Marissa Bussard
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- Hometown:
- Whitehall, Ohio
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Bloom-Carroll
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- Major:
- Forensic Science
Bio
Senior (2014): Named to the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team ... Competed in seven events ... Finished as a scoring runner on five occasions ... Had a best overall finish of 53rd and averaged a finish of 203.33 ... Had a best 5K overall time of 22:39.7 and averaged a 5K finishing time of 22:44.9 ... Had a best 6K overall time of 26:35.7 and averaged a 6K finishing time of 26:58.8 ...
Junior (2013): Competed in seven events … Finished as a scoring runner on six occasions … Had a team best finish of second and averaged a finish of 3.86 among team runners ... Had a best overall finish of 14th and averaged a finish of 156.86 ... Had a best 5K overall time of 22:08.9 and averaged a 5K finishing time of 22:18.5 ... Had a best 6K overall time of 26:29.6 and averaged a 6K finishing time of 28:22.8 ...
Sophomore (2012): Ran in all five events for the Yellow Jackets ... Finished in the top five for the Yellow Jackets in three events ... Ran a season-best 5k time of 23:52.4 at the Wilmington Fall Classic ... Ran a season-best 6k time of 28:42.7 at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships ... Finished a season best 27th overall at the Bluffton Invitational (6k) with a 32:00.0 ... Named to the HCAC Academic All-Conference team ...
Freshman (2011): Finished a season-best fourth-place among DC harriers at the NCAA Div. III Regional Championships on November 11 … Set season-best time of 24:36.8 at Wilmington Fall Classic on October 14th ... Competed in five-of-six meets on the year …
Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Bloom-Carroll High for Margaret McCoy … Member of National Honor Society … Named class valedictorian …
Personal: Marissa Bussard … Daughter of Ken and Pam Bussard … Majoring in forensic science with a minor in chemistry … Also runs for the Defiance track and field team …
News mentions
DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College Athletic Department announced its inaugural group of student-athletes to the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its annual Scholar Teams of the Year list and the Defiance College Women’s Cross Country Team was recognized with the honor.
GREENWOOD, IND. – The Defiance College fall athletic teams had 17 student-athletes named to the Tom Bohlsen All-Academic Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference list for the fall semester. [2014 Fall Academic All-HCAC Teams]
MASON, OHIO – The Defiance College women’s cross country team finished their season with a trip to Mason, Ohio for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional Championships and placed 24th overall.
RICHMOND, IND. – The Defiance College women’s cross country team traveled to Earlham (Ind.) College to compete in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship and placed sixth overall.
WILMINGTON, OHIO -- The Defiance College women's cross country team traveled to southern Ohio for the 2014 #JennaStrong Fall Classic hosted by Wilmington College and placed 22nd overall.
CEDARVILLE, OHIO – The Defiance College women’s cross country team traveled to Cedarville, Ohio to compete in the All-Ohio Championships and finished with 432 points, finishing 14th out of the 20 NCAA Division III schools that participated.
MASON, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets traveled down to the Kings Island area to participate in the Wilmington Pre-Nationals Meet.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - Eme Miller (Portland, Ind. /Jay County) led the way for the Defiance College Women's Cross Country team at the Calvin (Mich.) Invitational Saturday morning, breaking the school record in the process.
MANCHESTER, Ind. – Defiance College made the trip to Manchester University to compete in the Hokum Karem, a cross country relay race.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – An experienced Yellow Jacket squad looks to improve last year’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference finish of eighth place and the HCAC thinks they can, selecting them to finish seventh this year.