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2022 Women's Cross Country Roster

Troy L. Sayles
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Troy L. Sayles
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Troy L. Sayles

Maria Ahm

Maria Ahm

  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Stenhus Gymnasium
  • Hometown:
    Holbæk, Denmark
  • Major:
    Psychology

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

Personal
• Born on June 23, 1998
• Daughter of Dennis and Tina Ahm

Women's Track & Field

• 2023 All-CAA (10,000-meters)
• 2022 NCAA East Prelims Qualifier (10,000-meters)
• 2022 All-CAA (10,000-meters)
• 2022 All-CAA (5,000-meters)
• 2022 CAA Champion (10,000-meters)
• 2021 NCAA East Prelims Qualifier (10,000-meters)
• 2021 CAA Champion (5,000-meters)
• 2021 All-CAA (5,000-meters)
• 2021 All-CAA (10,000-meters) 


2022-23 (Indoor)
• Did not compete

2023 (Outdoor)
• All-CAA in the 10,000
Returned from almost a year off to compete in the 5,000 and 10,000
• Opened the year at High Point’s Meet of Champions, running the 5,000 in a season-best 17:24.80
• Placed third at the CAA Championships in the 10,000, her first time completing the distance in 11 months, with a time of 36:31.01

2021-22 (Indoor)
• Set a new school-record in the 5,000-meters at the Liberty Kickoff with a time of 16:35.02 and was second overall.

2022 (Outdoor)
• Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims for the second straight year in the 10,000-meters and was 24th overall with a time of 35:24.14.
• Won her second CAA title in the 10,000-meters after racing a time of 35:13.09 at the league meet.
• Earned All-CAA honors in the 5,000-meters after finishing third overall at the CAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 16:44.19.
• Had a season-best time of 34:07.87 in the 10,000-meters at the Virginia Challenge.
• Had a personal-record time of 16:30.94 in the 5,000-meters at the Duke Invitational.

2020-21 (Indoor)
Did not compete due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2021 (Outdoor)
• Qualified for the NCAA East Regional meet in the 10,000-meters and ran a time of 34:17.61 and was 17th overall.
• Won the CAA Championship in the 5,000-meters at the league meet with a time of 16:52.48.
• Earned All-CAA honors in the 10,000-meters at the CAA Championships after racing a time of 35:48.31.
• Set a school-record in the 10,000-meters at the Raleigh Relays with her time of 33:43.82 and was named the CAA Track Athlete of the Week.
• Ran a new personal-best time of 16:34.67 in the 5,000-meters at the Trial of Miles meet and was fourth overall.

2019-20 (Indoor)
• Finished second overall at the ECAC Indoor Championships in the 5,000-meters with a time of 16:49.44.
• Ran the third-fastest time in school history in the 5,000-meters with a time of 16:47.44 at the David Hemery Valentine Invite.
• Was fourth overall in the 3,000-meters at the Carolina Challenge with a time of 9:53.69.

2020 (Outdoor)
• Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
 
Cross Country

• 2021 CAA Women's Athlete of the Year
• 2021 CAA Individual Champion
• 2021 All-CAA
• 2020 NCAA National Qualifier
• 2020 CAA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year
• 2020 CAA Individual Champion
• 2020 All-CAA
• 2019 CAA Rookie of the Year
• 2019 All-CAA


2022
• Did not compete due to injury.

2021
• Named the CAA Women's Athlete of the Year for the second straight season.
• Won the individual CAA women's cross country championship for the second straight year with a time of 21:26.2 at the CAA Championships (10/30) and earned All-CAA honors while being named the Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet.
• Named the CAA Women's Runner of the Week twice during the season on Sept. 21 and also on Oct. 19.
• Won the Firetower Project meet (9/17) after breaking her own school-record in the 5K with a time of 16:49.2.
• Ran the a personal-best time of 20:38.4 in the 6K at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (10/15) - the second-fastest time in school history.
• Was fourth at the Elon Opener while racing a time of 13:48.6 in the 4K.

2020-21
• Became the first female in program history to compete at the NCAA Cross Country National Championship meet, coming in 82nd out of 253 competitors
• Named the CAA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year
• Won the CAA cross country individual championship with a meet-record time of 19:37.30 in the 6K and was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet
• Set a school-record in the 5K at the CAA XC Preview with a time of 17:19.29 and was selected the CAA Women's Runner of the Week
• Earned her second CAA Runner of the Week award after coming in second at the Winter Vertcross in the 6K with a time of 22:12.04

2019
• Named the 2019 CAA Women's Rookie of the Year
• Earned All-CAA honors after finishing 11th overall at the CAA Championships
• Ran the fifth-fastest 6K time in school history at 21:02.29 at the ECU Pirate Invitational
• Had a time of 21:17.8 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships

Prep Career:

  • Ran the Berlin marathon in 2016 and finished with a time of 2 hours and 58 minutes. Age group winner boys and girls
  • Danish Championship Cross-Country (8k) in 2018 and took 5th place
  •  European Cross-Country Championship U23 (6k) in 2018
  • World Cross-Country Championship (10k) in 2019
  •  Danish Championship 10k road race in 2019, took 5th place

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