Utah State University Athletics

Marideth Sanford | TFRRS Profile

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2024 XC, 2025 T&F, 2026 T&F); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2024 XC, 2025 T&F, 2026 T&F); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2025, 2026).

2026 (SO)
Cross Country (2025): Did not compete during the cross country season.
Indoor: Finished 27th in the 3,000 meters at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 10:07.21… Won the 5,000 meters at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games with a personal-best time of 17:26.09… Ran a personal-best mile of 5:18.92 at the USU-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational, finishing 12th in the field.
Outdoor: Set a personal best in the 1,500 meters of 4:56.38 at the USU-hosted Aggie Invitational, finishing ninth in the field… Took 11th in the 10,000 meters at the San Francisco State-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic with a personal-best time of 37:06.75… Academic All-Mountain West selection… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2025 (FR)
Cross Country (2024): Placed 16th at the Utah State Alumni Challenge with a 5K time of 18:54.57… Finished 45th at the BYU Autumn Classic with a three-mile time of 16:35.65… Took ninth at the Utah State-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational with a 5K time of 19:05.71… Placed 21st at the Utah Open with a 5K time of 19:37.52… Earned Academic All-Mountain West selection… MW Scholar-Athlete.
Indoor: Set a season best in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:19.77 as she placed 16th at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain States Games… Ran a season-best mile of 5:23.42 at the Idaho-State hosted Stacy Dragila Open, placing fifth… Set a season best in the 3,000 meters at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open, finishing in 10:46.59 to place 22nd.
Outdoor: Ran a personal-best outdoor mile of 5:25.02 at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational, finishing 13th… Won the 5,000 meters at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational in a personal-best 18:13.14… Took first in the 5,000 meters at the Utah-Weber State Spring Classic with a time of 18:18.94… Received Academic All-Mountain West honors… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: A seven-time letterwinner in track & field and cross country at Highland High School in Pocatello, Idaho… Earned All-State honors in track & field and cross country her junior and senior seasons, while being selected All-District in track & field and cross country her sophomore, junior and senior years… During her senior cross country season, she had four individual wins… Placed third at the state meet… Ran a personal best time of 18:14 and finished all races in the top 20… In her senior track & field season, she placed 10th at the state meet in the 3,200 meters and set personal bests in the 3,200 meters (11:08), 1,600 meters (5:20) and 800 meters (2:29)… In cross country, she helped the Rams to two district championship teams (2021, 2022), a third-place finish at state in 2023 and three academic state championships (2021-2023)… In track & field, she led the Rams to a district championship and fourth place finish at state in 2023 as well as academic state championships in 2023 and 2024… Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Chris and Kristin Sanford… Has four siblings… Majoring in outdoor product design and development.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

Event	Indoor	Outdoor
1,500 Meters		4:56.38
Mile	5:18.92	5:25.02
3,000 Meters	10:07.21
5,000 Meters	17:26.09	18:13.14
10,000 Meters		37:06.75

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2026	3,000 Meters	27th	10:07.21