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2024-25 Furman Cross Country / Track & Field Roster

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Megan Marvin

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • High School Chapel Hill
  • Hometown Chapel Hill, N.C.

Biography

Megan Marvin's Personal Bests

Honors & Awards

2023-24 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Cross Country/Track & Field Academic All-District Team
2024 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier (1,500m)
4x SoCon Champion - 800m Outdoors
2024 SoCon Champion (DMR Indoors)
2023 All-SoCon Second Team (Cross Country)
2022-23 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Cross Country/Track & Field Academic All-District Team
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field
2022 All-Southern Conference Cross Country (First Team)
2022 SoCon Pinnacle Award Winner (Cross Country)
2022 All-Southern Conference Indoor Track (800m, DMR)
2022 All-Southern Conference Outdoor Track (1,500m)
2022 Southern Conference Indoor Track Champion (800m, DMR)
2022 NCAA Second Team All-American Outdoor Track (1,500m)
2021 SoCon Pinnacle Award Winner (Cross Country)
2021 All-Southern Conference First Team (Cross Country)
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country
2021 NCAA Division I East Preliminaries Qualifier (800m)
2021 Southern Conference All-Freshman Indoor Track (800m)
2021 Southern Conference Indoor Track Champion (800m, DMR)
2021 Southern Conference Outdoor Track Champion (800m)
2021 Southern Conference All-Freshman Outdoor Track (800m)
2020 Southern Conference All-Freshman Cross Country
2020 All-Southern Conference Cross Country (Second Team)
School Record Holder (Distance Medley Relay, 800m Indoors, 800m Outdoors)

Senior Year (2023-24):  Competed in the 1,500m at the NCAA East Preliminaries, where she finished 35th…finished 13th at the SoCon Cross Country Championship to earn a spot on the All-SoCon second team as Furman won its 11th-straight league title…posted four top-20 finishes during cross country season…won the 800m with a time of 2:08.85 at the SoCon Indoor Championship…competed on the Paladin DMR team that won the SoCon title with a time of 11:31.07…recorded a time of 4:18.13 in the 1,500m at the Wake Forest Invitational to qualify for the NCAA East Preliminaries…took gold in the 800m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships, marking her fourth-straight league title in the event…named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll and the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team…honored as a member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

Junior Year (2022-23):  Set an indoor program record with a time of 2:04.27 in the 800m at the Bob Pollock meet…competed on the Paladin DMR team that set a program record with a time of 11:25.60 to win gold at the SoCon Indoor Championships…earned an All-SoCon first team citation after placing fifth with a time of 17:10.1 at the league cross country championships, helping the Paladins to their tenth-straight SoCon title…honored with the 2022 SoCon Pinaccle Award, which is given annually to the athlete with the highest GPA on the championship-winning team...posted a 5K PR of 17:01.3 at the Furman Cross Country Invitational…won gold in the 800m (2:06.25) at the SoCon Indoor Championship…also won the 800m at the Carolina Challenge (2:05.77) and the USC Indoor Open (2:05.33)…recorded a PR in the mile (4:37.56) at the Bob Pollock indoor meet…named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll and the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team...honored as a member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the CSC Academic All-District Team.

Sophomore Year (2021-22):  Earned an All-American citation in the 1,500m after finishing tenth with a time of 4:15.76 in the semifinals at the NCAA Championships…finished third in her heat and seventh overall with a personal-best time of 4:13.47 in the event to advance out of the NCAA East Preliminaries…finished fourth with a 5K PR of 17:04.0 at the Furman Cross Country Invitational…finished sixth at the SoCon Cross Country Championships to earn an All-SoCon first team citation…posted a 6K PR of 21:12.0 to finish 35th at the NCAA Southeast Region Cross Country Championship…won the 800m (2:07.31) at the Game Cock Opener and the mile (4:42.96) at the South Carolina Invitational…finished third in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:39.40 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational…a member of the Paladin DMR team that won gold with a time of 11:31.65 at the SoCon Indoor Championships…also claimed first place in the 800mat the SoCon indoor meet, establishing a new Paladin indoor record of 2:05.68…recorded a time of 4:14.97 to take sixth in the 1,500m at the Virginia Challenge, qualifying for the NCAA East Preliminaries…won the 800m (2:07.66) and the mile (4:20.44) at the SoCon Outdoor Championships…chosen the SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week five times (Jan. 19, Feb. 16, Mar. 2, Mar. 30, and May 4)…named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll and the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team...honored as a member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

Freshman Year (2020-21):  Qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division I Outdoor East Preliminaries in the 800m, where she advanced automatically by finishing third in her heat and 16th overall in the opening round with a time of 2:05.40...finished 20th overall with a time of 2:06.02 in the quarterfinals…finished ninth with a time of 18:41.0 at the 2020 SoCon Cross Country Championships to earn All-SoCon second team and SoCon All-Freshman Team accolades and help the Paladins to their eight-straight SoCon title....won the 800m at the Samford Indoor Invitational...took the 800m title with a time of 2:07.72 at the league indoor championships and competed on the Paladin DMR that claimed first place with a time of 11:44.17 to be named to the All-SoCon team and the SoCon All-Freshman Team....competed at the 2020 NCAA Cross Country Championships...qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships after posting a time of 2:04.18 to win the 800m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll...honored as a member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

High School
400m - 57.22  
800m - 2:10.87  
1000m - 2:57.54    
5K - 18:24

Nine-time North Carolina 3A State Champion...NC #8 All-Time 800m...NC 3A outdoor state meet 800m record...NC 3A outdoor state meet 4X800m record...NC 3A indoor state meet 4x800m record...Two-time 3A cross country team state runner-up...2018 NCHSAA Cross Country Sportsmanship award 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'10"
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'10"
  • 2024-25Senior

    5'10"