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Rachel Patterson
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Adams
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Mich.
2010-11: Cross Country -- NCAA Qualifier ... First-Team All-MAC ... Academic All-MAC ... All-Great Lakes Region ... three-time MAC Runner of the Week (9/8, 9/22 and 10/6) ... MAC Female Scholar Athlete of the Week (week of 11/22-11/28) ... ran in seven races and was Miami[apos]s top finisher in each ... qualified individually for the NCAA Championship, becoming just the eighth RedHawk to ever do so, where she finished 46th (out of 253) in 20:56.7 ... her 46th-place finish was the third best by a RedHawk at the NCAA meet ... finished fifth overall at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in a 6K school-record time of 20:40.39 ... placed third at the MAC Championship in 20:48.4, matching her career-best finish at the meet ... won individual titles at the All-Ohio Championship in a 5K season-best 17:12.3 and the season-opening Flyer 5K Challenge, leading Miami to the team title in both ... was the runner-up at the Spartan Invitational in 20:54 and took 12th at the Penn State National Meet. Track and Field -- Honorable Mention All-America ... NCAA Championships Qualifier ... named Most Outstanding Track Performer at MAC Indoor Championships ... First-Team All-MAC (indoors and outdoors) ... Academic All-MAC (indoors and outdoors) ... two-time MAC Female Scholar Athlete of the Week (2/11/11 and 4/23/11) ... MAC Female Track Athlete of the Week (4/19/11) ... Indoors, won a pair of MAC titles, capturing the 5000m run in 16:32.01 and winning the 3000m run in a season-best 9:39.44, which ranks her second in school history ... set the indoor school record in the 5K at the Alex Wilson Invitational, clocking 16:24.54 to place fifth ... won the mile run in 4:58.79 at the Ball State Quadrangular ... was the runner-up in the 5K at the Meyo Invitational (16:43.49) and the All-Ohio Indoor Championships (17:10.90). Outdoors, finished 21st in the 5000m run at the NCAA Championships in 16:23.04 ... qualified for the NCAA meet by placing seventh in the 5K at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in 16:16.95 ... won the 10,000m run at the MAC Outdoor Championships in 35:13.69, which ranks her third in school history ... was the runner-up in the 5000m run at the MAC meet, crossing in 16:51.97 ... set the outdoor 5K school record at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays, clocking 16:14.45 to place fifth, earning her MAC Track Athlete of the Week and Scholar Athlete of the Week ... recorded a personal-best 1500m time of 4:27.56 to place third at the Miami Invitational.
2009-10: Cross Country -- Second-Team All-MAC ... missed the first four races of the year with an injury before returning for the final two races of the year ... was Miami[apos]s top finisher and placed 19th overall at the Great Lakes Regional in a career-best 6K time of 21:34.14, which ranks her sixth all-time at the 6K distance in Miami history ... placed 12th overall (fourth on the team) at the MAC Championship in 23:02.2, her first race back from injury. Track and Field -- Academic All-MAC (indoors and outdoors) ... Second-Team All-MAC (indoors and outdoors) ... three-time MAC Track Athlete of the Week (12/8/09, 2/10/10 and 4/29/10) ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... indoors, broke the school record in the 5000m with a time of 16:40.13 at the Meyo Invitational (2/5/10) where she took second place ... also took second in the 5K in 17:08.46 at the MAC Championships (2/26/10) ... competed in the 3000m at the MAC Championships as well and placed third in 10:00.62 ... ran a season-best 3K time of 9:38.84 (fourth-best time in school history) at the Gladstein Invitational (1/22/10) to finish second and won the 3K at the Oiler Opener (12/5/09) ... ran the mile once, taking third in 4:58.51 at the BGSU Challenge (1/16/10). Outdoors, NCAA East Preliminary Round Qualifier ... placed 27th in the 5000m in the NCAA East Preliminaries in 17:01.10 (5/29/10) ... ran a career-best 5000m time of 16:34.06, the second-fastest time in school history, at the MAC Championships to finish second (5/15/10) ... won the 5K at the Miami Invitational (4/10/10) and placed 15th at the prestigious Penn Relays (4/22/10) ... posted a career-best 1500m time of 4:29.98 (seventh in school history) at the Billy Hayes Invitational (5/7/10), winning the race.
2008-09: Cross Country -- First-Team All-Mid-American Conference ... Academic All-MAC ... competed in all six events ... was the RedHawks[apos] 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 ... MidEast Regional Qualifier ... 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, which ranks third in Miami history in the event and was a regional qualifying time ... 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[apos]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.
Highlights: Miami Field Hockey at #17 App State
Saturday, October 04
Miami Hockey Head Coach Anthony Noreen & Matteo Giampa 10-3 Postgame
Saturday, October 04
Highlights: Miami Hockey vs Ferris State 10-3
Saturday, October 04
Miami Volleyball Head Coach Dan Gwitt 10-3 Post Game
Saturday, October 04
