Mara Szuper

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Carleton, Mich.
Height:
5-8
High School:
Airport
Major:
Environmental Engineering

PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5k: 20:07.3
6k: 24.27.5
3.11 Mile: 20:35.2

Indoor
800: 2:23.71
Mile: 5:09.60

Outdoor
800: 2:21.27
1500: 4:45.17

2026 (Outdoor): Competed in five meets, ran the 800m and 1500m … set a personal best of 2:21.27 in the 800m at the Jim Green Invitational (May 1-2) … set a personal best of 4:45.17 in the 1500m at the Jim Green Invitational (May 1-2)

2026 (Indoor): Competed in five meets, ran the 800m, Mile and 4x400m … ran new personal best in the Mile at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 13) with a time of 5:09.60 … ran season best in the 800m at the GVSU Bill Clinger (Jan. 23) with a time of 2:23.75

2025 (Outdoor): Competed in three meets, ran the 1500 … set a personal best of 4:54.52 at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet (April 26)

2025 (Indoor): Did not compete

2024 (Cross Country): Competed in one meet … set a personal best at the Jeff Drenth Memorial 5k (Aug. 30) of 20:07.3

2024 (Outdoor): Did not compete

2024 (Indoor): Competed in five meets, ran the 800, Mile, and Distance Medley Relay … set a personal best of 2:23.71 in the 800 at the SVSU Jet’s Pizza Invitational (Jan. 26-27) … set a personal best of 5:14.24 in the Mile at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 10)

2023 (Cross Country): Competed in three meets … finished the Jeff Drenth Memorial 5k (Sept. 1) in 20:28.5 … set a personal best in the 6k at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Cross Country Invitational (Sept. 15) crossing at 24:27.5 … finished the EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 20) 3.11 Mile in 20:35.2

High School: Personal Records: 1600m (5:06.25) … named Huron League Track Champion in 2021 (800m, 4x400 relay) and 2022 (1600m) … won regional track championship for the 1600m in 2022 … holds Airport High School record for the 1600m … also lettered twice in basketball

Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Mark Szuper … has three siblings: twin sister, Tara, older sister Alyssa and older brother Ryan … twin sister Tara competes in cross country at Saginaw Valley State ... aspires to become an environmental engineer or chemical engineer … Fun fact: “I ran the Detroit Free Press International Half-Marathon in 2022! This was super fun because I got to run on the Ambassador Bridge in Canada!”

Why CMU?: “I chose CMU because Coach Swieton made the recruiting process effortless. I felt like Coach and the team really wanted me to be a part of their program by welcoming me on campus and making me feel at home. I also love the campus and the size of the school.”