| Collard's Top Performances |
| 800m | 2:13.90 |
| 1500m | 4:28.71 |
| Mile | 5:00.12 |
| 3000m | 10:35.51 |
As a Senior (2014-15)A cross country tri-captain as a senior, Collard finished seventh in the season-opening dual meet with Army and fifth at the Harry Anderson Invitational. She also ran at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, Lehigh's Paul Short Run, Ivy League Heptagonals and the NCAA Northeast Regional.
Collard ran personal bests in the 800m and the 1000 at Indoor ECAC's and won the 800 at the indoor Cornell Sunday Invitational. In the mile, she finished second at the indoor Sykes-Sabock Challenge. Outdoors, she won the mile at the Upstate Challenge.
As a Junior (2013-14)Collard ran in four races this season, with her best coming at the Boston College Invitational 5K where she finished 23rd with a time of 17:53.0. At the meet against Army, she ran to 7th place (18:19.6). Collard ran in two 6K races this season, playing 83rd at the Paul Short Gold and 197th at the Wisconsin Invitational.
On the track, Collard participated in just one meet in her third season. She marked a 5:06.22 to take 2
nd place in the mile at the Bomber Invitational.
As a Sophomore (2012-13)Collard ran well for Cornell during her second year with the cross country team, placing eighth overall and seventh for the Big Red at the season-opening Army-Binghamton tri-meet. At the competitive Paul Short Run, she took ninth among Cornell runners in a race the Big Red won. She placed 49th at the Wisconsin Invite's Open Race, and she also ran for Cornell at the Heptagonal Championships, placing 44th overall.
On the track, Collard set a new pesronal best in the 3K at the Binghamton-Buffalo tri-meet.
As a Freshman (2011-12)Collard opened her Cornell career well and was a mainstay in the team's scoring early in the year. She took seventh at the Army-Binghamton tri-meet, scored fourth for the Big Red (and 10th overall) at the Colgate Invitational, the Paul Short Invitational (58th) and the Pre-National Run (48th). At the Heptagonal Championships, Collard placed 30th and concluded her freshman campaign with a 100th-place finish at the NCAA Northeast Regional. She was given the Louis Montgomery Award as the team's most valuable freshman.
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On the track, Collard took part in the third-place women's distance medley at the Indoor ECAC Championships, running the anchor leg.
Before CornellCollard was among the Chicagoland area’s best cross country runners and she placed second at the AAA state track meet in the 1600. She will be an excellent addition to both the cross country and track rosters.
Personal Marianne Collard is the daughter of Mario and Helene Collard and has a younger brother and a younger sister. She is enrolled in the College of Engineering.
