2025 Track and Field Roster
Schwab, Marikay
Marikay Schwab
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Human Development
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Marina HS
- Prev School:
- Golden West College
Bio
Marikay Schwab – Season/Career Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 5000m (17:22.80, 9th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Distance Medley Relay (12:04.89, 9th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Steeplechase (11:18.62, 10th)
2025 (Senior)
Outdoor: Recorded the 10th fastest steeplechase time in school history, 11:18.62, to finish second at the Battle at the Beach ... Was second in the steeplechase (11:21.24) and third in the 3000m (10:19.80) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Placed 16th in the steeplechase (11:34.06) at the Big West Championships ... Ran the 5000m in two events, posting a season-best time of 17:29.32 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Competed in the 1500m at the Beach Invitational, finishing fifth in a time of 4:40.81 ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Finished ninth in the 5000m at the MPSF Championships by running the ninth-fastest time in school history (17:22.80) ... Ran an indoor-best in the 3000m (10:03.67) at the MPSF Championships ... Posted indoor-bests in the 800m (2:23.92) and in the mile (5:11.84) at the NM Collegiate Classic ... Named as an MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete.
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Entered six events ... Ran a season-best 4:37.53 in the 1500m at the Pacific Coast Invitaitonal to finish fourth ... Posted a season-best in the 5000m, 17:17.73, to earn third-place at the Beach Invitational ... Charted season-best 5:12.30 in the mile at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Entered the 1500m at the Big West Championships, finishing 19th in the preliminaries of the event ... Was second in both the 1500m (4:39.92) and in the 3000m (10:23.60) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: A member of Long Beach State's distance medley relay that placed seventh at the MPSF Championships with the eighth-fastest time in school history (12:04.89) ... Ran a season best 10:18.89 in the 3000m at the MPSF's ... Competed in the mile at the Don Kirby Invitational (5:16.69).
Prior to LBSU: Competed in track and field and cross country at Cal State Fullerton as a freshman … competed in the 1500m, 5000m, and the 3000m steeplechase for the Titans ... ran in four cross country meets for Cal State Fullerton ... Transferred to Golden West College as a sophomore … Finished second at the CCCAA Cross Country Championships ... Set the Golden West School record and won the CCCAA SoCal Region and Orange Empire Conference titles during the 2022 season ... Juco-bests were 18:46.8 in the 5k and 22:52.3 in the 6k. ... Qualified for the 2023 CCCAA Track and Field Championships after placing second in both the 1500m and 5000m at the SoCal Regional Championships ... Earned CCCAA All-American honors in the 5000m after finishing third in the race ... Broke GWC's school records in both the 1500m (4:39.06) and the 5000m (17:19.42) ... Named 2023 Orange Empire Conference Track Athlete of the Year after winning the 800m, 1500m, and 5000m events during the meet.
High School: Graduated from Marina High School in 2021 ... Four-year letter winner in both cross country and track and field ... Selected first-team All-Conference as a senior ... Chosen as a Larry Doyle Hall of Fame Inductee (senior) ... Named cross country team MVP as a freshman and as a junior ... Selected as a Orange County All-Freshman and Junior girl ... Prep-bests were 16:56 3mile xc, 5:03 in the 1600m and 11:14 in the 3200m (senior) ... Made the CIF Cross Country Championship Finals as a junior ... Was the runner-up in Wave League cross country finals as senior ... Team won the 2020-21 Sunset Conference Wave League title ... Named All-Academic in each of her four seasons.
Personal: Daughter of Kristin and Joe Schwab … Has two brothers, John and Luke, and two sisters, Eileen and Anna … Majoring in Human Development.
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 5000m (17:22.80, 9th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Distance Medley Relay (12:04.89, 9th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Steeplechase (11:18.62, 10th)
2025 (Senior)
Outdoor: Recorded the 10th fastest steeplechase time in school history, 11:18.62, to finish second at the Battle at the Beach ... Was second in the steeplechase (11:21.24) and third in the 3000m (10:19.80) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Placed 16th in the steeplechase (11:34.06) at the Big West Championships ... Ran the 5000m in two events, posting a season-best time of 17:29.32 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Competed in the 1500m at the Beach Invitational, finishing fifth in a time of 4:40.81 ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Finished ninth in the 5000m at the MPSF Championships by running the ninth-fastest time in school history (17:22.80) ... Ran an indoor-best in the 3000m (10:03.67) at the MPSF Championships ... Posted indoor-bests in the 800m (2:23.92) and in the mile (5:11.84) at the NM Collegiate Classic ... Named as an MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete.
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Entered six events ... Ran a season-best 4:37.53 in the 1500m at the Pacific Coast Invitaitonal to finish fourth ... Posted a season-best in the 5000m, 17:17.73, to earn third-place at the Beach Invitational ... Charted season-best 5:12.30 in the mile at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Entered the 1500m at the Big West Championships, finishing 19th in the preliminaries of the event ... Was second in both the 1500m (4:39.92) and in the 3000m (10:23.60) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: A member of Long Beach State's distance medley relay that placed seventh at the MPSF Championships with the eighth-fastest time in school history (12:04.89) ... Ran a season best 10:18.89 in the 3000m at the MPSF's ... Competed in the mile at the Don Kirby Invitational (5:16.69).
Prior to LBSU: Competed in track and field and cross country at Cal State Fullerton as a freshman … competed in the 1500m, 5000m, and the 3000m steeplechase for the Titans ... ran in four cross country meets for Cal State Fullerton ... Transferred to Golden West College as a sophomore … Finished second at the CCCAA Cross Country Championships ... Set the Golden West School record and won the CCCAA SoCal Region and Orange Empire Conference titles during the 2022 season ... Juco-bests were 18:46.8 in the 5k and 22:52.3 in the 6k. ... Qualified for the 2023 CCCAA Track and Field Championships after placing second in both the 1500m and 5000m at the SoCal Regional Championships ... Earned CCCAA All-American honors in the 5000m after finishing third in the race ... Broke GWC's school records in both the 1500m (4:39.06) and the 5000m (17:19.42) ... Named 2023 Orange Empire Conference Track Athlete of the Year after winning the 800m, 1500m, and 5000m events during the meet.
High School: Graduated from Marina High School in 2021 ... Four-year letter winner in both cross country and track and field ... Selected first-team All-Conference as a senior ... Chosen as a Larry Doyle Hall of Fame Inductee (senior) ... Named cross country team MVP as a freshman and as a junior ... Selected as a Orange County All-Freshman and Junior girl ... Prep-bests were 16:56 3mile xc, 5:03 in the 1600m and 11:14 in the 3200m (senior) ... Made the CIF Cross Country Championship Finals as a junior ... Was the runner-up in Wave League cross country finals as senior ... Team won the 2020-21 Sunset Conference Wave League title ... Named All-Academic in each of her four seasons.
Personal: Daughter of Kristin and Joe Schwab … Has two brothers, John and Luke, and two sisters, Eileen and Anna … Majoring in Human Development.
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