2023-24 Track Roster
Mareno, Nevada
EmpowHER - Ally Henson
Wednesday, February 07
EmpowHER: Ally Henson
Thursday, November 30
Passing the Baton from Geiger to Henes
Thursday, June 15
Wolfpack Women's Top Moments - Track & Field
Wednesday, March 09

Nevada Mareno
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Leesville Road
Bio
1x All-American:
Collegiate-Best Marks
2023 Outdoor Track & Field:
2022-23 Indoor Track & Field:
2022 Cross Country:
2022 Outdoor Track & Field:
2021-22 Indoor Track & Field:
2021 Cross Country:
2021 Outdoor Track & Field:
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field:
2020 Cross Country:
2019-20 Indoor Track & Field:
2019 Cross Country:
2019 Outdoor Track & Field:
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
2018 Cross Country:
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:
2017 Cross Country:
Prep/Personal:
- 2022 Cross Country
- 2022 - 1500m
- 2021 - 1500m
- 2019 - 1500m
- 2019 - 5,000m
- 2022 Cross Country
- 2020 Indoor - Mile (4th place)
- 2022 Cross Country
- 2022 Outdoor
- 2018 Cross Country
- 2022 Track & Field
- 2021 Track & Field
- 2020 Track & Field
- 2019 Track & Field
Collegiate-Best Marks
2023 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2022-23 Indoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2022 Cross Country:
- Opened the campaign with a 5k PR of 16:57.4 at the Joe Piane Invitational
- Set a PR in the 6k at the NCAA Championships with a time of 20:07.5
2022 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Ran in the 1500m at the NCAA Championships, placing 23rd overall (4:26.52)
- Clocked the fifth-fastest 1500m time in program history at the NCAA East Regional, posting a 4:13.49
- Placed seventh at the ACC Championsips in the 1500m with a time of 4:16.51
- Competed in the 800m and 5000m during the 2022 season
- Tallied five top-10 finishes
2021-22 Indoor Track & Field:
- Competed for the Pack in the 3000m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite
2021 Cross Country:
- Suited up for the Wolfpack at the ACC Championships
2021 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Recorded a 4:17.23 in the 1500m at Raleigh Relays, setting a personal record that was good for the fifth-best time in program history
- Clocked a 2:10.94 in a third-place finish in the 800m at Duke Twilight
- Finished 10th in the 1500m at the ACC Championships
- Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in the 1500m
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2020 Cross Country:
- Finished fourth the Virginia Tech Invitational, running a 20:58.3
2019-20 Indoor Track & Field:
- Finished fourth in the mile final at the ACC Championship (4:43.48)
- Ran a PR of 4:42.14 in the mile at the Valentine Invite in her season debut
2019 Cross Country:
- Raced for the Pack at a pair of postseason meets
- Finished 26th overall at the ACC Championships in 21:35.7
- Posted a season-best 21:28.3 at the NCAA Championships to place 131st
2019 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Won the 1,500m invite at the Charlotte Invite, crossing the finish line in a season-best 4:17.45
- Placed 12th in the 5,000m at Raleigh Relays with a 16:14.83 mark
- Competed in the 1,500m and 5,000m at the ACC Championships
- Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in the 1,500m and 5,000m
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
- Earned fourth place in the mile at the Hokie Invite with a 4:47.45 mark
- Set a personal-best with a 9:30.27 in the 3,000m at ACC Championships, placing 11th
- Was a part of the DMR team that placed fifth at the Virginia Tech Challenge
2018 Cross Country:
- Competed in all five meets for the Wolfpack during the 2018 season
- Secured the best finish of her season at the ACC Championships, placing 22nd with a time of 21:02.5
- Ran the fastest 6K of her career (20:58.3) on the way to finishing 35th at the NCAA Southeast Regional
- Concluded her season by representing NC State at the NCAA Championships where she rounded out the team's scoring as the Pack's fifth finisher
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Competed unattached twice, placing third in the 1,500m at the Charlotte Invitational and also running the 5,000m at the Duke Invitational
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2017 Cross Country:
- Redshirted the season at Stanford before transferring to NC State
Prep/Personal:
- Daughter of Jason and Janice Mareno
- Attended Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, N.C.
- Earned bronze medal at the 2017 Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country International Challenge
- 2016 NCHSAA Cross Country State Champion
- 2016 NCHSAA Outdoor 800m, 1,600m, 3,200m, and 4x800m relay State Champion
- 2016 NCHSAA Outdoor Female MVP
- 2015 NCHSAA Cross Country State Champion
- 2015 New Balance Indoor Nationals Mile Champion
- Placed second at the 2016 Foot Locker Nationals and third at the 2015 Foot Locker Nationals
- Named 2015 and 2016 NC Gatorade Cross Country Player of the Year
- Member of the National Honor Society and a Junior Marshall at Leesville