Mallory Lafever

Class:
Senior
High School:
Pleasant Valley
Hometown:
Bettendorf, IA

Personal Bests (as of June 2023):

Indoor-
800m: 2:29.40
Mile: 5:15.61
3000m: 10:20.79
5000m: 18:05.08

Outdoor-
1500m: 4:50.26
5000m: 18:25.45
10000m: 38:26.80

XC-
5K: 18:54.9
6K: 23:08.6

TFRRS Profile

2022-23:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Jr.): Competed in five meets, running distance events … Placed sixth in the 10K at Wash U Distance Carnival (Mar. 31) with a time of 41:00.02 … Recorded a season best time of 11:11:28 in the 5K, placing third at the Marquette Invitational … Clocked a season best time in the 10K of 40.04.07 in the BIG EAST Championships (May 10-13).
Indoor (Jr.): Ran in five meets for MU … Competed in the 3000 meters and 5000 meters at the BIG EAST Championships on Feb. 24-25.
Cross Country (Jr.): Competed in six of Marquette’s seven meets … At the Joe Piane Invite (Sept. 30), she ran a season-best time of 19:31.4 in the 5k to take 103rd … Finished 71st at the BIG EAST Championships (Oct. 29) with a time of 24:37 … Ran a time of 24:20.5 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11) and finished 199th.

2021-22:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (So.): Competed in four meets … Ran a season-best time of 5:01.95 in the 1500-meters at the Marquette Invitational (Apr. 10) … Recorded a PR of 38:26.90 in the 10K at the Phil Esten Challenge (Apr. 21-23).
Indoor (So.): Appeared in five meets running in the mile, 3K and 5K … Won the 3K at the Lake Michigan Open (Jan. 22) with a time of 10:42.72 … Ran a personal best in the mile at the St. Valentines Open (Feb. 18) rolling to a time of 5:15.61 … Took 18th in the 5K at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 25-26) with a PR 18:05.08 … Rolled to a personal best in the 3K at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 25) with a time of 10:20.79.
Cross Country (So.): Placed 17th with a time of 19:20 at the Evansville Opener ... Took 68th with a time of 23:12.1 at the Redbird Invite (Sept. 17) ... Finished 214th at the Live in Lou Classic (Oct. 2) with a time of 18:54.9 (5k) ... Took 172nd at the Bradley "Pink" Classic on Oct. 15 (6k; 23:08.5) ... Placed 63rd at the BIG EAST Championships on Oct. 29 (23:57.8) ... Took 183rd at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov.12) with a time of 23:37.5 (6k).

2020-21:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Outdoor (Fr.): Represented MU in six meets … Competed in 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m … Finished second in 5000m at Marquette Invitational (May 1).
Indoor (So.): Saw action in three meets in the mile, 3000m and 5000m … Collected personal bests in all three events … Finished third in the mile a the Parkside Triangular #2 (Feb. 20).
Cross Country (So.): Represented team at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships (March 5) … Finished 74^th with time of 23:37.1.

2019-2020:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in five indoor meets during her freshman season ... Placed sixth in the 800m at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 18) with a PR of 2:29.40 ... Took seventh in the 3000m at the Black & Gold Premier (10:55.90) on Feb. 1 ... Placed eighth in the 3000m at the Parkside Classic (Feb. 8) with a time of 10:59.26 ... Set a PR in the 3000m at the Panther Tune-Up (Feb. 22) with a time of 10:45.87.
Cross Country (Fr.): Competed in four cross country meets during her freshman season .... Placed 15th with a time of 21:38.67 (5k) at the Phoenix Open... Placed 71st with a time of 19:41.81 (5k) at the Illinois State Invitational (Sept. 13th)... Placed 51st with a time of 20:11.0 (5k) at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 28)... Placed 18th with a time of 23:50.1 (6k) at the Bradley Pink Classic women's white race.

Prior to Marquette: Lettered four times in cross country and track and field at Pleasant Valley High School under head coach Jane Wheeler… Four-time all-conference honoree and a four-time cross country state qualifier… 2018 conference champion and district runner-up in cross country… Four-time track and field all-conference honoree and a two-time conference champion in the 1500 (2016, 2018) and the 3000 (2019)… Helped her team to conference cross country championships in 2017 and 2018 in addition to four consecutive track and field conference titles (2016-19)… Four-time state qualifier in the 1500 and 4x800m relay and a two-time state qualifier in distance medley. Holds personal best times of 2:24.63 (800m) and 4:53.82 (1500m) in track and field and a time of 10:45 (5k) in cross country.

Personal: Born on December 14, 2000 in Bettendorf, Iowa and the daughter of Mary and Michael Lafever… Has one older sister, Ashley, and one older brother… Plans to major in biological sciences at MU.

Championships History (Top-8):

BIG EAST Cross Country Championships
2022-
83rd (24:36.4)
2021-
63rd (23:57.8; sixth on MU)
2020-
74th (23:37.7, 8th on MU)