Completed Event: Cross Country versus Cyclone Preview on August 29, 2025 , , Men: 1st, Women: 1st

Maria Sudbury serves as the director of operations for the track & field and cross country program. Sudbury joined ISU’s program in 2018 after spending time working at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in Ames as a sales manager and event coordinator.
Sudbury’s duties include responsibilities such as scheduling, team travel logistics, host event management and managing communication between the track and field staff and other athletics offices.
She was a Division I student-athlete as a member of the cross country and track and field teams for four seasons at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. While with the 49ers, she competed in the steeplechase on the track, scoring for Charlotte at multiple conference championships during her competitive career.
Sudbury is married to Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Jeremy Sudbury. The couple have two children, Jack (born in December 2020) and Mila (born in July 2022).