Rachel Yuska Season 2018

ClassSenior
HometownCarmel, Ind.
2017 (JUNIOR)
  • Finished 95th at the Big Ten Championships with a 6k time of 22:59.9
  • Had a best 6k time of 22:25.7 at the Nuttycombe Invite
  • Finished 110th at the Great Lakes Regional with a time of 22:42.0
  • Finished 11th at the Indiana Intercollegiates

2016 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Finished 76th at Big Tens with a 6k time of 23:06.8
  • Had a best 6k time of 22:44.3
  • Finished 46th at the Indiana Intercollegiates

2015 (FRESHMAN)

  • Competed at the Illini Open.
  • Ran a time of 19:54.8 in the 4.98k to finish 43rd.

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Four-year letterwinner in track and field, three year letterwinner in soccer and one year letterwinner in cross country.
  • Helped team become the 2015 All-Catholic High School Track Champions.
  • Helped team become the 2014 All-Catholic High School Cross Country Champions.
  • Received the MVP award senior year.
  • All-Catholic Cross Country Championship Individual Runner-Up senior year.
  • Semi-State qualifier senior year.
  • Regional Qualifier in 800 and 4 x 400 senior year. 
  • All Catholic Champion in two events senior year. 
  • Team captain for Track junior and senior year, team captain for cross country senior year.
  • Academic All-State junior and senior year.
  • Placed 10th in the 800 at State junior year.
  • Upperclassman of the Year Award for Track and Field.
  • All-Catholic Champion in 800 sophomore and junior year.
  • Placed 12th in the 800 at State sophomore year.
  • New school record holder in 1600, 800, 4 x 800, 4 x 400 and Distance Medley Relay.
  • Received Female Track MVP freshman and sophomore year.
  • Earned the Outstanding Freshman Track Athlete Award.
  • President of National Honor Society, Class Co-Salutatorian, Female Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL

  • Given name Rachel Margaret Yuska.
  • Born on Sept. 27, 1996 to Philip and Sally Yuska.
  • Sally Yuska participated in cross country and track and field at Purdue graduating in 1989.
  • Older sister to brother James and sisters Ashley and Caroline.
  • Hobbies include reading, sleeping, hiking and watching Netflix.
  • Intended major is Physiology and Neurobiology
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2017