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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Bella Marcum

  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Highschool Fox
  • Hometown Arnold, Mo.
  • Major Criminology/Criminal Justice

Biography

STATS

EIU CROSS COUNTRY
2024 (SOPHOMORE):
Did not compete in any meets during the 2024 season... used redshirt year... 

2023 (FRESHMAN): Competed in four meets during the 2023 season... placed 40th at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships helping EIU win second straight team championship... posted a season best 6K time of 23:20.08 at the OVC Championship meet... opened EIU career with a fifth place finish at the EIU Walt Crawford with season best 5K time of 18:47.6... 

EIU TRACK 
2025:
Competed in both indoor and outdoor track during the 2025 season... INDOOR: Competed in three meets during the indoor season... ran the 3,000 meter event with a season best time of 10:38.19 at the Missouri Bob Teel Invite... OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets during the outdoor season... ran the 5,000 meter event at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships and at two other events... posted a season best 5,000 meter time of 18:15.06 at the Indiana State Sycamore Open... posted a season best 1,500 meter time of 5:07.42 at the Illinois Gary Wieneke Invite... 

2024: Competed in indoor track during the 2024 season... INDOOR: Competed in five meets during the indoor season... ran the 3,000 meter and 5,000 meter events... season best times for both events came at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships with a time of 10:38.15 in the 3,000 and 18:16.30 in the 5,000... both times serves as her new personal best... OUTDOOR... Competed in two meets during the outdoor season... personal best 1,500 meter time was 5:13.90 at the Eastern Illinois Big Blue... season best 5,000 meter time was 19:31.58 at the Eastern Illinois Big Blue... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in cross country and track at Fox High School... posted back-to-back Top 12 finishes as a junior and senior at the Missouri Class 5 State Championships in cross country...  as a junior placed ninth in the state with a 5K time of 18:18.3 while placing 12th in the state as a senior with a 5K finals time of 19:14.3...  added back-to-back top ten finishes in the District 1 championships each season as well...  as a track and field athlete was a multiple-event MSHSAA Class 5 state qualifier as a sophomore, junior and senior... advanced to the state meet in both the 1600 meter and 3200 meter runs during all three seasons...  top finish was a fifth place finish in the 3200 meter run as a sophomore with a finals time of 11:06.30...  best 1600 meter time at the state championships was 5:14.11... 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

  • 2024Sophomore

  • 2025Redshirt Sophomore

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