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2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

Tyler Kraft/UMBC Athletics
Pamela Cowart-Rickman

Marie Abongwa

  • Position Throws
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Charles Flowers
  • Hometown Bowie, Md.

Biography

2023 Outdoor

  • In first outdoor competition, placed eighth (12.81m) during the shot put in the Weems Baskin Invitational.
  • In the Towson Invitational, tossed the discus the fifth-farthest distance of the day, 39.58m.
  • Had two top-ten finishes, a 12.78m shot put (sixth) plus a 38.10m discus (tenth) at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational.

BACKGROUND:
  • The Prince George’s County Most Valuable Athlete for field events in 2022
  • The Maryland state 4A champion in the shot put as a senior
  • Earned a seventh place finish in the adidas National Girls’ discus competition 
  • Also lettered in swimming  
  • Considering a double major in biological sciences and psychology and would like to become an orthopedic surgeon
  • Enjoys drawing, painting and cooking
  • The youngest of three siblings to Mankaa and Emmanuel Abongwa

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Throws
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2024-25Junior

    Throws
Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.