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Marlena Preigh
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Boulder, Colo.
- High School:
- Fairview
Bio
2024 All-America Second Team (Distance Medley Relay)
2023 All-America Second Team (800m, Indoors)
2x NCAA Record-Holder in Distance Medley Relay
NCAA Record-Holder in 4x800m Relay
2021 All-America Honorable Mention (Distance Medley Relay)
2021 Pac-12 4x400m Relay Bronze Medalist
2023-24 (Track): Was part of two NCAA Records, one indoors and one outdoors, and scored in the Pac-12 final in her last season as a Husky … outdoors, helped the Huskies break the Collegiate Record in the 4x800m relay, as UW won the first Penn Relays “Wheel” in program history with a time of 8:17.28 … also ran on the DMR at the Penn Relays that was fourth in 10:53.26 … took seventh in the Pac-12 800m final and ran on the 4x400m relay that was 10th in 3:39.52, eighth-fastest in school history … finished 32nd overall in the 800m at the NCAA Prelims … set an outdoor 800m PR at the Portland Track Festival, going 2:04.12, No. 7 in school history … indoors, earned Second Team All-America honors on the DMR which was 11th at NCAA Indoors … ran sub-2:04 times on three occasions indoors, with a fastest time of 2:03.34 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance meet … helped UW break its own NCAA Record for the second year in a row in the distance medley relay, running the 800m leg at the Terrier DMR Challenge as UW won in 10:43.39 … fourth in the 800m at the Husky Classic in 2:03.59 … opened season with a mile PR of 4:43.39 at the UW Preview … earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors ... (Cross Country): Raced twice in the fall … ran at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 63rd overall in 21:11 as the Huskies won the team title … also raced at the Virginia Invitational, finishing 95th and 9th on the squad in 17:36 for 5k … work in the classroom earned a spot on the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2023: A breakthrough season indoors, making a trip to the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800-meters and earning Second Team All-America honors, and taking part in the DMR Collegiate Record … ran three successive 800m PRs indoors, first going 2:04.95 at the UW Invitational for second, then running 2:03.75 at the BU Scarlet & White Invite, and finally punching her NCAA ticket with a 2:03.20 at the BU Last Chance Qualifier, which is the No. 2 indoor time in school history … finished 14th overall at NCAA Indoors in the 800-meters, running 2:08.25 … ran the 400-meter leg on the Husky DMR that broke the NCAA Record at the BU Scarlet & White Invite, posting a time of 10:46.62 … opened the track season with a 600-meters time of 1:29.02, second-fastest in school history … outdoors, qualified for NCAA West Prelims in the 800-meters, placing 36th overall in a time of 2:08.40 … an outdoor season-best 800m time of 2:06.18 at the Bryan Clay Invite … was 15th at Pac-12s in the 800m and 10th on the 4x400m relay … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022: Indoors, had a season-best 800-meters time of 2:11.10 at the Pac-12 Invitational, taking 10th overall … also ran 2:11.19 at the UW Invitational … competed twice outdoors … a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member.
2021: A full season indoors and outdoors, earning All-America honorable mention indoors on the distance medley relay and went to No. 3 indoors in the 800m … qualified for NCAA West Prelims outdoors in the 800m and on the 4x400m relay, taking 42nd overall in the 800m and 20th on the 4x4 which ran a season-best 3:40.14 … made the Pac-12 podium on the 4x4 relay with a time of 3:40.85 for third-place … 10th in the 800m at Pac-12s in 2:07.36 … sixth in the 800m invite at the West Coast Relays in 2:07.11 … won the UW-WSU Dual 800-meters in 2:06.94 … set a 1,500-meters PR of 4:24.10 at the Raleigh Relays … indoors, was the 800m leg on the DMR at NCAA Indoors which finished 10th overall but was disqualified for steps on the inside lane and thus awarded All-America honorable mention … helped the DMR qualify for NCAAs by running the 400m leg at the UW Indoor Preview as the team went 11:06.66 for No. 8 in school history … set a big 800-meter PR indoors of 2:06.06 at the Husky Classic, taking second, and going to No. 3 indoors at UW … that time of 2:06.06 ranked 27th in the NCAA for the season … also went 2:07.77 at the UW Invitational … made the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): A great freshman indoor season, starting with a school record in the 600-meters, which she ran in 1:30.79 at the UW Indoor Preview … placed fifth in the MPSF Championships 800-meters with a PR of 2:06.81, ranking her No. 5 in school history … took second in her heat and 10th overall at the UW Invitational 800-meters in 2:07.84 … ran on four 4x400m relays, the best of which ran 3:47.40 at MPSFs to finish 10th … earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
High School and Personal: Born in New London, Connecticut ... parents are Michael and Mary Therese Preigh ... has two older siblings, Jack and Margaret ... a three-time Colorado state champion on the track, winning the 800m and 1,600m titles her senior year and the 800m title as a junior with a third-place 1,600-meter finish ... one of the top-ranked 800-meter runners in the U.S. highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the 2019 U.S. Junior Championships where she ran a PR of 2:06.31 in the prelims ... won the 2019 Front Range 800-meter league title in 2:07.31, winning by 11 seconds ... raced at Husky Track in the 2019 Brooks PR Invite, taking fourth in the 800-meters in 2:06.70 ... won the 2019 Simplot Games with an 800m time of 2:06.80 ... ran club for RISE Athletics and coach Ric Rojas ... earned Honor Roll distinction.
Major Meets
2020 MPSF TF - 5th, 800m
2021 NCAA Indoors - DQ, DMR (All-America Hon. Mention)
2021 Pac-12 TF - 10th, 800m | 3rd, 4x400m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF - 42nd, 800m | 20th, 4x400m
2023 NCAA Indoors - 14th, 800m (All-America Second Team)
2023 Pac-12 TF - 15th, 800m | 10th, 4x400m
2023 NCAA Prelims TF - 36th, 800m
2023 Pac-12 XC - 63rd (10th UW)
2024 NCAA Indoors - 11th, DMR (All-America Second Team)
2024 Pac-12 TF - 7th, 800m | 10th, 4x400m
2024 NCAA Prelims TF - 32nd, 800m
Outdoor Bests
800m.......2:04.12
1500m.......4:24.10
Indoor Bests
800m.......2:03.20
Academic Honors
2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2023 All-America Second Team (800m, Indoors)
2x NCAA Record-Holder in Distance Medley Relay
NCAA Record-Holder in 4x800m Relay
2021 All-America Honorable Mention (Distance Medley Relay)
2021 Pac-12 4x400m Relay Bronze Medalist
2023-24 (Track): Was part of two NCAA Records, one indoors and one outdoors, and scored in the Pac-12 final in her last season as a Husky … outdoors, helped the Huskies break the Collegiate Record in the 4x800m relay, as UW won the first Penn Relays “Wheel” in program history with a time of 8:17.28 … also ran on the DMR at the Penn Relays that was fourth in 10:53.26 … took seventh in the Pac-12 800m final and ran on the 4x400m relay that was 10th in 3:39.52, eighth-fastest in school history … finished 32nd overall in the 800m at the NCAA Prelims … set an outdoor 800m PR at the Portland Track Festival, going 2:04.12, No. 7 in school history … indoors, earned Second Team All-America honors on the DMR which was 11th at NCAA Indoors … ran sub-2:04 times on three occasions indoors, with a fastest time of 2:03.34 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance meet … helped UW break its own NCAA Record for the second year in a row in the distance medley relay, running the 800m leg at the Terrier DMR Challenge as UW won in 10:43.39 … fourth in the 800m at the Husky Classic in 2:03.59 … opened season with a mile PR of 4:43.39 at the UW Preview … earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors ... (Cross Country): Raced twice in the fall … ran at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 63rd overall in 21:11 as the Huskies won the team title … also raced at the Virginia Invitational, finishing 95th and 9th on the squad in 17:36 for 5k … work in the classroom earned a spot on the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2023: A breakthrough season indoors, making a trip to the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800-meters and earning Second Team All-America honors, and taking part in the DMR Collegiate Record … ran three successive 800m PRs indoors, first going 2:04.95 at the UW Invitational for second, then running 2:03.75 at the BU Scarlet & White Invite, and finally punching her NCAA ticket with a 2:03.20 at the BU Last Chance Qualifier, which is the No. 2 indoor time in school history … finished 14th overall at NCAA Indoors in the 800-meters, running 2:08.25 … ran the 400-meter leg on the Husky DMR that broke the NCAA Record at the BU Scarlet & White Invite, posting a time of 10:46.62 … opened the track season with a 600-meters time of 1:29.02, second-fastest in school history … outdoors, qualified for NCAA West Prelims in the 800-meters, placing 36th overall in a time of 2:08.40 … an outdoor season-best 800m time of 2:06.18 at the Bryan Clay Invite … was 15th at Pac-12s in the 800m and 10th on the 4x400m relay … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022: Indoors, had a season-best 800-meters time of 2:11.10 at the Pac-12 Invitational, taking 10th overall … also ran 2:11.19 at the UW Invitational … competed twice outdoors … a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member.
2021: A full season indoors and outdoors, earning All-America honorable mention indoors on the distance medley relay and went to No. 3 indoors in the 800m … qualified for NCAA West Prelims outdoors in the 800m and on the 4x400m relay, taking 42nd overall in the 800m and 20th on the 4x4 which ran a season-best 3:40.14 … made the Pac-12 podium on the 4x4 relay with a time of 3:40.85 for third-place … 10th in the 800m at Pac-12s in 2:07.36 … sixth in the 800m invite at the West Coast Relays in 2:07.11 … won the UW-WSU Dual 800-meters in 2:06.94 … set a 1,500-meters PR of 4:24.10 at the Raleigh Relays … indoors, was the 800m leg on the DMR at NCAA Indoors which finished 10th overall but was disqualified for steps on the inside lane and thus awarded All-America honorable mention … helped the DMR qualify for NCAAs by running the 400m leg at the UW Indoor Preview as the team went 11:06.66 for No. 8 in school history … set a big 800-meter PR indoors of 2:06.06 at the Husky Classic, taking second, and going to No. 3 indoors at UW … that time of 2:06.06 ranked 27th in the NCAA for the season … also went 2:07.77 at the UW Invitational … made the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): A great freshman indoor season, starting with a school record in the 600-meters, which she ran in 1:30.79 at the UW Indoor Preview … placed fifth in the MPSF Championships 800-meters with a PR of 2:06.81, ranking her No. 5 in school history … took second in her heat and 10th overall at the UW Invitational 800-meters in 2:07.84 … ran on four 4x400m relays, the best of which ran 3:47.40 at MPSFs to finish 10th … earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
High School and Personal: Born in New London, Connecticut ... parents are Michael and Mary Therese Preigh ... has two older siblings, Jack and Margaret ... a three-time Colorado state champion on the track, winning the 800m and 1,600m titles her senior year and the 800m title as a junior with a third-place 1,600-meter finish ... one of the top-ranked 800-meter runners in the U.S. highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the 2019 U.S. Junior Championships where she ran a PR of 2:06.31 in the prelims ... won the 2019 Front Range 800-meter league title in 2:07.31, winning by 11 seconds ... raced at Husky Track in the 2019 Brooks PR Invite, taking fourth in the 800-meters in 2:06.70 ... won the 2019 Simplot Games with an 800m time of 2:06.80 ... ran club for RISE Athletics and coach Ric Rojas ... earned Honor Roll distinction.
Major Meets
2020 MPSF TF - 5th, 800m
2021 NCAA Indoors - DQ, DMR (All-America Hon. Mention)
2021 Pac-12 TF - 10th, 800m | 3rd, 4x400m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF - 42nd, 800m | 20th, 4x400m
2023 NCAA Indoors - 14th, 800m (All-America Second Team)
2023 Pac-12 TF - 15th, 800m | 10th, 4x400m
2023 NCAA Prelims TF - 36th, 800m
2023 Pac-12 XC - 63rd (10th UW)
2024 NCAA Indoors - 11th, DMR (All-America Second Team)
2024 Pac-12 TF - 7th, 800m | 10th, 4x400m
2024 NCAA Prelims TF - 32nd, 800m
Outdoor Bests
800m.......2:04.12
1500m.......4:24.10
Indoor Bests
800m.......2:03.20
Academic Honors
2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13
