| Marita Payne |
Full Name: Marita Arthur Payne
School: Vaughan Road Collegiate Inst High School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Seminole Relations: Wife of Mitchell Wiggins
Olympics:
1984 - at Los Angeles, California representing Canada in Track & Field
Won the Silver Medal in 4x400 meter relay
Won the Silver Medal in 4x100 meter relay
1988 - at Seoul, South Korea representing Canada in Track & Field
Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link
1991 Track & Field HOF - Loc 1
1981, 82, 83, 84 Track & Field AA - Loc 77
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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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| All-American Awards |
| Track & Field |
Year Award
1981 Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x200-Meter Relay (1st) - Indoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay (4th) - Indoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay (1st) - Outdoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 400 Meters (2nd) - Outdoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay (4th) - Outdoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x200-Meter Relay (6th) - Outdoor
1982 Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 880-Yard Relay (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 Meters (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay (2nd) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay (2nd) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 200 Meters (4th) - Outdoor
1983 NCAA Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 400 Meters (5th) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 200 Meters (6th) - Outdoor
1984 NCAA Championships - 400 Meters (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - Mile Relay (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 200 Meters (3rd) - Outdoor
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| 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 |
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Comment
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1981 Season
02/15/1981 Montgomery Southern Champions 440-Yard Dash (I) 1 57.62 5
02/15/1981 Montgomery Southern Champions Mile Relay (I) 1 3:53.39 1.25
02/15/1981 Montgomery Southern Champions 440-Yard Relay (I) 1 1.25
03/14/1981 AIAW Indoor Championship 4x200-Meter Relay (I) 1 1:36.88 1.25
03/14/1981 AIAW Indoor Championship 4x400-Meter Relay (I) 4 3:40.57 0.50
03/18/1981 Florida State Quad 4x100-Meter Relay 1 46.2 1.25
03/18/1981 Florida State Quad 220-Yard Dash 1 23.7 5
03/28/1981 Georgia Women's Invitational 440-Yard Relay 1 45.84 1.25
03/28/1981 Georgia Women's Invitational 400 Meters 1 54.93 5
03/28/1981 Georgia Women's Invitational 200 Meters 2 24.74 4
04/04/1981 Texas Relays 4x400-Meter Relay 5 3:43.24 0.25
04/04/1981 Texas Relays 4x100-Meter Relay 2 45.53 1
04/24/1981 Florida State Quad 400 Meters 1 53.4 5
05/01/1981 Florida 100 Meters 2 11.7 3
05/01/1981 Florida 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:41.2 1.25
05/09/1981 Georgia Spec Invitational 4x100-Meter Relay 1 45.34 1.25
05/09/1981 Georgia Spec Invitational Sprint Medley Relay 1 1:40.77 1.25
05/17/1981 Virginia Invitational 400 Meters 1 52.9 5
05/30/1981 AIAW Outdoor Championship 400 Meters 2 52.01 4
05/30/1981 AIAW Outdoor Championship 4x200-Meter Relay 6 1:38.67
05/30/1981 AIAW Outdoor Championship 4x100-Meter Relay 1 44.35 1.25
05/30/1981 AIAW Outdoor Championship 4x400-Meter Relay 4 3:34.80 0.50
1982 Season
01/16/1982 Lady Gator Invitational 400 Meters (I) 1 56.58 5
02/13/1982 Southern Championship 60-Yard Dash (I) 1 6.90 5
02/13/1982 Southern Championship Mile Relay (I) 1 3:46.50 1.25
02/20/1982 LSU Women's Indoor Invite 60-Yard Dash (I) 1 6.91 5
03/06/1982 Florida Fasttimes Invitational 50-Yard Dash (I) 2 6.51 4
03/06/1982 Florida Fasttimes Invitational 300 Meters (I) 1 37.84 5
03/13/1982 AIAW Indoor Championship 60-Yard Dash (I) 7 6.89 prelims
03/13/1982 AIAW Indoor Championship 300-Yard Dash (I) 4 34.60 2 prelims
03/13/1982 AIAW Indoor Championship 880-Yard Relay (I) 2 1:38.80 1
03/17/1982 Lady Seminole Relay Festival 4x100-Meter Relay 1 44.4 1.25
03/17/1982 Lady Seminole Relay Festival 880-Yard Relay 1 1:35.2 1.25
03/17/1982 Lady Seminole Relay Festival Mile Relay 2 3:48.43 1
03/20/1982 Lady Gator Invitational 400 Meters 1 52.48 5
04/03/1982 Virginia 4x100-Meter Relay 1 44.46 1.25
04/03/1982 Virginia 100 Meters 2 11.61 4
04/03/1982 Virginia 200 Meters 2 23.46 4
04/03/1982 Virginia 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:45.60 1.25
04/17/1982 Alabama 200 Meters 1 23.63 5
04/24/1982 Penn Relays 4x100-Meter Relay 1 44.34 1.25
04/24/1982 Penn Relays 100 Meters 2 11.63 4
04/24/1982 Penn Relays 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:33.72 1.25
05/01/1982 Florida 100 Meters 1 11.3 5
05/08/1982 Spec Towns Invitational 400 Meters 1 52.69 5
05/14/1982 Pacific Coast Invitational 4x100-Meter Relay 1 44.19 1.25
05/14/1982 Pacific Coast Invitational 100 Meters 2 11.57 4
05/22/1982 Tom Black Track Classic 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:35.2 1.25
06/05/1982 NCAA Outdoor Championship 200 Meters 4 22.91 9
06/05/1982 NCAA Outdoor Championship 400 Meters 1 51.99 15 Qualifying time
06/05/1982 NCAA Outdoor Championship 4x100-Meter Relay 2 43.73 3
06/05/1982 NCAA Outdoor Championship 4x400-Meter Relay 2 3:28.70 3
1983 Season
03/12/1983 FAMU Relays 100 Meters 1 11.54 5
03/19/1983 Lady Gator Relays 100 Meters 3 11.4 3
03/19/1983 Lady Gator Relays 4x100-Meter Relay 1 44.6 1.25
03/19/1983 Lady Gator Relays 200 Meters 3 23.3 3
04/02/1983 Florida 100 Meters 1 11.43 5
04/02/1983 Florida 200 Meters 2 23.2 3
04/09/1983 Michigan 4x100-Meter Relay 1 44.28 1.25
04/09/1983 Michigan 4x200-Meter Relay 1 1:33.2 1.25
04/09/1983 Michigan 400 Meters 1 52.4 5
04/09/1983 Michigan 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:38.36 1.25
04/17/1983 LSU Relays 4x100-Meter Relay 1 43.58 1.25
04/17/1983 LSU Relays 200 Meters 2 22.7 4
04/17/1983 LSU Relays 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:38.19 1.25
04/30/1983 Penn Relays 100 Meters 3 11.50 3
04/30/1983 Penn Relays 4x100-Meter Relay 1 43.70 1.25
04/30/1983 Penn Relays 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:32.28 1.25
05/07/1983 Tennessee 4x100-Meter Relay 1 44.58 1.25
05/07/1983 Tennessee 100 Meters 2 11.34w 4
05/07/1983 Tennessee 200 Meters 2 23.3 4
05/15/1983 Pepsi Invitational 4x100-Meter Relay 1 43.52 1.25
06/04/1983 NCAA Outdoor Championship 200 Meters 6 23.20 7
06/04/1983 NCAA Outdoor Championship 400 Meters 5 51.49 8
06/04/1983 NCAA Outdoor Championship 4x100-Meter Relay 1 42.94 3.75
06/04/1983 NCAA Outdoor Championship 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:28.46 3.75
07/11/1983 World University Games 200 Meters 2 22.62 4
08/11/1983 World Track & Fld Championship 400 Meters 5 50.06 1
1984 Season
01/21/1984 Florida Invitational 55 Meters (I) 2T 6.98 3.50
01/21/1984 Florida Invitational 4x400-Meter Relay (I) 1 3:47.30 1.25
02/04/1984 Mason-Dixon Invitational 4x200-Meter Relay (I) 1 1:36.80 1.25
02/11/1984 Husker Invitational 60 Meters (I) 7.29c
02/11/1984 Husker Invitational 60-Yard Dash (I) 3 6.81 3
02/11/1984 Husker Invitational Mile Relay (I) 1 3:39.11 1.25
04/14/1984 LSU Invitational 4x100-Meter Relay 1 44.61 1.25
04/14/1984 LSU Invitational 100 Meters 4 11.74 2
04/14/1984 LSU Invitational 200 Meters 3 23.77 3
04/14/1984 LSU Invitational 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:38.72 1.25
04/21/1984 Olympic Preview 4x100-Meter Relay 1 43.9 1.25
04/21/1984 Olympic Preview 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:36.14 1.25
04/27/1984 Penn Relays Sprint Medley Relay 1:41.46
05/05/1984 Oregon Relays 100 Meters 5 12.01 1
05/05/1984 Oregon Relays 4x100-Meter Relay 1 44.73 1.25
05/05/1984 Oregon Relays Sprint Medley Relay 1 1:41.46 1.25
05/13/1984 Cavalier Invitational 200 Meters 23.37
05/13/1984 Cavalier Invitational 200 Meters 3 23.27 3
05/13/1984 Cavalier Invitational 400 Meters 3 53.30 3
05/13/1984 Cavalier Invitational 4x100-Meter Relay 1 43.33 1.25
05/19/1984 Gatorade Classic 400 Meters 1 51.36 5
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship 200 Meters 3 22.92 10 prelim time
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship 400 Meters 1 51.05 15
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship 4x100-Meter Relay 1 43.72 3.75
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship 4x400-Meter Relay 3:27.72c
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship Mile Relay 1 3:28.93 3.75
08/08/1984 Olympics 400 Meters 4 49.91 2
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