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2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

Mara Skordynski

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Elmira, NY
  • Prev School Notre Dame High School
  • Major AEP

Biography

Why Niagara?
“The great academics and athletics were the biggest reasons I chose Niagara, but the sense of family the school had and the opportunity it offered to grow spiritually were added bonuses. It was also super exciting becoming a part of a new track program.”

2016 (Junior)
Ran 60.61 in the 400 at Brockport Mid-Season Classic (placing 2nd)…ran 60.87 in the 400 at Golden Eagle Invite (placing 4th)…Ran 60.08 in the 400 at Monmouth Season Opener, placing 6th….set personal best in the 100 at Nazareth, and ran 26.95 in the 200 placing 8th….ran 60.30 in the 400 at Ocean State Invitational…ran 59.63 at UB Open (placing 2nd) and member of 4x100 record-setting relay team (48.09s)…Qualified for finals in 400 meters at MAAC Championship (59.01), placing 5th (58.81)… Member of 5th place 4x100 relay team at Championship… Member of 6th place 4x400 relay team at Championship…Recipient of Team’s Most Supportive Award…MAAC All-Academic recipient…co-recipient of Lady Eagle Team Award.

2015 (Sophomore)
Member of 4x400 team that placed 1st of 10 at Brockport Mid-Season Classic…Set a school record and placed 1st in the 500 with a time of 1:21.47 at the Brockport Golden Eagle Invitational… Set a school record of 59.92s in the 400 at the Monmouth Season opener, placing 7th of 42; also ran 27.03s in the 200 placing 16th of 69…Placed 8th of 47 in the 200 at the University of Rochester Invitational…Ran 26.69s at the Cornell Outdoor Upstate Challenge Competed…1st leg of 4x100 relay team that placed 1st at the St. John Fisher Invite (setting a meet & facility record); also ran 26.77, placing 6th of 37…Competed in MAAC Championship in the 4x100, 400 and 4x400…set a new personal best and school record of 58.45s in the 400; part of 4x100 record setting relay (48.62s), which medaled with a 3rd place finish; 1st leg of 4x400 team that placed 7th with a new school record of 4:02.82. Recipient of team “Most Supportive” team award; also recipient of the “Taps Gallagher Award”. Made MAAC All-Academic Team.

High School
Track-IAC 1st team all-star in all four years…Team won sectional championship her junior and senior seasons…In her senior year her 4x1 team took first place in states and the 4x4 team took sixth in states…Competed in nations and was named team MVP as a senior…earned the Steve Bednarek Female Most Improved Athlete of the Year award and the Joel Andrew Stephens Five “C” Award her senior season…200m-26.7s…400m-58.7s.

Personal
Born in Elmira, N.Y…Daughter of John and Kate…Has one brother, Michael… currently enrolled in AEP

Personal Bests
400: 58.45
200: 26.67

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Sprinter
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Sprinter
  • 2015-16Junior

    Sprinter
  • 2016-17Senior

    Sprinter