Marla Rice
5-10, Sophomore, Sprints/Jumps
Wellsboro, PA
Wellsboro Area High School
- NCCAA Indoor All-American (4 x 200) - 2006
- NCCAA Outdoor All-American (4 x 400) - 2006
Marla Rice returns for another season with the Lady Jacket track team.....part of two school-record setting 4 x 400 meter relay performances - a 3:59.14 performance at the NAIA Indoor Championship and a 3:55.53 mark to finish second at the NCCAA Outdoor Championship.....joined Audree Goodew, Christina Reyes and Jenna Hakala to set a new standard in the indoor distance medley (12:34.34).....claimed the long jump title (16-00.5) at the Yellow Jacket Outdoor Open.....placed fourth in the long jump at the Rose Hulman Indoor Invitational.....earned NCCAA Indoor All-American honors as part of the 4 x 200 meter relay group that placed second at the NCCAA Indoor Championship.....named to the NCCAA Outdoor All-American Team for the 4 x 400 meter relay.
High School - Produced a successful two-sport high school career.....four year letter winner in track & field at Wellsboro Area High School.....two-time member of all-conference first team.....two-time track & field MVP and leading scorer.....member of school-record 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meter relay teams.....finished sixth at the Pennsylvania state meet as a member of the 4 x 100 meter relay squad in 2005.....captured league championships two consecutive seasons in the long jump and 4 x 400 meter relay.....4 x 100 quartet garnered league title in 2005.....four-year letter winner in cross country.....squad earned three consecutive league championships and two district titles.....team posted three consecutive top-five finishes at the state meet - fifth in 2002, second in 2003 and third in 2004.....named honorable mention all-state for sophomore season, second team all-state during junior year and first team all-state honors for her senior campaign.....named the Wellsboro High School Female Athlete of the Year for her senior year......National Honor Society student.
Personal - Carries a biology major at Cedarville University.....born 3/30/87 in Clarksburg, WV.....daughter of Thomas and Melissa Rice.....has one older brother and a younger brother.