Marita Payne
Marita Payne
Full Name:  Marita Arthur Payne
   School:  Vaughan Road Collegiate Inst High School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Seminole Relations:  Wife of Mitchell Wiggins

Olympics:  
   1984 - at Los Angeles, California representing Canada in Track & Field
     Won the Silver Medal in 4x400 meter relay
     Won the Silver Medal in 4x100 meter relay

   1988 - at Seoul, South Korea representing Canada in Track & Field

Legacy Bricks:  Legacy Walk Map Link
   1991 Track & Field HOF - Loc 1
   1981, 82, 83, 84 Track & Field AA - Loc 77


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Randy Givens, Brenda Cliette, Marita Payne, Michelle Finn


FSU Career
Track & Field
Year  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
80-81 S-R     5-8  127  Fr   *   Trante, Ontario, Canada         
81-82 S-R     5-8  127  So   *   Trante, Ontario, Canada         
82-83 S-R     5-8  127  Jr   *   Trante, Ontario, Canada         
83-84 S-R     5-8  127  Sr   *   Concord, Ontario, Canada        


All-American Awards
Track & Field
Year  Award
1981  Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x200-Meter Relay (1st) - Indoor
      Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay (4th) - Indoor
      Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay (1st) - Outdoor
      Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 400 Meters (2nd) - Outdoor
      Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay (4th) - Outdoor
      Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 4x200-Meter Relay (6th) - Outdoor
1982  Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 880-Yard Relay (2nd) - Indoor
      Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 300-Yard Dash (4th) - Indoor
      Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 60-Yard Dash (7th) - Indoor
      NCAA Championships - 400 Meters (1st) - Outdoor
      NCAA Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay (2nd) - Outdoor
      NCAA Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay (2nd) - Outdoor
      NCAA Championships - 200 Meters (4th) - Outdoor
1983  NCAA Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay (1st) - Outdoor
      NCAA Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay (1st) - Outdoor
      NCAA Championships - 400 Meters (5th) - Outdoor
      NCAA Championships - 200 Meters (6th) - Outdoor
1984  NCAA Championships - 400 Meters (1st) - Outdoor
      NCAA Championships - Mile Relay (1st) - Outdoor
      NCAA Championships - 4x100-Meter Relay (1st) - Outdoor
      NCAA Championships - 200 Meters (3rd) - Outdoor


Member of the FSU Hall of Fame
Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1991
A twenty-one time NCAA All-American, Concord, Ontario, native Marita Payne was one of Florida State University's most prolific runners. Even before her senior year at Florida State she was the fastest runner ever in the Western Hemisphere at the 400 meter, achieving that mark (50.06) at the World Track and Field Championships in Helsinki, Finland, in August 1983. She bettered that mark running 49.91 in 1984 to claim the NCAA championship, her second in that event for Florida State. Additionally, Payne won national championships as part of relay teams in the 1981 indoor 800 and 1600 meter relays, the 1983 outdoor 400 and 1600 meter relays and the 1984 outdoor 400 meter and one mile relays. In addition to those accolades, Marita was also an Olympic medal winner. After claiming fourth place in the 400 meter, she won silver medals in the 400 meter and 1600 meter relays in the 1984 summer Olympics. Her Florida State ties run deep as she is married to former Seminole basketball great Mitchell Wiggins.



FSU Statistics
Track & Field
   Date    Opponent/Meet                  Event                         Place      Results       Points   Comment
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            1981 Season
02/15/1981 Montgomery Southern Champions  440-Yard Dash (I)               1      57.62             5                         
02/15/1981 Montgomery Southern Champions  Mile Relay (I)                  1    3:53.39             1.25                      
02/15/1981 Montgomery Southern Champions  440-Yard Relay (I)              1                        1.25                      
03/14/1981 AIAW Indoor Championship       4x200-Meter Relay (I)           1    1:36.88             1.25                      
03/14/1981 AIAW Indoor Championship       4x400-Meter Relay (I)           4    3:40.57             0.50                      
03/18/1981 Florida State Quad             4x100-Meter Relay               1      46.2              1.25                      
03/18/1981 Florida State Quad             220-Yard Dash                   1      23.7              5                         
03/28/1981 Georgia Women's Invitational   440-Yard Relay                  1      45.84             1.25                      
03/28/1981 Georgia Women's Invitational   400 Meters                      1      54.93             5                         
03/28/1981 Georgia Women's Invitational   200 Meters                      2      24.74             4                         
04/04/1981 Texas Relays                   4x400-Meter Relay               5    3:43.24             0.25                      
04/04/1981 Texas Relays                   4x100-Meter Relay               2      45.53             1                         
04/24/1981 Florida State Quad             400 Meters                      1      53.4              5                         
05/01/1981 Florida                        100 Meters                      2      11.7              3                         
05/01/1981 Florida                        4x400-Meter Relay               1    3:41.2              1.25                      
05/09/1981 Georgia Spec Invitational      4x100-Meter Relay               1      45.34             1.25                      
05/09/1981 Georgia Spec Invitational      Sprint Medley Relay             1    1:40.77             1.25                      
05/17/1981 Virginia Invitational          400 Meters                      1      52.9              5                         
05/30/1981 AIAW Outdoor Championship      400 Meters                      2      52.01             4                         
05/30/1981 AIAW Outdoor Championship      4x200-Meter Relay               6    1:38.67                                       
05/30/1981 AIAW Outdoor Championship      4x100-Meter Relay               1      44.35             1.25                      
05/30/1981 AIAW Outdoor Championship      4x400-Meter Relay               4    3:34.80             0.50                      
            1982 Season
01/16/1982 Lady Gator Invitational        400 Meters (I)                  1      56.58             5                         
02/13/1982 Southern Championship          60-Yard Dash (I)                1       6.90             5                         
02/13/1982 Southern Championship          Mile Relay (I)                  1    3:46.50             1.25                      
02/20/1982 LSU Women's Indoor Invite      60-Yard Dash (I)                1       6.91             5                         
03/06/1982 Florida Fasttimes Invitational 50-Yard Dash (I)                2       6.51             4                         
03/06/1982 Florida Fasttimes Invitational 300 Meters (I)                  1      37.84             5                         
03/13/1982 AIAW Indoor Championship       60-Yard Dash (I)                7       6.89                   prelims             
03/13/1982 AIAW Indoor Championship       300-Yard Dash (I)               4      34.60             2     prelims             
03/13/1982 AIAW Indoor Championship       880-Yard Relay (I)              2    1:38.80             1                         
03/17/1982 Lady Seminole Relay Festival   4x100-Meter Relay               1      44.4              1.25                      
03/17/1982 Lady Seminole Relay Festival   880-Yard Relay                  1    1:35.2              1.25                      
03/17/1982 Lady Seminole Relay Festival   Mile Relay                      2    3:48.43             1                         
03/20/1982 Lady Gator Invitational        400 Meters                      1      52.48             5                         
04/03/1982 Virginia                       4x100-Meter Relay               1      44.46             1.25                      
04/03/1982 Virginia                       100 Meters                      2      11.61             4                         
04/03/1982 Virginia                       200 Meters                      2      23.46             4                         
04/03/1982 Virginia                       4x400-Meter Relay               1    3:45.60             1.25                      
04/17/1982 Alabama                        200 Meters                      1      23.63             5                         
04/24/1982 Penn Relays                    4x100-Meter Relay               1      44.34             1.25                      
04/24/1982 Penn Relays                    100 Meters                      2      11.63             4                         
04/24/1982 Penn Relays                    4x400-Meter Relay               1    3:33.72             1.25                      
05/01/1982 Florida                        100 Meters                      1      11.3              5                         
05/08/1982 Spec Towns Invitational        400 Meters                      1      52.69             5                         
05/14/1982 Pacific Coast Invitational     4x100-Meter Relay               1      44.19             1.25                      
05/14/1982 Pacific Coast Invitational     100 Meters                      2      11.57             4                         
05/22/1982 Tom Black Track Classic        4x400-Meter Relay               1    3:35.2              1.25                      
06/05/1982 NCAA Outdoor Championship      200 Meters                      4      22.91             9                         
06/05/1982 NCAA Outdoor Championship      400 Meters                      1      51.99            15     Qualifying time     
06/05/1982 NCAA Outdoor Championship      4x100-Meter Relay               2      43.73             3                         
06/05/1982 NCAA Outdoor Championship      4x400-Meter Relay               2    3:28.70             3                         
            1983 Season
03/12/1983 FAMU Relays                    100 Meters                      1      11.54             5                         
03/19/1983 Lady Gator Relays              100 Meters                      3      11.4              3                         
03/19/1983 Lady Gator Relays              4x100-Meter Relay               1      44.6              1.25                      
03/19/1983 Lady Gator Relays              200 Meters                      3      23.3              3                         
04/02/1983 Florida                        100 Meters                      1      11.43             5                         
04/02/1983 Florida                        200 Meters                      2      23.2              3                         
04/09/1983 Michigan                       4x100-Meter Relay               1      44.28             1.25                      
04/09/1983 Michigan                       4x200-Meter Relay               1    1:33.2              1.25                      
04/09/1983 Michigan                       400 Meters                      1      52.4              5                         
04/09/1983 Michigan                       4x400-Meter Relay               1    3:38.36             1.25                      
04/17/1983 LSU Relays                     4x100-Meter Relay               1      43.58             1.25                      
04/17/1983 LSU Relays                     200 Meters                      2      22.7              4                         
04/17/1983 LSU Relays                     4x400-Meter Relay               1    3:38.19             1.25                      
04/30/1983 Penn Relays                    100 Meters                      3      11.50             3                         
04/30/1983 Penn Relays                    4x100-Meter Relay               1      43.70             1.25                      
04/30/1983 Penn Relays                    4x400-Meter Relay               1    3:32.28             1.25                      
05/07/1983 Tennessee                      4x100-Meter Relay               1      44.58             1.25                      
05/07/1983 Tennessee                      100 Meters                      2      11.34w            4                         
05/07/1983 Tennessee                      200 Meters                      2      23.3              4                         
05/15/1983 Pepsi Invitational             4x100-Meter Relay               1      43.52             1.25                      
06/04/1983 NCAA Outdoor Championship      200 Meters                      6      23.20             7                         
06/04/1983 NCAA Outdoor Championship      400 Meters                      5      51.49             8                         
06/04/1983 NCAA Outdoor Championship      4x100-Meter Relay               1      42.94             3.75                      
06/04/1983 NCAA Outdoor Championship      4x400-Meter Relay               1    3:28.46             3.75                      
07/11/1983 World University Games         200 Meters                      2      22.62             4                         
08/11/1983 World Track & Fld Championship 400 Meters                      5      50.06             1                         
            1984 Season
01/21/1984 Florida Invitational           55 Meters (I)                   2T      6.98             3.50                      
01/21/1984 Florida Invitational           4x400-Meter Relay (I)           1    3:47.30             1.25                      
02/04/1984 Mason-Dixon Invitational       4x200-Meter Relay (I)           1    1:36.80             1.25                      
02/11/1984 Husker Invitational            60 Meters (I)                           7.29c                                      
02/11/1984 Husker Invitational            60-Yard Dash (I)                3       6.81             3                         
02/11/1984 Husker Invitational            Mile Relay (I)                  1    3:39.11             1.25                      
04/14/1984 LSU Invitational               4x100-Meter Relay               1      44.61             1.25                      
04/14/1984 LSU Invitational               100 Meters                      4      11.74             2                         
04/14/1984 LSU Invitational               200 Meters                      3      23.77             3                         
04/14/1984 LSU Invitational               4x400-Meter Relay               1    3:38.72             1.25                      
04/21/1984 Olympic Preview                4x100-Meter Relay               1      43.9              1.25                      
04/21/1984 Olympic Preview                4x400-Meter Relay               1    3:36.14             1.25                      
04/27/1984 Penn Relays                    Sprint Medley Relay                  1:41.46                                       
05/05/1984 Oregon Relays                  100 Meters                      5      12.01             1                         
05/05/1984 Oregon Relays                  4x100-Meter Relay               1      44.73             1.25                      
05/05/1984 Oregon Relays                  Sprint Medley Relay             1    1:41.46             1.25                      
05/13/1984 Cavalier Invitational          200 Meters                             23.37                                       
05/13/1984 Cavalier Invitational          200 Meters                      3      23.27             3                         
05/13/1984 Cavalier Invitational          400 Meters                      3      53.30             3                         
05/13/1984 Cavalier Invitational          4x100-Meter Relay               1      43.33             1.25                      
05/19/1984 Gatorade Classic               400 Meters                      1      51.36             5                         
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship      200 Meters                      3      22.92            10     prelim time         
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship      400 Meters                      1      51.05            15                         
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship      4x100-Meter Relay               1      43.72             3.75                      
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship      4x400-Meter Relay                    3:27.72c                                      
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship      Mile Relay                      1    3:28.93             3.75                      
08/08/1984 Olympics                       400 Meters                      4      49.91             2