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2022 Women's Track & Field Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

Rebecca McNamee

Rebecca McNamee

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • High School:
    Marquette
  • Hometown:
    Marquette, Mich.

Summary

Biography

2020-21: Cross Country: Named Academic All-MAC ... named MAC Distinguished Scholar ... competed in three meets during indoor season ... ran personal-best 6k time of 21:16.5 to take eighth place at the MAC Championships, earning Second Team All-MAC honors. 

Track & Field: Competed in four meets during indoor season and four during outdoor season ... named Academic All-MAC for both indoor and outdoor seasons ... opened indoor season with personal-best 3,000m run time at the GVSU Mike Lints Alumni Open at 9:59.04, taking eighth ... took third in the 800m run and second in the mile run at the Akron Invitational ... took sixth in the 800, seventh in the mile and helped the 4x400 team to an eighth place finish at the Indoor MAC Championships ... had five top-five finishes during outdoor season, including a pair of second place finishes at the GVSU Al Owens Classic in the 800m run and 1,500m run ... competed in the 800, 1,500 and 4x400 at the Outdoor MAC Championships. 

2019-20: Cross County: Competed in six meets ... named Academic All-MAC ... competed at the MAC Championship ... ran season-best 6k time at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals.

Track & Field: Competed in four meets during indoor season named Academic All-MAC during indoor season ... outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19.

2018-19: Did not compete during XC season ... named Academic All-MAC for both indoor and outdoor season ... ran in six races during indoor season and four during outdoor season ... took ninth in the 3,000m run to open indoor season at Minnesota's Jack Johnson Classic ... took fourth in the mile run at the Ball State Tune-Up with a time of 5:19.28 ... took fourth in the 1,500m run outdoors at the Jack Shaw Classic with a time of 4:48.15.

2017-18: Cross Country: Competed in seven races in her first season … placed in the Bronco top-5 finishers in two events including a 5k personal record at the Crusader Open (19:43.7) for 28th overall … finished 96th at the MAC Championships with a 6k PR time of 24:05.2 … competed in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

Track & Field: Competed in four meets during indoor season and four during outdoor season ... took 10th in 3,000m run indoors at the Hillsdale Wide Track Classic ... ran season-best 5,000m run time of 19:11.12 outdoors at the Hillsdale GINA Relays.

High School: Earned four varsity letters in cross country, four in track and field and two in swimming … member of the Marquette Senior High track and field, swimming and cross country Upper Peninsula State Champion teams … also member of the Marquette Senior High cross country Upper Peninsula State Champion Runner-Up team in 2016 … honored as Academic All-State on three different occasions in both track and field and cross country … was a National Honor Society Member.

Personal: Majoring in social work ... born on Oct. 30, 1998 in Marquette, Mich. ... daughter of David and Elizabeth, who both attended Northern Michigan University ... has two sisters, Rachel and Melanie ... graduated from Marquette Senior High in 2017.

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  • 2018Freshman

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  • 2020Junior

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