Hokie Club Marlies OverbeekeEvent: Distance
Class: Senior
High School: Erasmus Univ.
Hometown: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
NCAA Cross Country All-American
Indoor School Record - 1,000m
Indoor School Record - Mile
Outdoor School Record - 800m
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2003 Cross Country: Became Tech's first female NCAA All-American, finishing 29th at the NCAA Championships ... Had Tech's highest finish ever at the Regional Championships, finishing fifth ... Was eighth at the BIG EAST meet ... Was the top-collegiate finisher in all regular season meets.2002-03: Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the mile ... Finished sixth in the BIG EAST in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:24.37 ... Set the school record in the 800 meters with a 2:09.61 sixth-place finish at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Was the top finisher in the 3,000 meters at UVa with a time of 9:39.89 ... Finished third in the 1,000 meters at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships with a school-record time of 2:49.19 ... Also set the school record in the mile with a first-place time of 4:46.37 at the Tech Challenge.
At Erasmus: Competed in national meets for PAC Rotterdam ... Member of the Dutch national team ... Dutch national student cross country champion ... Finished fourth at cross country nationals ... In 2002 set two personal bests of 4:23.57 in the 1,500 meters and 2:09.19 in the 800 meters.
Personal: Born June 25, 1980 in Amderstam, The Netherlands ... Daughter of Nico and Tine Overbeeke ... Enrolled in sociology at the graduate level.