Sophomore Year:Competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 at the ACC Indoor Championships • Competed in the 10,000 at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Ran personal-best 17:24.62 at the 2011 Florida
Freshman Year: Competed in the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 • Finished seventh in the 10,000, also competed in the 5,000 at ACC Outdoor Championships • Competed at NCAA Regionals in the 10,000
Prep: Attended Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Fla. • 2008 cross country conference champion and 2008 FHSAA Cross Country State finals runner-up • FHSAA Track and Field champion in the 3200-meter run as a senior • 2009 Broward County Female Athlete of the Year and the 2009 Miami Herald Female Scholar Athlete • Salutatorian of her graduating class • An AP Scholar with Distinction her junior and senior years.
Personal: Majoring in Biochemistry with hopes of becoming a doctor • Enjoys cooking, arts and crafts and reading • Lists Kara Goucher as the athlete she most admires • Favorite book is "My Sister's Keeper" and her favorite movie is "Seven Pounds" • Mariana Lucena is the daughter of Nelson and Ana Maria Lucena • Born October 12, 1990 in Medellin, Colombia.
