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2020 Men's Outdoor Track Roster

John Marenkovic

  • Event Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hubbard, Ohio
  • High School Hubbard

Biography

Career Highlights
• 10-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier
• Three-Time All-PSAC Honoree
• One-Time PSAC Champion
• One-Time USTFCCCA All-Region Honoree

TFRRS Performance List

Personal: Son of John and Kelly Marenkovic ... Majoring in Exercise Science.

2019-20 (Indoor): Competed at five meets … Led The Rock to a league title in the Distance Medley Relay at the PSAC Championships (10:30.09) … Also earned all-conference honors at the PSAC Championships with a second-place finish in the 3,000-meters (8:45.69) while finishing ninth in the mile (4:29.94) … Recorded a season-best time in the 3,000-meters of 8:35.72 to place third at the YSU Mid-Major Invite … Finished eighth in the mile at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier with a season-best time of 4:17.70 … Opened year by finishing second in the 3,000-meters (8:47.63) at the YSU Icebreaker … A USTFCCCA All-Region honoree ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2019 (XC): Earned All-PSAC first team honors … Ran in six races … Finished as SRU’s top runner in five races … Competed in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships, finishing as The Rock’s second runner, 32nd overall and running a career-best in the 10k at 32:49.7 … Competed in the PSAC Championships, finishing as Slippery Rock’s top runner, third overall, and running a career-best in the 8k at 25:31.7 … Placed first overall and finished as SRU’s top runner, helping lead Slippery Rock to a team victory at the Bill Lennox Invitational with a time of 26:33.9 … Finished as The Rock’s top runner and 13th overall at the Doug Watts Invitational at 27:12.7 … Finished as Slippery Rock’s top runner at both the Bill Lennox Invitational (22nd/26:33.4) and the Road Runners Invitational (33rd/26:19.8) … Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors.

2019 (Outdoor): Competed in seven meets … compiled four new PR’s in the 1,500-meter run (4:00.57), 5K (15:56.16), 3K-Steeplechase (10:35.73), and 10K (34:04.17) … Compiled a first-place finish at the SRU Last Chance Open in the 1,500-meter run … Did not finish outside of the top-ten in any event during the 2019 season including five top-five finishes … Rounded out 2019 with two PSAC marks ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2019 (Indoor): Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the mile, 3,000-meters and distance medley relay, placing sixth in the mile with a time of 4:26.63 and third in the distance medley relay with a time of 10:22.92 … Competed in the mile at the prestigious GVSU Big Meet, running a career-best and placed 49th with a time of 4:20.63 … Finished third and hit a career-high in the 800-meters at the Al Hall Freedom Games with a time of 2:00.65 … placed fifth in the mile at the YSU Mid-Major Invite with a time of 4:22.17 … Finished fifth in the 3,000-meter at the YSU Icebreaker with a time of 8:52.95.

2018 (XC): Competed in five meets … Was one of Slippery Rock’s top five finishers in four races … Ran a season-best 8k time of 27:58.2 at the SRU Pre-National Meet to place 138th out of 305 runners and serve as The Rock’s second finisher … Turned in a 39th-place showing at the PSAC Championships with a time of 28:38.0 … Was The Rock’s top finisher at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships, narrowly missing out on all-region honors by just one place after completing the 10k course in 36:20.3 to come in 26th place.

2018 (Outdoor): Did not compete ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2017-18 (Indoor): Competed in three meets … Placed seventh at the PSAC Indoor T&F Championships in the 3000m with a time of 8:57.63 … Placed 16th at the Youngstown State College Invite in the 3000m with a time of 8:53.83 … Placed 92nd at the GVSU Big Meet-Friday in the 5000m with a time of 15:25.06.

2017 (XC): Did not compete.

2017 (Outdoor): Competed in two meets ... Placed sixth in the 10,000m with a time of 34:16.56 at the Trojan Challenge ... Placed fourth in the mile with a time of 4:23.63 at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016-17 (Indoor): Competed in five meets ... Had four top-ten finishes (with two being top-five) ... Placed ninth in the 5000m with a time of 15:22.84 at the PSAC Championships ... Placed seventh in the 3000m with a time of 8:38.54 at the PSAC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016 (XC): Competed in six meets ... Competed in the 5M (one time), 8K (four times), and the 10K (one time) ... Had two top ten finishes ... Recorded a personal best in the 8K at the Lock Haven University Invitational with a time of 26:19.6 to place 14th ... Placed 35th in the 8K at the PSAC Championships with a time of 27:12.7 ... Placed 57th in the 10K at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 35:33.3 ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

High School: Played hockey and track & field ... Lettered two times in track & field and one time in hockey ... Was a conference All-American ... Was a Northeast Ohio Regional Champion in the 3200m ... Was an Academic All-Ohio student.

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