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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Tyler Kraft/UMBC Athletics
Pamela Cowart-Rickman

Marie Abongwa

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • 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
  • Maryland state 4A champion in the shot put as a senior
  • Earned a seventh-place finish in the Adidas National Girls’ discus competition 
  • Started competing in track & field at age 11
  • Also lettered in swimming  
  • Majoring in Psychology w/ ambitions to be a Health Psychologist
  • Lists favorite musical artist as Summer Walker
  • The youngest of three siblings to Mankaa and Emmanuel Abongwa

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Throws
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2024-25Junior

    Throws
  • 2025-26Senior

    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.