Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Indoor
60 Meters: 6.69 (2012 Va. Tech Final Qualifier)
200 Meters: 20.68c! (2012 MEAC Indoor Championship)
400 Meters: 46.54! (2012 Tyson Invitational)
Outdoor
100 Meters: 10.56 (High School)
200 Meters: 20.73 (2011 MEAC Outdoor Championship)
400 Meters: 46.00 (2011 MEAC Outdoor Championship)

c - converted from a flat track to a banked-track time
! - school record

2010-11: Indoor: Repeated as MEAC 200 and 400 meter champion … set a new MEAC meet record with his winning 400m time of 47.44 seconds … won the 200 meters in a time of 21.37, just .05 off his own meet record … placed sixth in the 400 at the Tyson Invitational in a season-best time of 46.67 seconds, the top time in the MEAC during the 2011 indoor season … won the invitational section of the men’s 400 at the Penn State national in 46.87 seconds … helped the NSU 4x400 relay to a season-best time of 3:09.40 en route to a fourth-place finish at the Tyson Invitational … ran a season-best 200 time of 21.18 seconds to win the gold medal at Kent State’s Doug Raymond Invitational … also won the 60 meters at Kent State, running a season-best time of 6.71 in the prelims before clocking a 6.72 in the finals. Outdoor: An honorable mention All-America performer after advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 400 meters … MEAC champion in the 400 meters in a PR of 46.00 seconds … ran a time of 46.13 seconds to finish eighth at the NCAA East Regional in the 400, qualifying him for nationals …  placed fifth in his 400m heat and 19th overall at the national meet, running a 46.17 …  earlier in the season, won the 400 meters at the Morgan State Legacy Meet (46.40) and was third at the Florida Relays (46.63) … also was conference runner-up in the 200 meters after clocking a PR of 20.73 in the finals … ran a 21.04 in the prelims of the MEAC 200 … posted a 20.93 in the 200 at the Raleigh Relays … helped the 4x400 relay notch its best time of the season with a 3:10.06 at the Florida Relays, good for 13th place.

2009-10: Indoor: MEAC indoor 200 and 400 champion…NCAA Indoor qualifier in both events…set a new MEAC Indoor Championship meet record with his winning time of 21.32 seconds in the 200…that time was converted to a banked track time of 20.92, which qualified Holston for the NCAA Indoor Championship…finished 13th in the 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championship (21.04), but did not qualify for the final…captured victories in the 200 meters at Maryland (21.72) and Virginia Tech (21.28)…set a new school record with a time of 33.36 in the 300m at Virginia Tech...Holston ran a time of 46.59 in the 400m at Penn State, placing second and qualifying for the NCAA meet…also ran a leg on NSU’s 4x400 team at PSU which ran a season-best time of 3:10.86…ran a time of 47.88 to take the MEAC indoor 400m title…won the 55 meters at CNU in a time of 6.26. Outdoor: NCAA East Regional qualifier in the 200m and 400m…kicked off the season with a victory in the 400 against a field of collegians and professionals at the Carolina Spring Break Classic in Puerto Rico…ran an outdoor season-best time of 46.73 in that meet…finished third in the 200m at the Sea Ray Relays (20.87)…ran on the 4x100 team which ran a season-best time of 41.19 at the Penn Relays, eventually placing fifth in the finals of the college section…ran a PR of 20.83 seconds in the prelims of the 200 at the MEAC Outdoor Championship…did not run in the finals of the 200 due to injury…advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in the 200m after running a 21.08 in the preliminaries.

2008-09: Sat out at the season as a non-qualifier.

High School: Lettered two years at Robert E. Lee…Virginia state champion in the 200, 300 and 400 meters as a senior…his 300-meter time of 33.21 seconds was the fastest in Virginia history and second-fastest in U.S. history at the time…won national championships in the 200 and 400 meters at the 2007 Nike Indoor National Championships…set a meet record in the 400 at the Nike Indoor meet (47.12)…later ran a personal-best time of 46.47 seconds during outdoor season…All-Met Athlete of the Year for indoor and outdoor track seasons…also ran PRs of 21.05 (200 meters) and 10.56 (100)…won the state championship in the 300 as a junior and was an All-American in the 60 meters…also played football in high school.

Personal: Marquis Sean Holston was born on July 10, 1989…goes by Sean…son of Darius Holston and Sharon Rosa…majoring in physical education.