The University of Akron Athletics
2014 Cross Country

Maria Moore
- Height:
 - 5-5
 
- Class:
 - Senior
 
- High School:
 - Woodridge HS
 
- Hometown:
 - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
 
as a Junior (2013-14): Cross Country...   was limited to just two races ... placed second overall at the Tommy   Evans Invitational (Sept. 5), finishing the 5K race with a time of 18:35   ... also led the Zips at the Bluegrass Invitational (Sept. 14) with   15th-place finish and time of 17:36.13 ... Indoor... did not compete ... Outdoor... did not compete. 
as a Sophomore (2012-13): Cross Country...   was the Zips' top runner in four of six races with three top-3  finishes  ... captured her first individual title at the Tommy Evans  Invitational  with a time of 18:34 ... finished runner-up at the Buffalo  Stampede  (17:58.7) and third at the All-Ohio Championships (18:07.43)  ... was the  Zips' top finisher (26th overall) at the MAC Championships  (22:22.9)  ... Indoor... placed fourth in the  800-meters at the  Kent Dual (Jan. 18) with a time of 2:18.55 ... ran  anchor on the Zips'  4x400 realy team that finished fifth at the Akron  Invitational (Feb. 2)  with a time of 3:53.87 ... competed in the 800m  and mile at the MAC  Championships (Feb. 22) ... ran anchor on the DMR  team that finished  fifth at the Penn State National (Jan. 25) with a  time of 12:09.46 ... Outdoor... ran a time of 4:45.59 in the 1,500m at the Raleigh Relays (March 29).
 
  as a Freshman (2011-12): Cross Country...   was the Zips' top finisher in her first two collegiate meets ...   finished second overall at the Tommy Evans Invitational, running 18:52   (5k) ... placed sixth overall at the Salty Dog Invitational, clocking a   time of 22:19.52 (6k) ... was Akron's third runner at the All-Ohio   Championships with a mark of 18:43.02 (5k) ... ran 22:34.7 (6k) at the   MAC Championships ... Outdoor... finished second in the   800-meters at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 14) with a time of 2:20.87   ... ran 4:44.85 to placed seventh in the 1,500-meters at the Tennessee   Challenge (Apr. 7).
 
 at Woodridge HS: Nine-time  All-Ohio honoree regional cross country champion (2010) ...  state  runner-up in the mile in 2011 ... school record holder in five  events:  800m (2:16.62), 4xMile, 4x400m, 4x800m, DMR ... finished eighth  at the  state meet with a 5k time of 18:24.1 ... led the Woodridge  cross country  and track teams to a fourth-place finish at states as a  senior ...  placed fifth at states in the 800m as a junior with a top  time of  2:16.62 ... member of the 4x800 relay team that took second  place at the  state meet in 2011.
 
 Personal: Born Aug. 7,  1992 ... parents are Kenneth and Vita Moore ... has thee  siblings,  Angelina, Julia and Ross ... was a world qualifier in Irish  dance ...  was the high school teammate of current UA runner Morgan  Willis.










