2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference
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Mencia Maruri Abaigar

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • High School Centro Formación Somorrostro
  • Hometown Castro Urdiales, Spain

Biography

ACADEMIC HONORS:
President's List - Fall 2025
2024-25 SBC Comissioner's List
Dean's List- Spring 2025
Athletic Director's Honor Roll- Spring 2024
Dean's List- Fall 2023

2026 (TRACK): Saw action in 11 meets throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons... Marked a personal-best 17:47.47 time in the 5,000-meter, and finished 7th overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 14-16)... Finished fourth overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best 10:55.30 time at the East Coast Relays (May 1-2)... Marked a personal-best 4:41.01 time in the 1,500-meter at the Bobcat Invitational (April 2-4)... Claimed a third-place finish in the 5,000-meter, as well as a sixth-place finish in the 1,500-meter at the Don McGarey Invitational (March 27-28)... Notched a personal-best 2:17.18 time in the 800-meter at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 20-21)... Grabbed a personal-best 10:12.44 time in the 3,000-meter at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 23-24)... Recorded a second-place finish in the Life U Super Bowl Indoor/ Outdoor Polar Meet (Feb. 7). 

2025 (XC): Saw action in one meet. 

2024-25: Saw action in 14 meets, totaling 20 events... Finished 11th overall in the 3000-meter sprints with a personal-best 11:18.26 time... Took two top-10 finishes at the Don McGarey Invitational (March 28-29), including a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter and a ninth-place finish in the 4x400 relays... Set a personal-best 2:19.68 in the 800-meter, as well as a personal-best 4:44.16 time in the 1500-meter race at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge (March 21-22)... Finished 12th overall in the Distance Medley Relay with a 12:37.89 time at the SBC Indoor Track and Field Championship. (Feb. 24-25)... Also posted a personal-best 10:15.55 time in the 3000-meter race at the Championship... Posted a personal-best 5:08.41 time to finished seventh overall in the mile race at the UAB Green and Gold Invite (Feb. 8)... Finished runner up in the 3000-meter race at the KMS Invitational (Jan. 19)... Finished sixth overall in the 1000-meter race with a 3:12.29 time at the Clemson Opener (Dec. 6)... Posted a personal-best 18:29.1 time in the 5k to finish ninth overall at the Julius Johnson Invitational (Sept. 21). 

2023-24: Posted 5:23.78 in the mile run at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (Dec. 1)... Set a personal record of 3:08.79 in the 1000-meter run and posted 4:11.72 in the 4x400 relay in the Clemson Opener (Dec. 8)... Recorded 5:31.35 in the mile run at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (Jan. 13)... Set a personal best of 5:18.14 in the mile run at the Carolina Challenge (Jan. 19-20)... Posted 5:18.51 in the mile run at the University of South Alabama Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 4)... Set two personal records at the UCF Black and Gold Invite posting 2:24.09 in the 800-meter run and 4:56.43 in the 1500-meter run (March 15-16)... Recorded 5:07.29 in the 1500-meter run at the Emory Thrills in the Hills (March 22-23)... Clocked 4:57.75 in the 1500-meter run at the Kennesaw State Invitational (Mar. 29)... Posted 4:57.20 in the 1500-meter run at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Apr. 19-20).

PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 17, 2005 in Castro Urdiales, Spain... Daughter of Julian Maruri and Elena Abaigar... Has a twin brother, Ibai.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Distance
  • 2024-25Sophomore

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  • 2025-26Junior

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    5'6"