David Rae Season 2005

Height6-3
ClassRedshirt Senior
HometownNaperville, Ill.
2005
  • Voted as one of eight team captains for 2006
  • Won the 2005 Brutus Hamilton steeplechase title with a season-best mark of 8:53.75
  • Also won this race at Mike Poehlein Invitational, and placed fifth at Penn Relays
  • Winner of the 5K title at the Clemson Relays, completing the course in 14:54.65
  • At the indoor Purdue Invitational, won the mile (4:19.31) and 3K crowns (8:36.13)
  • Runner-up in the indoor 3K at the McCravy Memorial and Indiana/Ohio State triangular
2004
  • NCAA qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
  • Placed seventh in the steeplechase finals at the Canadian Olympic Trials, clocking a time of 9:09.39
  • NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier in the steeplechase, finishing 16th
  • Placed third in the steeplechase at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a season-best time of 8:48.44
  • Earned first-place finishes in the steeplechase at the Purdue Invitational and Sea Ray Relays
  • Placed first in the 3,000 against Indiana with a season-best time of 8:30.72
  • (Indoor) Ran season-best in the Mile at Indiana State with a time of 4:27.96, finishing fifth in the event
  • Placed third in 3,000 with a time of 9:02.23 at Purdue Invitational
  • Finished fourth at the Indiana Invitational in the 5,000 with a time of 15:03.16.
2003
  • Winner of three 3,000 steeplechase titles, winning at the Purdue and Miami Invitationals and against Indiana
  • Time of 9:12.53 vs. the Hoosiers was a season best
  • Was the runner-up in the steeplechase at the Ponoma-Pitzer Invitational
  • Winner of the 10K race at the Purdue Invitational
  • (Indoor) Won 3,000 title at Purdue Invite in 8:47.65
  • Top 3,000 time was 8:35.88, which gave him fourth place at Ohio State/Indiana Triangular
2002
  • Redshirted.
High School: Graduated from Naperville North High School in 2001 ... varsity letterwinner in cross country and track and field ... was a three-time state qualifier, finishing 14th as a senior.

Personal: Given name is David Ben Rae ... born June 2, 1983 ... son of Peter and Donna Rae ... has three brothers, Shawn, Matt and Brian ... history major.