Height: | 6' 0" |
Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Westwood, NJ |
High School: | Westwood Regional |
Junior (2023):
- 2023 All-Region honoree
- Competed in six events for the Eagles in 2023, including the NCAA National Championships, NCAA Regional, and UAA Championships
- Was Emory's top finisher at the NCAA National Championship, finishing 71st with a time of 25:31.5
- Posted a season-best time of 25:08.18 at the NCAA South Region Championship
- Was the first Eagle to cross the finish line at the Berry College Invitational, where he finished 7th (26:15.5)
Sophomore (2022):
- 2022 UAA Fall All-Academic Honors
- Competed in four meets this season
- Recorded his season-best time at the Paul Short Run (25:27) finishing 114th out of 403 runners at the event
- Finished 12th out of 99 runners at the Julius Johnson Invitational with a time of 26:22
- Posted a time of 25:55 at the UAA Championships to finish 40th out of 75 runners
Freshman (2021):
Competed in three meets… Recorded his season-best time at the Alexander Asics Invitational (27:59) where he finished in 111th out of 237 runners… Finished 75th at the Converse Kickoff (28:07)… In his final race of the season at the UAB Classic he registered a 28:09 good for a 126th place finish.
High School:
Competed in cross country and track for 4 years at Westwood Regional High School… Served as a team captain his senior year in cross country… His top time in the 800m was 1:54 where he placed 4th at the 2021 Meet of Champions… Posted a 4:22 in the mile… Recorded a personal best of 16:28 in a 5k in 2020.
Personal:
He plans to major in Computer Science.
Marcus Cheema Top 8K Times (By Season):
Year | Event | Time |
2021 | Alexander Asics Invitational | 27:59 |
2022 | Paul Short Run | 25:27 |
2023 | NCAA South Region Championship | 25:08 |