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Duquesne University Athletics

2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Jason Cohn

Mara Whalen

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hickory, Pa.
  • High School Fort Cherry

Biography

TFRRS PROFILE

3x A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)


AS A SENIOR (2024-25)
Indoor Track & Field
  • Competed in seven meets
  • Set a personal record in the 800 meters (2:11.26) at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships in a fifth-place finish
  • Competed at the A-10 Indoor Track & Field Championships
  • Set a personal record in the mile (5:01.91) at Ashland in a seventh-place finish
  • Member of Distance Medley Relay team that ranks second all-time at Duquesne (11:36.94 set at Penn State)
AS A JUNIOR (2023-24)
Cross Country
  • Ran in six meets, including the Atlantic 10 Championships
  • Won Saint Francis Red Flash Rally for second straight season (15:39.1 - 4k)
  • 8th at Saint Francis Father Bede Invitational with 19:47.5 on 3.11M course
AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Cross Country
  • Competed in six meets 
  • 103rd in A-10 Cross Country Championships (19:22.20 - 5K) 
  • 1st in Saint Francis University Red Flash Rally (15:51.10 - 4K) 
  • 13th in Carnegie Mellon Invitational (19:30.10 - 3.11M) 

AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Cross Country

  • Competed in two meets 
  • 83rd in National Catholic Invitational (20:52.80 - 5K) 
  • 29th in Yinzer Classic (15:53.20 - 2.49M) 

BEFORE DUQUESNE

  • Competed at Fort Cherry for Head Coach Ben Maxin 
  • 2019 WPIAL Champion in the 4x8; 2019 WPIAL Champion in the 4x4; 2021 WPIAL Champion in the open 400m 
  • Placed fourth in both the 800 and 400 at the PIAA State Championships in 2021 
  • Member of National Honor Society, Volunteered for Adaptive Sports  

PERSONAL

  • Born on August 28th, 2002, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  
  • Daughter of Linda and Jeff Whalen  
  • Youngest of four... has three brothers named Jefferson, Garrett, and Brady  
  • Grandfather played football at Wake Forest University  
  • Likes to tumble and dance 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior

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