University of Georgia Athletics

2021 Cross Country Roster

Marisa Petit

Marisa Petit

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Mill Creek
  • Hometown:
    Braselton, Ga.
2021: Scored at the 4k Kennesaw State Opener, taking 32nd (15:33.92)…Was the fifth and final scorer at the 5k North Alabama Showcase after she ran an 18:54.12 for 76th…Finished 181st at the 6k Pre-Nationals and was 123rd at the 6k SEC Championships…Wrapped up her season at the 6k NCAA South Regional with a 146th-place showing.

2020: Finished 61st (21:43.6) to score for the Lady Bulldogs at the 6k SEC Championships…Competed for Georgia at the 5k FSU Invitational and was 53rd (18:24.6).

2019: Ran in the Lady Bulldogs’ first five meets of the year, finishing with the 6k SEC Championships (98th – 22:28.7).

2018: Competed in five meets for the Lady Bulldogs, including a collegiate debut of 26th (19:20.2) to score at the 5k Charlotte Opener…Was 114th at the 6k SEC Championships after registering a 21:47.18.

High School: Helped lead Mill Creek to the 2015 GHSA 6A state cross country title as a sophomore …Finished fourth in the 3200 meters at the 2018 state meet as a senior after taking eighth in the event at the meet as a junior…Won the 2017 3200m region championship as a junior and was second as a senior…Captain of cross team and distance squad on the track as a senior…Personal-best times of 10:59 (3200m) and 5:13 (1600m)…Finished with a 4.0 grade point average and in the top 4 percent of Mill Creek’s graduating class of 1,000…Four-year All-A Honor Roll member who was a Georgia Certificate of Merit recipient…Junior and senior class vice president who was member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Beta Club.
 
Personal: Born June 4, 2000…Daughter of Rex and Julie Petit…Has a twin sister named Camryn who runs at North Carolina…Older sister, Hannah, runs at Georgia Tech…Majoring in Nutritional Sciences.
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