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Lisa Markau
Lisa Markau
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Cape Coral, Fla.
  • High School:
    Cape Coral
  • Events:
    Sprints
  • Major:
    Nursing

Bio

Personal Bests: 60: 8.41 100: 13.44 200: 28.60 300: 49.27 400: 1:09.02 LJ: 4.26m

TFRRS Profile (Top performances and meet-by-meet results)

Junior (2020-21): Competed in nine meets (four indoors and five outdoor) ... Recorded a personal best in the 60-meter dash (8.41 at the Dave Meuleman Classic on Jan. 29 ... Recorded a personal best in the 400-meters (1:09.02) at the Reggie Thomas Classic on April 17 ... Placed sixth in the 100-meters at the HCAC Outdoor Championships on May 1 with a personal best time of 13.44 ... Finished fourth in the 60-meter dash at the HCAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 21 ... Won the 100-meters at the Concordia Legacy Invitational with a time of 13.51 on April 24 ... Named to the winter Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC team for indoor track.

Sophomore (2019-20): Competed in seven indoor meets ... Recorded personal bests in the 60-meter dash (8.43) and the long jump (4.26 meters) at the Cedarville Collegiate Indoor Invitational on Feb. 7. 

Freshman (2018-19): Competed in nine meets (six indoor and three outdoor) ... Set a personal best in the 300-meter dash with a time of 49.27 at the Mastodon Opener on Dec. 1 ... Set a personal best in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.61 at the Rose-Hulman "Early Bird" Invitational on Mar. 16 ... Recorded a personal best time in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.68 at the IWU Polar Bear Invitational on Mar. 23.

Prep: Two-year letter winner in track and field while at Cape Coral High School.

Personal: Daughter of Simone and Jens Markau ... Majoring in nursing ... Also a member of the Defiance cross country program ... Transferred to Defiance from Florida SouthWestern College.

News Mentions

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Women's track & field finishes 10th at HCAC Outdoor Championship

This weekend the Defiance College women’s track and field team traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conferenc...

May 1, 2021

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Markau named HCAC women's track Athlete of the Week

On Tuesday afternoon, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced that Defiance College junior Lisa Markau (Cape Coral, Fla./Cape...

April 27, 2021

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Track & Field sprints past competition at Concordia Legacy Meet

The Defiance College men's and women's track and field teams traveled north to Ann Arbor, Mich. on Saturday to compete in the Legacy Meet hosted...

April 24, 2021

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Track & Field competes at Kentucky Wesleyan Twilight Invitational

The Defiance College track & field teams traveled to Owensboro, Ky. on Friday to compete in the Kentucky Wesleyan Twilight Invitational. Lisa...

April 2, 2021

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Men picked fifth, women ninth in HCAC outdoor track poll

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the results of its preseason coaches poll for the 2021 outdoor track and field season on...

March 31, 2021

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Outdoor track season begins at Cedarville Yellow Jacket Open

The Defiance College men's and women's track and field team opened the 2021 outdoor season on Saturday at the Cedarville University Yellow Jacket...

March 27, 2021

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Markau Places Fourth at HCAC Championship

Defiance College junior Lisa Markau logged a fourth-place finish in the 60-meters on Saturday afternoon at the Heartland Conference Women's Indoor...

February 20, 2021

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