Upcoming Event: Cross Country versus Beehive Invitational on September 12, 2025 at W: 10:00 AM / M: 10:45 AM
W: 10:00 AM / M: 10:45 AM
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Couture, Marika
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Marika Couture
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Québec City, Québec, Canada
- High School:
- Cégep Garneau
- Major:
- Educational Psychology
Bio
TFRRS Bio
Personal Bests:
6K (XC): 20:48.8
Mile (Indoor): 4:56.09
3000 (Indoor): 9:32.47
2025 Outdoor Track:
• Did not compete
2024-25 Indoor Track:
• Competed in lone UW Invitational meet, running in the mile (4:56.09) and 3000m (9:32.47)
2024 Cross Country:
• Finished 74th-overall at the Nuttycombe Invitational in her first collegiate race, crossing the finish line at 21:13.6
• Posted a PR time of 20:48.8 in her second collegiate race as Utah claimed the Bill Dellinger Invitational title for the second time in four years
• Was Utah’s sixth runner to cross the finish line at the Big 12 Championships, checking in at 21:01.50
• Crossed the finish line with a time of 21:27.2 in her first NCAA Mountain Regional Championships
• Posted a time of 21:23.7 for 218th-ovearll in her first NCAA Championships race
High School:
• Was sixth-overall in the women’s outdoor 5k race at the 2024 Canadian Championships (16:35.83)
• Started the 2024 indoor season with a runner-up finish in the 5k at the Terrier Classic (16:53.18)
• Followed up with a 3000m victory at the Valentine Invitational (9:45.42)
• Placed sixth with a mark of 16:35.83 in the outdoor 5k at the 2024 Canadian Championships
• Took second at the 2023 Canadian U20 Cross Country Championships with a run of 21:43
• Represented Team Canada at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst alongside teammate Erin Vringer
• Kicked off the 2023 indoor season finishing sixth in the 3k at the McGill Team Challenge
• Came in third with an outdoor 5k time of 17:04.10 at the Soirée Rouge et Orange
• Won the 3k race with a mark of 10:10.67 at the Ian Hume Invitational
• Was a runner-up in the 5k at the Quebec Championships with a run of 17:13.23
• Placed second in the 5k (17:02.16) and eighth in the 3k (9:56.26) at the 2023 Canadian U20 Championships
• Took second in the 6k at the 2022 U20 Canadian Cross Country Championships behind future teammate Erin Vringer
• Finished 17th in the 4k race at the 2021 U18 Canadian Cross Country Championships (15.43)
Personal:
• Daughter of Isabelle Tremblay and Patrick Couture
• Has an older brother, Frédérique Couture
• Previously did 7 years of gymnastics and 8 years of triathlon
• Plans on majoring in educational psychology
Personal Bests:
6K (XC): 20:48.8
Mile (Indoor): 4:56.09
3000 (Indoor): 9:32.47
2025 Outdoor Track:
• Did not compete
2024-25 Indoor Track:
• Competed in lone UW Invitational meet, running in the mile (4:56.09) and 3000m (9:32.47)
2024 Cross Country:
• Finished 74th-overall at the Nuttycombe Invitational in her first collegiate race, crossing the finish line at 21:13.6
• Posted a PR time of 20:48.8 in her second collegiate race as Utah claimed the Bill Dellinger Invitational title for the second time in four years
• Was Utah’s sixth runner to cross the finish line at the Big 12 Championships, checking in at 21:01.50
• Crossed the finish line with a time of 21:27.2 in her first NCAA Mountain Regional Championships
• Posted a time of 21:23.7 for 218th-ovearll in her first NCAA Championships race
High School:
• Was sixth-overall in the women’s outdoor 5k race at the 2024 Canadian Championships (16:35.83)
• Started the 2024 indoor season with a runner-up finish in the 5k at the Terrier Classic (16:53.18)
• Followed up with a 3000m victory at the Valentine Invitational (9:45.42)
• Placed sixth with a mark of 16:35.83 in the outdoor 5k at the 2024 Canadian Championships
• Took second at the 2023 Canadian U20 Cross Country Championships with a run of 21:43
• Represented Team Canada at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst alongside teammate Erin Vringer
• Kicked off the 2023 indoor season finishing sixth in the 3k at the McGill Team Challenge
• Came in third with an outdoor 5k time of 17:04.10 at the Soirée Rouge et Orange
• Won the 3k race with a mark of 10:10.67 at the Ian Hume Invitational
• Was a runner-up in the 5k at the Quebec Championships with a run of 17:13.23
• Placed second in the 5k (17:02.16) and eighth in the 3k (9:56.26) at the 2023 Canadian U20 Championships
• Took second in the 6k at the 2022 U20 Canadian Cross Country Championships behind future teammate Erin Vringer
• Finished 17th in the 4k race at the 2021 U18 Canadian Cross Country Championships (15.43)
Personal:
• Daughter of Isabelle Tremblay and Patrick Couture
• Has an older brother, Frédérique Couture
• Previously did 7 years of gymnastics and 8 years of triathlon
• Plans on majoring in educational psychology
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