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- Height:
- 5-2
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Cape Coral, Fla.
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- High School:
- Cape Coral
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- Events:
- Sprints
Bio
Personal Bests: 60: 8.07 100: 12.98 200: 26.67 300: 49.27 400: 1:09.02 LJ: 4.35m JT: 15.49m
TFRRS Profile (Top performances and meet-by-meet results)
Senior (2021-22): Competed in 15 meets (seven indoor and eight outdoor) ... Member of a 4x200 relay team that placed fourth at the HCAC Indoor Championship ... Placed fifth in the 60-meters with a time of 8.13 seconds at the HCAC Indoor Championship after running a personal best of 8.07 seconds in the prelims ... Placed sixth in the 200-meters at the HCAC Indoor Championship ... Member of a 4x100 relay team that placed third at the HCAC Outdoor Championship ... Placed fifth in the 200-meters at the HCAC Outdoor Championship ... Placed seventh in the 100-meters a the HCAC Outdoor Championship ... Ended her career with personal bests in the 100-meters (12.79 seconds) and 200-meters (26.39 seconds) at the Carius/Gregory Invitational ... Named to the winter Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC team for indoor track...Named to the 2022 Tom Bohlsen Spring HCAC All-Academic Team for outdoor track.
Junior (2020-21): Competed in nine meets (four indoors and five outdoor) ... Recorded a personal best in the 60-meter dash (8.41 seconds 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 seconds ... 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 seconds 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 seconds) 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 seconds at the Mastodon Opener on Dec. 1 ... Set a personal best in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.61 seconds 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 seconds 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
Cross breaks 100m record at Carius/Gregory Invitational
Defiance freshman Traci Cross broke the school record in the 100-meter dash over the weekend at the Carius/Gregory Invitational.
May 12, 2022
Cross claims 200m title at HCAC Outdoor Championships
Defiance freshman Traci Cross placed first in the 200-meters at the 2022 HCAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
April 30, 2022
Cross leads track & field at Mike Becraft Invite
Defiance freshman Traci Cross placed second in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes at the Mike Becraft Invite on Saturday.
April 23, 2022
Cross leads women's track and field at All-Ohio Championship
Defiance freshman Traci Cross recorded two second-place finishes at the Division III All-Ohio Championships on Saturday.
April 16, 2022
Track and Field competes at Huntington Invite
The Defiance track and field teams competed at the Huntington Invite on Thursday afternoon.
April 14, 2022
Men's track places 11th, women 16th at UC Invite
The Defiance men's track and field team placed 11th out of 17 teams at the Pepsi UC Invite & Distance Carnival hosted by the University...
April 9, 2022
Cross leads Defiance track and field at George Glass Invite
Freshman Traci Cross placed second in the women's 100-meters and 200-meters at the George Glass Invite on Saturday.
April 2, 2022
Women's track places 13th, men 17th at Cedarville Yellow Jacket Open
The Defiance men's and women's track and field teams made their outdoor season debuts on Saturday at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Outdoor....
March 26, 2022
Women's Track places sixth in HCAC preseason poll
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the results of the Women’s Outdoor Track and Field preseason poll, with...
March 11, 2022
Cross wins two conference titles, named Most Outstanding Sprinter at HCAC Indoor Championship
Defiance freshman Traci Cross was named the Women’s Most Outstanding Sprints/Hurdles Athlete of the Year at the 2022 Heartland...
February 19, 2022
Women place 15th, men 18th at All-Ohio Championships
The Defiance women's track team placed 15th out of 16 teams at the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday while the men finished 18th out of 18 teams.
February 12, 2022
Cross leads Track & Field at Concordia Red, White, and Blue Track Classic
The Defiance men's and women's track and field teams traveled north to Michigan on Friday evening to compete in the Concordia Red, White, and...
February 4, 2022
Women's track places fifth, men sixth at Joe Banks Invite
The Defiance women’s track team placed fifth out of six teams at the Joe Banks Invite on Saturday while the men’s squad finished sixth...
January 29, 2022
Track and Field performs well at first home meet
The Defiance men's and women's track team hosted their first home meet of the year on Friday evening, facing off with HCAC foes Bluffton and...
January 14, 2022
Cannon breaks school record in 60M hurdles at Oiler Opener
Defiance sophomore Tawon Cannon set a new school record in the 60-meter hurdles on Friday evening at the Oiler Opener with a time of...
December 3, 2021
Women's track & field chosen ninth in HCAC preseason poll
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the results of the women's Indoor Track and Field preseason poll, with Defiance...
November 10, 2021