2015-16 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Rachel Burns
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Urbandale, Iowa
- High School:
- Waukee
2015: OUTDOOR: Scored a season-best throw in the javelin of 129-3.00 at the Wisconsin Open (5/8), placing fourth overall … also notched top-10 finishes at the Husker Invitational (4/11) and the ESU Spring Open (3/28).
2014: OUTDOOR: Recorded a big personal-best in the javelin at the Mark Messersmith Invitational (5/9) with a mark of 131-5.00 for a second place finish … qualified for the finals in the javelin at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/16) … notched a second place finish in the javelin at the SIUE Gateway Invitational (4/19) with a mark of 130-3.00 … was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2013: OUTDOOR: Posted a season-best throw in the javelin at the Illinois State Invite (4/20) with a toss of 120-7 … finished in third in her flight of the finals at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 114-0.
2012: OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
High School: Lettered in track and field at Waukee Senior High School … was a three-time team captain for the varsity team … helped her team to a 2009 team state championship.
Personal: Daughter of Michelle Burns … has four siblings, Derek, Krista, Kyle and Aaron … brother, Kyle was a former member of the UNI track and cross country teams … majoring in secondary social science education.
