Rachel Anderson Season 2019-20

2019-20

Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Redshirted

Cross Country / As a Junior

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Earned a 6k personal-best time of 22:07.4 at the NCAA Regionals on Nov. 15
• Ran at the Big Ten Championships and placed 95th in 22:30.9 on Nov. 3
• Posted a personal-best time in the 5k with a 17:55.3 to finish 20th overall at the Notre Dame Invite on Oct. 4
• Was 14th overall in the 5k in 18:08.0 at the Illini Open on Aug. 30

 

2018-19

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Redshirted

Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in the mile and finished in 5:17.87 at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 12

Cross Country / As a Sophomore

• Placed eighth overall in the 5k with a time of 18:42.0 at the Illini Open on Oct. 19

 

2017-18

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Redshirted

Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Recorded a personal-best time of 5:09.67 in the mile at the Fred Wilt Invite on Jan. 26
• Ran a 5:21.69 mile at the Gene Edmonds Invite on Jan. 13

Cross Country / As a Freshman

• Competed at the Big Ten Championships and finished 76th with a 6k time of 22:20.7 on Oct. 29
• Ran the 5k in 18:37.6 at the Louisville Classic on Sept. 30
• Made career debut at the Indiana Intercollegiate Championships on Sept. 15 and ran the 6k in 23:21.4 to finish eighth overall

 

HIGH SCHOOL

• Won three IHSAA team state championships in track & field
• All-state in cross country as a senior after placing 21st at the state meet
• All-state in track as a junior after placing ninth in the 1600m
• Was on Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having the highest GPA on the team
• Earned the Mental Attitude Award
• Personal-best times were 4:59 in the 1600m, 11:01 in the 3200m and 17:48 in the 5k
• Was a four-year letterwinner in track and three in cross country

 

PERSONAL

• Parents are Marisa and David
• Has two brothers
• Brother, Ben, also competed on the Purdue cross country and track & field team
• Born in Carmel, Indiana
• Majoring in health science preprofessional (pre-physician assistant)
• Hobbies include playing piano and guitar and taking pictures