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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

2024-25 Dr. Gary Clark Student-Athlete Achievement Award
School Record Holder (Distance Medley Relay, 4x400m Indoors, 4x400m Outdoors)
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, 4x400m Indoors, 4x400m Outdoors)

Fifth Year (2024-25):  Awarded the Dr. Gary Clark Student-Athlete Achievement Award, which is the highest award given by the Furman athletic department, in honor of her career success both on the track and in the classroom…a member of the Paladin DMR team that set a program record of 11:20.25 at Clemson’s Bob Pollock Invitational…also competed on the 4x400m team that established an indoor school record of 3:52.30 at the Clemson Opener and an outdoor record of 3:51.35 at the SoCon Championship…earned All-SoCon second team honors after placing eighth at the SoCon Cross Country Championship, helping the Paladins to their 12th-straight league title…finished third in the 800m (2:09.00) at the SoCon Outdoor Championship…named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll and the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team…honored as a member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
 
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"