American steeplechase runner
Marisa Howard ( mə-RISS -ə ; née Marisa Vander Malle , born August 10, 1992)[ 1] [ 2] is an American athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase . In 2024, Howard qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris by placing third at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 3000 meters steeplechase. [ 3] During the 2024 Paris Olympics , Howard placed seventh in the Round 1, Heat 3 with a time of 9:24.78. [ 4]
Representing Team USA , Howard placed 4th in 3000 m steeplechase at the 2023 Pan American Games [ 5] and she won the silver medal in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Career
Howard became a Boise State University cross country/track coach, then a school nurse in Boise.[ 9] [ 10] After participating at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, she will join the Boise State track and field and cross-country staff as an assistant coach.[ 11]
Education
Howard received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Boise State University in Boise, Idaho in 2015 and is now pursuing a master's degree in nutrition and human performance. [ 11]
Olympics
In 2024, Howard qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris by placing third at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 3000 meters steeplechase [ 3] with a personal best of 9:07.14. [ 11] The two other USA qualifying athletes were Courtney Wayment and Valerie Constien. Pat McCurry is her personal coach.
During the 2024 Paris Olympics, Howard placed 7th in the Round 1, Heat 3 with a time of 9:24.78. [ 4]
NCAA
Marisa Vander Malle become Marisa Howard while a Boise State Broncos in the summer of 2013.[ 12] Howard is a 3-time NCAA Division 1 All-American distance runner[ 13] and turned professional after her podium finish at 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the steeplechase.[ 14] Howard finished her Boise State career with four individual Mountain West Championships titles and 11 All-Mountain West Conference Championships honors.[ 15]
References
^ "HOWARD Marisa" . Olympics.com . 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024 .
^ "Marisa Howard" . Team USA . Archived from the original on February 27, 2021.
^ a b "Results" . results.usatf.org . Retrieved June 28, 2024 .
^ a b "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 Results" . olympics.com . August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024 .{{cite web }}
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^ Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase results
^ Pavitt, Michael (August 11, 2019). "Throwing events headline Lima 2019 athletics with Berry protest and Peters record" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved April 18, 2020 .
^ Morrow, Jeff (August 22, 2019). "This Pasco grad is chasing Tokyo gold. She's already won a silver this summer" . Tri-City Herald . Retrieved April 18, 2020 .
^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF) . 2019 Pan American Games . Archived (PDF) from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
^ Boise State grad returns to USATF Championships, this time as a mother KTVB NBC News in Boise
^ Boise State’s Marisa Howard takes fourth in steeplechase at nationals Idaho Statesman daily newspaper
^ a b c "HOWARD Marisa" . olympics.com . Retrieved August 3, 2024 .{{cite web }}
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^ Marisa Howard Boise State Results TFRRS
^ coach Marisa Howard Boise State University
^ Marisa Howard results as a Boise State Bronco TFRRS
^ Magna Cum Laude student-athlete Marisa Howard Boise State University
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