| Marita Payne |
Full Name: Marita Arthur Payne School: Vaughan Road Collegiate Inst High School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Randy Givens, Brenda Cliette, Marita Payne, Michelle Finn |
| FSU Career |
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Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 80-81 S-R 5-8 127 Fr * Trante, Ontario, Canada 81-82 S-R 5-8 127 So * Trante, Ontario, Canada 82-83 S-R 5-8 127 Jr * Trante, Ontario, Canada 83-84 S-R 5-8 127 Sr * Concord, Ontario, Canada |
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| Awards |
| Track & Field |
Year Award
1981 Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x200-Meter Relay - 2nd Leg (1st) - Indoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay - 3rd Leg (4th) - Indoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay - 2nd Leg (1st) - Outdoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 400-Meter Dash (2nd) - Outdoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay - 4th Leg (4th) - Outdoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 800-Meter Medley Relay - 4th Leg (6th) - Outdoor
1982 Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 880-Yard Relay - 2nd Leg (2nd) - Indoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 300-Yard Dash (4th) - Indoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 60-Yard Dash (7th) - Indoor
NCAA Championships - 400-Meter Dash (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay - 2nd Leg (2nd) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay - 4th Leg (2nd) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 200-Meter Dash (4th) - Outdoor
1983 NCAA Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay - 2nd Leg (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay - 2nd Leg (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 400-Meter Dash (5th) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 200-Meter Dash (6th) - Outdoor
1984 NCAA Championships - 400-Meter Dash (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - Mile Relay - 4th Leg (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay - 2nd Leg (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 200-Meter Dash (3rd) - Outdoor
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| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1991 |
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A twenty-one time NCAA All-American, Concord, Ontario, native Marita Payne was one of Florida State University's most prolific runners. Even before her senior year at Florida State she was the fastest
runner ever in the Western Hemisphere at the 400 meter, achieving that mark (50.06) at the World Track and Field Championships in Helsinki, Finland, in August 1983. She bettered that mark running
49.91 in 1984 to claim the NCAA championship, her second in that event for Florida State. Additionally, Payne won national championships as part of relay teams in the 1981 indoor 800 and 1600 meter
relays, the 1983 outdoor 400 and 1600 meter relays and the 1984 outdoor 400 meter and one mile relays. In addition to those accolades, Marita was also an Olympic medal winner. After claiming fourth
place in the 400 meter, she won silver medals in the 400 meter and 1600 meter relays in the 1984 summer Olympics. Her Florida State ties run deep as she is married to former Seminole basketball great
Mitchell Wiggins.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Track & Field |
Current Meet School Record
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Place Place Record Years
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1981 Season
03/18/1981 FLORIDA STATE QUAD 220-Yard Dash 1 23.7 5 1 1 Yes 32
03/28/1981 GEORGIA WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL 400-Meter Dash 1 54.93 5
03/28/1981 GEORGIA WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL 200-Meter Dash 2 24.74 4
04/24/1981 FLORIDA STATE QUAD 400-Meter Dash 1 53.4 5
05/01/1981 FLORIDA 100-Meter Dash 2 11.7 3 16 3
05/17/1981 VIRGINIA INVITATIONAL 400-Meter Dash 1 52.9 5
05/30/1981 AIAW CHAMPIONSHIP 400-Meter Dash 2 52.01 8
1982 Season
02/20/1982 LSU WOMEN'S INDOOR INVITE 60-Yard Dash 1 6.91 5
03/13/1982 AIAW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 60-Yard Dash 7 6.89
03/13/1982 AIAW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 300-Yard Dash 4 34.60 4 3 2
03/20/1982 LADY GATOR INVITATIONAL 400-Meter Dash 1 52.48 5
04/03/1982 VIRGINIA 100-Meter Dash 2 11.61 4
04/03/1982 VIRGINIA 200-Meter Dash 2 23.46 4
04/17/1982 ALABAMA 200-Meter Dash 1 23.63 5
04/24/1982 PENN RELAYS 100-Meter Dash 2 11.63 4
05/01/1982 FLORIDA 100-Meter Dash 1 11.3 5 6 2
05/08/1982 SPEC TOWNS INVITATIONAL 400-Meter Dash 1 52.69 5
05/14/1982 PACIFIC COAST INVITATIONAL 100-Meter Dash 2 11.57 4
06/02/1982 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 400-Meter Dash 1 51.99 15
06/05/1982 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 200-Meter Dash 4 22.91 9
1983 Season
/ / 200-Meter Dash 22.62 2 2
03/12/1983 FAMU RELAYS 100-Meter Dash 1 11.54 5
03/19/1983 LADY GATOR RELAYS 100-Meter Dash 3 11.4 3
03/19/1983 LADY GATOR RELAYS 200-Meter Dash 3 23.3 3
04/02/1983 FLORIDA 100-Meter Dash 1 11.43 5
04/02/1983 FLORIDA 200-Meter Dash 2 23.2 3
04/09/1983 MICHIGAN 400-Meter Dash 1 52.4 5
04/17/1983 LSU RELAYS 200-Meter Dash 2 22.7 4
05/07/1983 TENNESSEE 100-Meter Dash 2 11.34 4 7 2
05/07/1983 TENNESSEE 200-Meter Dash 2 23.3 4
06/04/1983 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 200-Meter Dash 6 23.20 7
06/04/1983 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 400-Meter Dash 5 51.49 8
1984 Season
/ / 400-Meter Dash 49.91 1 1 Yes 29
02/11/1984 HUSKER INVITATIONAL 60-Yard Dash 3 6.81 3 1 1 Yes 29
04/14/1984 LSU INVITATIONAL 100-Meter Dash 4 11.74 2 17 5
04/14/1984 LSU INVITATIONAL 200-Meter Dash 3 23.77 3
05/05/1984 OREGON RELAYS 100-Meter Dash 5 12.01 1
05/19/1984 GATORADE CLASSIC 400-Meter Dash 1 51.36 5
06/02/1984 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 200-Meter Dash 3 22.92 10
06/02/1984 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 400-Meter Dash 1 51.05 15
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