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2017 Women's Cross Country

Rachel Beston

  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Newark
  • Hometown Newark, Del.

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
3,000m: 10:09.81

CAREER ACCOLADES
2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Champion
2018 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion

OUTDOOR 2018
  • Ran in two meets throughout the 2018 outdoor season.
  • Placed 21st in the 3,000m at the Penn Challenge (March 24).
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in four meets during the 2018 indoor season, making appearances in the mile, 3,000m and 5,000m.
  • Finished fifth in the 5,000m at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 9). 
CROSS COUNTRY 2017
  • Competed in two meets during the 2017 cross country season.
  • Placed 27th in the season opener at the Blue/Gold Classic (Sept. 2).
OUTDOOR 2017
  • Did not compete.
INDOOR 2017
  • Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY 2016
  • Placed ninth in her collegiate debut at the Big 5 Invitational (Sept. 9).
  • Finished 21st in her next two events, the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 16) and Paul Short Run (Oct. 1).

High School: Ranked No. 1 in Delaware in 2015 and 2016 ... Indoor, outdoor and cross country runner-up at the Delaware state championships ... Ranked No. 43 in the country for the indoor 3,000m.

Personal: Daughter of Constance and Thomas Beston ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as biology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore