Personal Records: 600 –1:31.5| 800 – 2:07.88
Ohio State Overview
- Mary is a senior and an OSU Scholar-Athlete majoring in finance and economics.
- She has helped Ohio State win three Big Ten Conference team championships (2019 and 2020 indoors; 2019 outdoors).
- She scored points for Ohio State at the 2020 Big Ten championships as part of the fourth-place distance medley relay team.
- She also scored for the Buckeyes at the 2019 Big Ten indoor championships, finishing seventh in the 600 with her personal best time of 1:31.5.
- Set the school record for the 600m (1:21.02) at the Iowa State Classic (2/11/22), more than six seconds faster than the previous record
- Ran a leg on the 4x800m relay that set a program record (8:25.04) at the 2022 Penn Relays
- Ranks fourth in program history in the indoor 800m after running a 2:07.13 at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invite (2/19/22) and fourth in the outdoor 800m after finishing in 2:04.81 at the 2022 Jesse Owens Classic
- 2022 OSU Scholar Athlete
2021-22
Indoor
- Finished second as a team at the Big Ten Championships
- Finished fourth in the 600m (1:29.11) at the Big Ten Championships
- Won the 600m at the Iowa State Classic (1:21.02)
- Finished in the top-six in the 800m on three occasions – third (2:07.13) at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invite, fifth (2:08.30) at the Rod McCravy Memorial and sixth (2:08.38) at the Iowa State Classic
- Finished sixth in the 400m (55.32) at the South Carolina Challenge
Outdoor
- Won the Big Ten outdoor championships as a team, setting a meet record with 185.5 points scored (breaking the previous record of 179 set in 1994)
- Was the Big Ten runner-up in the 800m (2:06.12)
- Finished in the top-four of the 800m four other times, including runner-up finishes at Ohio (2:07.47) and at the Arizona State Baldy Castillo Invite (2:07.64)
- Competed in the 800m (2:08.47) at the NCAA regionals
- Finished seventh in her lone 400m (54.98) appearance of the season at the Raleigh Relays
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Indoor
• Competed at the Jim Green Track and field invitational and took fifth in the 800m with a time of 2:12.18. Also a member of the second place 4×400 and second place in the distance medley relay.
• At the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational ran for a second place finish in the 600m with a time of 1:33.41.
• Registered a third place finish a the Spire NCAA Division I Classic in the 600m with a time of 1:32.36.
• Won the 600m run with a time of 1:33.02 at the Ohio State Buckeye Tune Up.
• Made an appearance at the indoor Big Ten championships with a seventh place showing in the 600m with a time of 1:31.05.
Outdoor
• Opened up the 2019 outdoor season at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge and placed 5th in the 800m with a time of 2:09.13
• Member of the sprint medley relay team that took bronze at the Florida Relays with a time of 3:49.12.
• Took silver in the 800 with a time of 2:07.88 at the Akron Campbell Wright Open.
• Competed in the 800m run and placed 9th at the outdoor Big Ten championships.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Outdoor:
• Placed fifth in the 800m with a time of 2:10.65 and ran on the sixth-place 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:49.87 at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge.
• Member of the second-place 4x800m relay team at the Tennessee Relays; also clocked in at 2:13.45 in the 800m.
• Won the 800m with a time of 2:15.00 at the Ashland Alumni Open.
Indoor:
• Claimed second in the 600m with a time of 1:35.62 at the Buckeye Invitational.
• Member of the third-place 4x400m relay (3:46.22) and finished eighth in the 800m (2:12.95) at the Kentucky Invitational.
• Took third in the 600m with a time of 1:34.82 and ran on the sixth-place 4x400m relay team with a tie of 3:54.85 at the Simmons-Harvey Quad.
• Clocked in an 800m time of 2:15.59 and also ran on the ninth-place 4x400m relay team (3:50.56) and the fifth-place distance medley relay (11:41.29).
• Placed 15th in the 800m with a time of 2:10.90.
• Finished fourth in the 600m with a time of 1:34.76 at the Buckeye Tune-Up.
• Member of the seventh-place distance medley relay with a time of 11:26.85 and claimed 11th in the 800m with a time of 2:11.27 at the Big Ten Championships.
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• Took third in the 800m run at the 2016 OHSAA Division I State Championships as a junior with a career-best time of 2:10.42 at Walsh Jesuit High School.
• Placed eighth at the 2015 OHSAA Division I State Championships with a time of 2:13.03 in the 800m run.
• School-record holder in the 400m dash and 800m run.
• Three-time All-Ohio honoree.
• 2017 track and field MVP for Walsh Jesuit.
• Also played basketball for three years.
PERSONAL
• Majoring in finance and minoring in economics.
• Daughter of Susan and Matthew Figler.
• Has three sisters, Julia, Amelia, and Katie.
