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2019-20 Loyola Track & Field Roster

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Rita Maurais

  • Class Senior
  • High School Hopedale
  • Hometown Hopedale, Mass.

Biography

2019-20: Opened season campaign with a runner-up finish (5:05.64) in the mile run at the Cardinal Opener ... Took third (2:56.70) in the 1,000m run at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Clocked the top mile run time of her career at the Meyo Invitational, crossing in 4:57.15 to place 13th ... Followed that up with a 3,000m run personal-best 10:00.45 (25th) at the GVSU Big Meet, where she also ran on the distance medley relay that posted a time of 11:58.17 (11th), the eighth fastest time in program history ... Advanced to the mile run final at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships, finishing sixth overall in 5:03.44 ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.

2018-19: Posted 1,000m run season best of 2:55.49 en route to a fifth-place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Recorded top mile run time of 5:03.22 (25th) at the GVSU Big Meet ... Scored at the MVC Indoor Championships in the mile run, finishing seventh in 5:04.96 ... Developed into one of The Valley's top steeplechasers during the outdoor season ... Made debut in the event at the Redbird Invitational, finishing first overall in 11:09.11 ... Shaved six seconds off that time at the Bryan Clay Invitational, running 11:03.62 (47th) ... Moved to second all-time at Loyola in the event at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational, earning a runner-up finish in 10:45.29 ... Placed fourth (10:48.93) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Also clocked a 5,000m season best of 17:24.18 (13th) at the outdoor league meet ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection. 

2017-18: Opened indoor season with a third-place finish (5:03.40) in the mile run at the John Tierney Classic ... Clocked season-best time in the event of 4:58.27 (28th) at the Meyo Invitational ... Took 20th (2:14.95) in 800m run at the GVSU Big Meet ... Put points on the board for the Ramblers at the MVC Indoor Championships, where she ran on Loyola's sixth-place (12:25.51) Distance Medley Relay squad ... Turned in outdoor season-best 800m run time of 2:15.63 at the Musco Twilight en route to a seventh-place finish ... Came across in 4:34.41 (10th) in the 1,500m run at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... Used an impressive effort to finish seventh (4:37.76) in the 1,500m run at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honoree.

2016-17: Made collegiate track & field debut at the John Tierney Classic, where she placed fifth (5:09.28) in the mile run ... Used a season-best 800m run time of 2:19.49 to earn a runner-up finish at the Windy City Rumble ... Contributed to the team score at the MVC Indoor Championships as a member of Loyola's distance medley relay (8th; 12:35.95) ... Also saw action in the mile run (17th; 5:22.47) at the indoor league meet ... Opened outdoor season at the Stan Lyons Invitational as she placed ninth (2:22.64) in the 800m run ... Posted season-best 1,500m time of 4:43.33 (14th) at the Redbird Invitational ... Placed seventh (4:50.92) in the same event at the Benedictine Eagle Relays. 

High School: Four-time Duel Valley Conference Runner of the Year ... Three indoor track & field MVP ... Qualified for New Balance National Championship in the 1,000m run ... Holds track & field school records in the 200m (27.74), 400m (1:01.00), 600m (1:37.77), 800m (2:15.68), 1,000m (2:54.17), Mile (5:04.50), Two Mile (11:45.00) and 5,000m (18:18.80) ... National Honor Society member.

Maurais' Collegiate Bests
 
Event Time Meet Date
800m (I) 2:14.95 GVSU Big Meet 2018
1,000m (I) 2:55.49 Notre Dame Invitational 2019
Mile (I) 4:57.15 Meyo Invitational 2020
3,000m (I) 10:00.45 GVSU Big Meet 2020
800m (O) 2:15.63 Musco Twilight 2018
1,500m (O) 4:34.31 Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational 2018
3,000m SC (O) 10:45.29 Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational 2019
5,000m (O) 17:24.18 MVC Championships 2019

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Mid-Distance
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2018-19Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2019-20Senior

    Mid-Distance