2023 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: One year with the program.
Sophomore (2023): Did not compete.
South Kitsap High School: Ran in the Class 4A (large school) Washington state meet as a sophomore in 2019, placing 143rd. ... Raced in the Westside Classic / West Central District Championships as a senior in 2021, finishing 71st, and as a sophomore, placing 54th. ... Posted her first time in the 20s for 5000 meters at the 2019 Bill Kehoe South Sound Invite, stopping the watch in 20:50.5. ... On the track, ran the second leg on the title-winning 4-by-200 relay and led off the title-winning 4-by-400 relay at the Class 4A (large school) Washington state meet as a senior in 2022. ... Also ran the second leg on the 2nd-place 4-by-100 relay, and placed 5th in the 400-meter dash in 59.33. In the previous day's 400 prelims, set a personal-best by clocking 58.77. ... In the relay races, it was the same four girls on all of them: Crane, Elise Hopper, Ella Hopper, and Savannah Kambich. ... Throughout her career, which was interrupted by the pandemic shutdown as a sophomore and a limited schedule as a junior in 2021, did a variety of events, ranging from 100 to 1600 meters.
Personal: Marissa Fisayo Crane. ... Communication studies major.
Fun facts: Got introduced to track in elementary school, when kids were not allowed on the equipment until after running a lap around the playground and soccer field. "I always wanted to be the first student allowed to use the play toys and swings, so I gained my competitive spirit for running from that." Joined her first track team in 4th grade because her older sister was already running track. ... Also has done soccer and basketball. ... Her high school 4-by-400 relay got a chance in the National Scholastics Athletic Federation (NSAF) Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene and earned All-American recognition, then took 2nd place at the USA Track & Field (USATF) nationals in Sacramento. ... Favorite kind of workout is "one that will absolutely push my mind -- something like 300 or 400-meter repeats." ... If not for track, would play basketball. ... Favorite sport to watch is track "because I can relate to the runners I'm watching." ... Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "Romeo and Juliet." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "A Court of Mist and Fury." ... Favorite junk food is cheesecake. ... Favorite healthy food is chicken Caesar salad. ... Favorite TV program is 'Scandal." ... Her dream car is a Toyota 4Runner. ... Loves to shop for books. ... Favorite team is the Jamaican bobsledders. ... Favorite athlete is American 400-meter hurdler Sydney McLaughlin. ... Easiest subject in school is English. ... Toughest subject is chemistry / science. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her mom and dad, and she would serve In-N-Out because "I owe them everything, including a good burger." ... Her friends call her Riss or Rissa. ... As a communication studies major, hopes one day to be teaching the concepts she is now learning to high school students "so they can be well-rounded individuals who know how to communicate effectively in a team where communication technologies increasingly flood our lifestyles."
