Maegan Desmarais

Maegan Desmarais
Maegan Desmarais
  • Hometown:
    Thomaston, CT
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Thomaston
Bio

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFFRS)

Gail Rutz Award (top senior female student-athlete)

2026 Outdoor: Most Valuable Performer...Most Outstanding Trrack Performer (Distance)
 
2026 Indoor: All-NEC Second Team (Mile; 3,000m; 5,000m) 
 
2025 Cross Country: All-NEC...Placed 2nd at the NEC Championships (6K – 22:25.6)...Ran 21:27.4 at the NCAA Northeast Region Championships...Ran 18:19.88 at the New England Championships...

2024 Cross Country: All-Northeast Conference...Placed 8th at NEC Championships (18:04.3)...Ran 18:50.6 at New England Championships...Ran 22:02.2 at NCAA Northeast Region Championships

2024 Outdoor: All-Northeast Conference Second Team (3000m Steeple)...Won silver in 3000m steeple (11:02.74) at NEC Championships...Placed fifth in 5K (17:52.49) and fourth on 4x800 relay (9:18.16) at NEC Championships...Placed second in 3000 steeple (11:00.40) at NEICAAA Championships

2024 Indoor: Did not run

2023 Cross Country: All-Northeast Conference...Finished sixth in NEC Championships (18:56.10)...Ran 6K course in 21:54.0 at NCAA Regionals

2023 Outdoor: First Team All Northeast Conference... Ran a collegiate best time of 11:00.52 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the UConn Northeaster Challenge to finish second... Finished third in the 2,000m steeplechase with a best time of 7:05.19 at the Holy Cross Invitational. She also competed in the 800m, finishing in 2:25.87 (collegiate best)… Won the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2023 NEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, crossing the finish line in 11;21.47. She also placed eighth in the 5,000m race, coming in at 18:56.63 (collegiate best)… Finished out the season competing in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2023 Yale Last Chance Meet, finishing in 11:04.26 to place third.

2022-23 Indoor: Finished third in the 3000m race at the Ramapo College Opener, with a personal best time of 10:36.51... Ran a personal best in the 1000m race (3:00.71) at the 2023 Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invite... Placed fourth in the mile with a personal best time of 5:05.92 at the 2023 NEC Indoor Track and Field Championships to help her team to their second straight Northeast Conference title.  

2022 Cross Country: All-Northeast Conference...Northeast Conference All-Rookie. 1x NEC Rookie of the Week...Finished 23rd at the Father Bede Invitational (3.11m) with a time of 20:37.3. Ran the Ted Owen Invitational 5k with a time of 19:16.5, finishing 25th...Competed at the New England Championships (5k), crossing the finish line in 61st place with a time of 19:40.4. Ran collegiate bests at the CCSU Mini Meet (3k- 10:41.4), the NEC Championship (5k- 18:49.8), and the NCAA Regional Championship (6k- 23:25.1)...Helped the team to win their 5th consecutive NEC Championship.

2022 Outdoor: Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team (3,000m Steeple)...Placed fifth in the 3,000 Steeple (11:54.14) at the NEC Championships...Ran the 800 in 2:31.32 at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invitational

2021-22 Indoor: Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll…Ran the 500 in 1:28.90 at the NEC Championships...Ran the Mile in 6:25.10 at the Lions Indoor Invitational

2021 Cross Country: Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll…Did not run in any meets.

News mentions
(Stover Photography)
(Stover Photography)
Cancellieri Named NEC Athlete Of The Week
Cancellieri Named NEC Athlete Of The Week

Joined on Prime Performer list by Desmarias

Juliana Cancellieri placed sixth in the individual standings at the 2025 New England Cross Country Championship, to earn All-New England. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
Cancellieri Earns All-New England Honors

The senior placed sixth to pace the women's cross-country team to an eighth-place finish