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Wayne State University Athletics

2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Mariska Laurila

Mariska Laurila

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Carney, Mich.
  • High School:
    Carney-Nadeau
  • Letters:
    0

Summary

Biography

2025-26:  INDOOR:  Participated in six regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished 20th at GLIACs in the shot put (10.67m), and 22nd in the weight throw (11.87m) ... posted season-best marks of 11.09m (shot put) and 11.89m (weight throw) at the W-C-W Invitational.

High School:  A 2025 graduate of Carney-Nadeau High School ... was a five-year (including eighth grade season) track letterwinner for coach Brandon Schlotthauer ... advanced to the MHSAA U.P. Division 3 state finals in the shot put as an eighth grader after placing third at the regional meet in Stephenson ... competed in both the shot put and discus at the 2022 MHSAA U.P. regional meet and advanced to the finals in the discus following a third-place finish ... participated at the 2023 MHSAA U.P. finals in the shot put (second), discus (first) and long jump (seventh) ... won both the shot put and discus at the 2024 MHSAA U.P. finals, while placing third in the long jump ... placed second in the discus, fifth in the long jump and sixth in the shot put at the 2025 MHSAA U.P. finals ... was a five-time Skyline Central Conference (last four years in the discus and 2025 in the shot put) ... also competed in basketball (all four years), volleyball and softball ... served as a team captain in track (4x), volleyball (3x), basketball (twice and softball (once) ... received Academic Honors all four years.

Personal:  Full name -- Mariska M. Laurila ... born on June 28, 2006, in Carney, Mich. ... daughter of Nicole Linder and Martin Laurila ... has an older sister, Giselle ... is majoring in Exploratory Fine Arts ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2025 ... name is pronounced MUH-ri-skuh Lore-il-uh.

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