The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013-14 Track & Field / Cross Country: Women Roster
Roster
Rachel Harper
- Position:
- Middle Distance/XC
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Southlake Carroll
- Hometown:
- Southlake, Texas
Career Bests
Cross Country 4K: 15:24.9
Cross Country 5K: 18:16.28
2013-14
Cross Country:
Competing in three meets … ran a 5K time of 18:16.28 at the Texas Invitational, placing 12th overall … finished as the 13th-place runner at the Ricardo Romo with a time of 19:23.9 … recorded a 15:24.9, 53rd-place finish at the Bear Twilight Classic.
2012-13
Outdoor:
Did not compete.
Indoor:
Did not compete.
Cross Country:
Did not compete.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Four-year letterwinner in track & field and cross country at Southlake Carroll … served as captain of cross country team as a senior in 2011 … led cross country team to UIL 5A state championship and a seventh-place finish at Nike Cross Nationals during her senior campaign … helped team to a third-place finish at state cross country championships her sophomore and junior seasons.
PERSONAL
Born in Bedford, Texas ... parents Wayne and Beverley Harper ... older sister Jessica also runs for Texas track and field ... three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2012; spring 2013; fall 2013) ... member of Young Life in high school ... graduated Magna Cum Laude from Southlake Carroll ... majoring in petroleum engineering.
