2023 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster

Margo Nea
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Dexter High
- Hometown:
- Dexter, Mo.
Collegiate XC PR | 5k:Â 18:31.8 (9/30/22), 6k: 22:13.9 (10/27/23)
Honors
Competed in all six meets for the Bears ... Recorded a personal best 6k time at the MVC Championship (10/27) with a 22:13.9 finish ... Was the first Bear to cross the finish line at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/10) with a time of 22:29.5.
2022Â
Appeared in all six meets for the Bears during her sophomore season ... Was consistently among the team's top-five runners ... Raced a lifetime best 5-kilometer mark of 18:31.8 at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival (9/30/22) ... Eclipsed her 6k lifetime best by a minute and a half, racing a time of 22:32.9 at the Platte River Rumble (10/14/22) ... Named to MVC Honor Roll ... Earned MSU Athletic Director Honor Roll status for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
2021Â
Competed in four meets as a redshirt freshman ... Raced a season-best 5K time of 19:26.4 at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival (10/1/21) ... Competed in one 6-kilometer race at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/15/21) with a time of 24:01.3Â ... Earned MSU Athletic Director Honor Roll status for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters.
2020-21
Redshirted as a true freshman and did not participate in any meets ... Earned MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll status for Spring 2021 semester.
High School
Was a Class 3 all-state cross country performer her senior season (2019) at Dexter (Mo.) High .... As a junior, she turned in an all-state performance in the 1,600-meter run, finishing 6th in the event at the 2019 MSHSAA Class 3 Track and Field Championships.
Personal
Margo E. Nea was born 8/22/01 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. … Daughter of Mark and Amber Nea of Dexter, Mo. … Has a sister, Meredith … Majoring in Marketing Management.
Honors
- MVC Honor Roll: 2022-23
- MSU Athletic's Director Honor Roll: Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023
Competed in all six meets for the Bears ... Recorded a personal best 6k time at the MVC Championship (10/27) with a 22:13.9 finish ... Was the first Bear to cross the finish line at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/10) with a time of 22:29.5.
2022Â
Appeared in all six meets for the Bears during her sophomore season ... Was consistently among the team's top-five runners ... Raced a lifetime best 5-kilometer mark of 18:31.8 at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival (9/30/22) ... Eclipsed her 6k lifetime best by a minute and a half, racing a time of 22:32.9 at the Platte River Rumble (10/14/22) ... Named to MVC Honor Roll ... Earned MSU Athletic Director Honor Roll status for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
2021Â
Competed in four meets as a redshirt freshman ... Raced a season-best 5K time of 19:26.4 at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival (10/1/21) ... Competed in one 6-kilometer race at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/15/21) with a time of 24:01.3Â ... Earned MSU Athletic Director Honor Roll status for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters.
2020-21
Redshirted as a true freshman and did not participate in any meets ... Earned MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll status for Spring 2021 semester.
High School
Was a Class 3 all-state cross country performer her senior season (2019) at Dexter (Mo.) High .... As a junior, she turned in an all-state performance in the 1,600-meter run, finishing 6th in the event at the 2019 MSHSAA Class 3 Track and Field Championships.
Personal
Margo E. Nea was born 8/22/01 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. … Daughter of Mark and Amber Nea of Dexter, Mo. … Has a sister, Meredith … Majoring in Marketing Management.
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