Also finished eighth in the 100 meters with a time of 12.46...Was also a part of the WSU 1600 meter relay team that finished sixth overall and a part of the WSU 400 meter relay team that took sixth...Earlier in the season posted a career-best time of 12.08 in the 100 meters, which ranks in a tie for the tenth best time in Weber State history...Also had a seasonal best time of 24.57 in the 200 meters. ... Ran a leg on the 4x400 meter relay team which posted a time of 3:53.81 at the Bronco Invitational.

2008: Indoor ? Earned All-Conference honors in three events at the Big Sky Championships in Pocatello, Idaho...Finished second overall in the 200 meters with a time of 24.65 at the conference meet...In the preliminaries of the event she posted a career best time of 24.58, tied for the third best in WSU history...Finished third in the 60 meters at the Big Sky Championships with a time of 7.75...Was also a part of the Weber State 4X400 meter relay team that took third in the conference meet...Totaled 15.5 points in the meet, tied for the second most points on the Wildcat team.

2007: Red-shirted the indoor and outdoor seasons with an injury.

2006: Outdoor - Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in Cheney, Washington in the 100, 200, and 400 meter runs...Earned All-Conference honors with a third place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 24.76...Finished fourth in the 100 meters at 12.27...Ran as part of the WSU 400 meter relay team that finished fourth...Was the third highest point scorer for the Wildcats at the meet with 12.25 points...Was named Big Sky Conference Athlete of the Week two times during the season...Posted career bests of 12.22 in the 100 meters, 24.55 in the 200 meters, and 57.01 in the 400 meters...Indoor - Finished fifth in the 200 meters with a time of 24.85 at the Big Sky Championships in Flagstaff, Arizona...Also came in eighth in the 60 meters at 7.84 and earned All-Conference honors as part of the WSU 1600 meter relay team that took second place.

2005: Outdoor - Placed third in the 100 meters with a time of 12.64 at the Big Sky Championship in Flagstaff, Arizona...Also scored in the 200 meters, finishing fifth with a time of 25.05...Won two events at the WSU Twilight meet in May, taking first in the 100 meters at 12.27, and first in the 200 meters with a time of 25.28...Indoor - Competed in the 55 meters at the Big Sky Championship in Pocatello, Idaho where she finished 12th...Had a seasonal best time of 7.30 at the Mountain State Games in Pocatello where she took fourth.

High School: Graduated from The Dalles High School in The Dalles, Oregon...Was the state champion on the 100 meters in 2003 and the 200 meters in 2002, 2003, and 2004...Also won the state championship in the 4X100 meter relay in 2002, 2003, and 2004, and won the 4X400 relay in 2003 and 2004...Holds the school record in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters...Earned four letters in Track, three in Basketball, and one in Soccer.

Personal: Born October 12, 1986 in Salt Lake City...Parents are Mike and Joan North and live in The Dalles, Oregon...Is majoring in Zoology at Weber State with a minor in Chemistry. ...Teammates with sisters-in-law Holly North and Michaela North. ... Brothers Craig and Sam played football for the Wildcats.