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2024-25 Women's Indoor Track & Field Roster

Maddie Grillo

  • Event Distance
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Clinton, Ohio
  • High School Canton Central Catholic

Biography

Career Highlights
• One-Time USTFCCCA All-Region (T&F)
• Two-Time All-PSAC (XC)
• One-Time All-PSAC (T&F)
• Five-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier

Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Sandra Grillo … Majoring in Physical Therapy … Cousin Leigh Addis graduated from Slippery Rock.

2025 (Outdoor): Competed at seven meets primarily in the steeplechase … Qualified for the PSAC Championships, placing sixth to earn The Rock three points with a time of 11:37.88 … Season-best steeplechase time of season of 11:32.46 came at the Bison Outdoor Classic … Won the 1,500-meters at the SRU Last Chance Meet after clocking a time of 5:04.20 ... A PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2025 (Indoor): Competed at six meets … Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the mile, placing 13th with a season-best time of 5:19.37 … Placed sixth in the mile at the Mount Union Tune-Up after clocking a time of 5:25.76 … Competed in the 5,000-meters on two occasions with best time of 19:14.66 coming at the SPIRE Indoor Games (ninth) in addition to placing second at the Wuske Invite (19:28.40) … Ran the 3,000-meters at the Jud Logan Light Giver Invitational in 10:59.79.

2024 (XC): Competed at seven meets ... Crossed the line in the SRU top five all seven meets ... Earned second team All-PSAC with 26th at the PSAC Championships (6k) in 23:33.9 ... Ran a season-best 22:17 for 6k and took 37th at the Atlantic Region Championships ... Placed 214th at the NCAA Championships (6k) 23:42 ... Opened the season at the Doug Watts Open with 16th in 19:57.1 for 5k ... Took 33rd at the YSU NCAA Collegiate Inagural Alumni (5k) with 20:15.1 ... Placed 172nd at the Lehigh Paul Short Run in 23:51 for 6k ... Earned 13th at the Fighting Scots Invite (6k) in 24:17.6 ... Earned All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

2024 (Outdoor): Competed at seven meets primarily in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000-meters … A USTFCCCA All-Region performer … Earned All-PSAC honors in the steeplechase after placing third at the conference championships with a season-best time of 11:28.43 … Also ran the steeplechase at the Bison Classic (11:34.20) and the Charlotte 49er Classic (11:37.10) … Registered top 5k time of the season at the Carnegie Mellon Invite, completing the race in 18:42.86 … Posted top-10 finishes in the 5,000-meters at the Walsh Invitational (second / 18:49.88) and the Dr. Toms Alumni Invite (eighth / 18:46.77) … Took fourth in the 1,500-meters (4:59.61) and ninth in the 800-meters (2:29.25) at the John Papa Invite … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2024 (Indoor): Competed at five meets, primarily in the 5,000-meters … Ran a season-best 5,000-meter time of 19:11.88 to take nine place at the SPIRE Indoor Games … Also posted top-15 showings in the 5,000-meters at the YSU Mid-Major Invite (19:14.75 / 12th) and the Ashland Invitational 919:32.51 / fifth) … Opened year by running the 3,000-meters at the Jud Logan Memorial, crossing the finish line in 11:34.56 to come in 18th place … Ran the mile at one meet, posting a 5:38.66 time as part of an 11th-place finish at the Mount Union Wuske Open.

2023 (XC): Competed in all seven races … A second team All-PSAC performer after placing 19th at the conference meet with a time of 24:08.3 … Closed year strong as one of The Rock’s top five finishers in two of three championship races … Ran a near season-best time of 22:59.0 at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships … Served as SRU’s No. 3 finisher at the National Championships by finishing in 23:52.8 … Best time of the year on a 6,000-meter course was 22:57.0 at the Lock Haven Invitational “Crimson” race, resulting in a 78th-place showing in a 286-runner field … Also turned in a top-20 finish at the Bill Lennox Invite with a time of 23:44.

2023 (Outdoor): Competed at seven meets in distance events … Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, placing fifth at 11:37.81 … Top steeplechase time of season was 11:34.35 at the highly-competitive Bison Outdoor Classic (37th) … Took third place in the steeplechase at the Shamrock Invitational (11:57.97) and sixth at the Dave Labor Invitational (12:25.93) … Clocked a 18:51.97 5,000-meter time to place 10th at the Mountaineer Twilight Meet In final preparation for the conference championships.

2023 (Indoor): Competed at four meets … Recorded a 10th-place finish in the 3,000-meters with a season-best time of 11:45.55 at the Mount Union Tune-Up … Ran the mile at two meets with a top time of 5:49.24 resulting in a 19th-place finish at the Jim Wuske Open … Competed in both the 800-meters (2:32.86 / 29th) and the mile (5:50.43) at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational ... A PSAC Scholar-Athlete. 

2022 (XC): Competed at six meets … Placed ninth, and was SRU’s third finisher, in the “White” race at the LHU Invitational after finishing the course in a season-best time of 24:29.5 … Ran the Bill Lennox Invitational in 25:54 to take 43rd in the 86-runner field … Opened season by placing 16th at the Doug Watts Open with a time of 26:38 … Completed the three-mile course at the Allegheny Classic in 20:33 for a 21st-place showing … Turned in a time of 26:32.6 at the PSAC Championships (117th) to finish the season ... A PSAC Scholar-Athlete. 

2022 (Outdoor): Competed at six meets in the 3,000-meter steeple chase and the 5,000-meters … Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the steeplechase, placing 17th with a season-best time of 12:47.87 … Top 5,000-meter time of year was 21:13.47 at the Westminster Invitational … Also recorded top-10 finishes in the steeplechase at the LHU Qualifier (12:54.74 / fourth) and the SRU Open (13:10.91 / fifth) ... PSAC Scholar Athlete. 
 
2022 (Indoor): Competed in the 5,000-meters at three meets … Top time of season of 20:56.03 came at the YSU Mid-Major Invite … Also ran the 5,000-meters in 21:41.83 at the Doug Raymond Qualifier and 22:11.86 at the YSU Invite.

2021 (XC): Competed in four meets … Opened season with a 23rd-place finish at the Marty Uher Invitational (4.73k) after clocking a time of 21:24.5 … Top 6k time of the year was 25:51.7 at the Bill Lennox Invitational, good enough for a 33rd-place finish … Placed 29th at the Doug Watts Open via a time of 26:09.1.

2021 (Outdoor): Did not compete ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2020-21 (XC): Did not compete.
 
High School: Four-year letter winner in cross country and swimming along with lettering three times in track and once in cheerleading at Canton Central Catholic High School … A three-time All-Stark County selection … Named the 2018 D3 Stark County Runner of the Year … Earned All-Ohio honors in the 4x800-meter relay one time … A three-time Ohio State track and field qualifier … Qualified for states in cross country one time.

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