Talia Marquez
2016 OUTDOOR (RSo.)
Won the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/23) with a time of 2:25.74 … Took third in her sole heptathlon of the season with a score of 4,550 at the Kansas Relays … Personal-best javelin throw of 29.98 meters (98-4.0 ft.) came at the Mesa Classic (4/8), good enough for 17th overall … Runner-up in the long jump with a mark of 5.24 meters (17-9.5 ft.) at the Kansas Relays … Claimed 26th in the 100-meter hurdles with a wind-aided time of 15.36 at the Sun Angel Classic (4/9).
2016 INDOOR (Jr.)
Took third in the 60-meter hurdles at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) with a time of 9.43 … Personal-best shot put throw of 10.08 meters (33-1.0 ft.) came at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4) and earned her 10th place overall … Claimed fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.21 at the Bob Timmons Challenge … Finished sixth at the Bill Easton Classic after a high jump mark of 1.50 meters (4-11.0 ft.) … Placed seventh at the Bill Easton Classic with a shot put throw of 9.77 meters (32-0.75 ft.).
2015 OUTDOOR (RFr.)
Competed in three heptathlons during her first outdoor season with the Jayhawks, improving her personal-record score in each of those outings … Top heptathlon of the year came at the Big 12 Championship (5/17) when she amassed 4,807 points and finished seventh overall … Finished sixth in the heptathlon at the Kansas Relays (4/17), tallying personal bests in three of the seven events to claim a score of 4,688 points … Opened the outdoor season with by competing in her first-career heptathlon, ending the two-day event with a score of 4,679 points and a final standing of 16th … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2015 INDOOR (So.)
Turned in a new personal record in the pentathlon en route to an 11th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (2/28) with her score of 3,582 points … Her score at the Big 12 Championship ranked her No. 6 on KU’s all-time pentathlon chart … Tallied personal bests in four of the five pentathlon events at the conference meet: 60-meter hurdles (9.06), high jump (1.63 meters), long jump (5.36 meters) and 800 meters (2:21.51).
2014 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Utilized redshirt season.
2014 INDOOR (Fr.)
In her first-career pentathlon, finished 12th at the Jayhawk Classic (1/24) with a score of 2,310 … Best long jump of the season came at the ISU Classic (2/15) with a leap of 5.05 meters (16-7 ft.), earning her an 18th-place finish … Tallied a 12th-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the Bill Easton Classic (1/10) with a season-best time of 9.77.
HIGH SCHOOL
Boasted school records in the 100-meter hurdles and the long jump … Claimed back-to-back regional titles in the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles as well as the 2013 long jump title … Career-best long jump of 5.48 meters (18-0 ft.) came at the Cherry Creek/Grandview Invitational en route to a runner-up finish … Posted a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2013 Colorado Junior Olympic Championships with her time of 15.97.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Michael and Cindi Marquez … Has two brothers, Jordan (24) and Ryan (15) … Father, Michael, and brother, Jordan, played football at the University of Colorado … Majoring in journalism with an emphasis in sports broadcasting.