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  Rachel Patterson

Rachel Patterson

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Rochester, Mich.

High School:
Adams

Position:
Cross Country/Distance

2008-09: Cross Country -- First-Team All-Mid-American Conference ... Academic All-MAC ... competed in all six events ... was the RedHawks' top runner at the MAC Championship, finishing third in a school-record time of 17:10 ... also finished in the top-10 at the Dayton 5K (fifth) and at the Spartan Invite (ninth) ... posted her best 6K time (21:52.6) at pre-nationals ... placed 57th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Track and Field -- Academic All-MAC ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... had season cut short due to injury ... won the 5,000m at the All-Ohio Championships, crossing the line in 16:46.00 ... finished fourth in the 5,000m at the Drake Relays in a career-best time of 16:45.99 ... won the 3,000m at the South Florida Quad ... clocked a career-best 3,000m time of 9:54.77 at the Tiger Track Classic ... indoors, finished fourth at the MAC Indoor Championships in the 5,000m ... finished second in the mile at the BGSU Women's Challenge.

2007-08: Cross Country -- Competed in five of seven team events ... finished in the top-10 in each of the first four races ... recorded her best time of the season at the Queen City Invitational in 18:36, also earned her highest placing of the season with fifth ... earned 52nd at the MAC Championship meet in a time of 19:11. Track and Field -- Redshirted.

High School: Member of the 2006 Michigan state champion cross country team and two-time regional champion squad ... ran a personal best of 17:52 in the 5,000 meters ... on the track, recorded times of 11:00 in the 3200 meters and 5:14 in the 1600 meters ... three-time all-state honoree in cross country, all-state in track as a senior ... earned eight varsity letters at Adams High School .

Personal: Graduated magna cum laude ... a member of Phi Theta Kappa and was named a scholar-athlete four times ... earned a U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award ... daughter of Theresa and Michael Patterson ... an exercise science major.

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