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Marlene Ricketts
Marlene Ricketts

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Old Westbury, N.Y.

High School:
Westbury

Event:
Jumps

Experience:
JR


04/20/2013

Nittany Lions Win 17 Events at Bucknell

Women's Track and Field brings home team title at Team Challenge

04/18/2013

Track and Field Heads To West Coast and Bucknell

Top distance athletes travel West for Mt. SAC Relays

04/13/2013

Nittany Lions Both Second at LSU

Hill hits big effort in men's shot; Jones excels in sprints

04/12/2013

Nittany Lions Both Second at LSU

Hill hits big effort in men's shot; Jones excels in sprints

04/07/2013

Nittany Lion Women Win Crimson Tide Invitational

Track and Field captures nine event victories in Tuscaloosa

Ricketts' TFRRS Profile

On the National Stage ... || 2012 Outdoor || Came up just shy of a spot in the national triple jump final, finishing 15th at the NCAA First Round with wind-assisted leap of 41-10.75 (12.77) ... Also recorded a wind-legal outdoor best 41-2.25 (12.55) at the First Round competition. || 2011 Outdoor || Finished sixth in the triple jump at the USATF Junior Championships with a wind-aided leap of 40-2.75 (12.26).

At the Big Ten Championships ... || 2012 Outdoor || Placed 11th overall in the triple jump. || 2012 Indoor || Turned in a 10th-place finish in the triple jump. || 2011 Outdoor || Jumped 40-0.50 (12.20) to score an eighth-place finish in the triple jump. || 2011 Indoor || Placed 10th in the triple jump in her first-career appearance at the conference meet.

In the Field ... || 2012 Outdoor || Won the triple jump and took third in the long jump at Jim Thorpe ... Placed second at both the Bison Outdoor Classic, Bucknell Team Challenge, and LSU Invitational. || 2011 Indoor || Recorded an indoor PR of 40-9.25 (12.40) to take third at the Nittany Lion Challenge ... Finished seventh in the triple jump at the Tyson Invitational ... Placed second in the triple jump at the Penn State Relays ... Earned top five finishes in the long jump at the PSU Relays, and Nittany Lion Challenge. || 2011 Outdoor || Posted a collegiate PR 40-5 (12.32) to win the triple jump at the Jim Thorpe Open ... Took runner-up honors at the Jesse Owens Classic with a mark of 40-3.50 (12.28) ... Finished third at the George Mason Spring Invitational ... Also competed at Florida Relays. || 2011 Indoor || Recorded a collegiate indoor PR of 40-2 (12.24) to finish seventh at the Penn State National ... Won the triple jump at the Penn State Relays and Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup ... Placed second at the Nittany Lion Challenge.

Before Penn State ... || High School || PR triple jump of 42-4 was the third-best mark among U.S. preps in 2010 ... Jumped 41-6 (12.65) to place second in the triple jump at New Balance High School Nationals in 2010 ... New York Division I State Champion in the triple jump as a senior ... Placed second in the N.Y. Championship Final ... Won the triple jump at the 2010 Section 8 Class County Champs ... Also competed in the 200 and 400-meter dashes and the long jump as a high schooler. || Personal || Daughter of Marva Ricketts ... Born September 8, 1992 ... Currently enrolled in the College of Health and Human Development.

Collegiate Personal Bests || Track and Field

Event Indoor Outdoor
Long Jump 17-10.75(5.45) 18-0.50(5.49)
Triple Jump 40-9.25(12.40) 41-2.25(12.55)
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