University of Massachusets Athletics
2023-24 Women's Track & Field Roster
Maria Wood
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Abington
- Hometown:
- Abington, Mass.
2023-24: Indoor: Earned 2nd place in the 4x400 meter relay (Murphy, Okwara, Wood, Witt) with a time of 4:09.12 minutes and ran a new personal record in the 60 meter dash with a time of 8.16 seconds at the UCONN Husky Challenge (12/7-8)... Competed in 4 other meets running a season best in the 200 meter dash of 27.73 seconds at the River Hawk Invitational (1/26-27).
Outdoor: Earned 3rd place in the 4x100 meter relay (Lee, Hernandez, Wood, Spencer) with a time of 50.12 seconds and ran a new personal best in the 200 meter dash of 27.32 seconds at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (4/26-27)... Earned 2nd place in the 4x100 meter relay (Murphy, Hanafin, Wood, Hernandez) with a time of 48.99 seconds and earned 2nd place in the 4x400 meter relay (Wood, Spencer, Henning, Shunney) with a time of 4:14.80 minutes and placed 4th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.97 seconds at the UMASS Commonwealth Invitational (4/13)... Placed 5th in
the 4x100 meter relay (Allen, Williams, Wood, Hernandez) with a time of 50.22 seconds at the UMASS Flagship Opener (4/7).
2022-23: Outdoor: Earned fourth place in the 4x100 at 49.42 seconds at the UMASS Commonwealth Invitational (4/15) … Earned second place in the 4x400 at 4:01.39, also earned a personal best in the 200-meter dash at 27.45 seconds at the UMASS Flagship Opener (4/15) … Claimed third place in the 4x100 at 48.75 seconds, also earned a personal best time in the 100-meter dash at 13.20 seconds at the Black & Gold Invitational (3/31-4/01). Indoor: Competed in four meets with season bests of 8.38 seconds in the 60-meter dash, 27.61 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 44.74 seconds in the 300-meter dash
Before UMass: Competed indoor and outdoor track and field at Abington High School … Earned 7 varsity letters … Member of the South Shore League Championship team in 2021 … Was an Enterprise All-Scholastic in Spring 2019, Winter 2020, Winter/Spring 2021 and Winter/Spring 2022 … Was a South Shore League All-Star in Winter 2020, Winter/Spring 2021and Winter/Spring 2022 … Was a Boston Globe All-Scholastic Honorable Mention in Spring 2021, Winter 2021 and Spring 2022 … Was the South Shore League MVP for Winter/Spring in 2021 … Was the Team MVP for Winter/Spring in 2021 … Holds school records in the 100m (12.28s), 200m (25.23s), 300m (41.84s), 55m (7.44s), 4x100m (52.04s), 4x400m (4:14.01) and SMR (4:42.87) … Also played soccer … Received high honor roll, was a member of the National Honor Society and an AP Scholar
