University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2015-16 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Rachel Peth
- Position:
- Multi-Events
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Waverly, Iowa
- High School:
- Waverly-Shell Rock
2015: INDOOR: Scored team points at the MVC Championships (2/28), placing fourth overall in the pentathlon, scoring a personal-best 3,663 to rank her fifth all-time at UNI … placed seventh overall in the open high jump competition at the MVC Championships, scoring team points and grabbing an indoor PR height of 5-5.25 … also notched an indoor personal record in the 800 meters at the MVC meet, running a time of 2:33.83 … won the 60 meter hurdles with a season-best time of 8.70 at the UNI-Dome Open (2/20).
2015: OUTDOOR: Earned her first MVC title, winning the heptathlon at the MVC Championships (5/15) … personal-best point total of 5,425 is the fourth best heptathlon performance in school history … scored personal-bests in the 200 meters (25.19), 800 meters (2:31.19), 100 hurdles (13.93), high jump (5-7.00), long jump (18-10.50), shot put (38-6.00) and javelin (123-5.00) at the MVC Championships … was a part of the 4X100 meter relay team that scored points with a fourth place finish at the MVC meet … turned in a personal record in the 400 meters at the Musco Invitational (5/2) with a time of 1:00.36 … placed eighth overall in the heptathlon at the Drake Relays (4/22) … helped her 4X100 meter shuttle hurdle relay team to the third fastest time (57.90) in school history at the Drake Relays … was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete and USTFCCCA All-Academic teams … earned the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2014: INDOOR: Scored a personal-best in the indoor pentathlon at the MVC Indoor Championships (3/1) with a total score of 3,524 to notch team points and a seventh place finish … recorded a personal-best mark in the long jump at the MVC Championships, grabbing a leap of 17-11.75 … also notched a personal-best in the shot put at the championships meet … finished with a personal-best in the high jump at the Jack Johnson Classic (1/24) with a mark of 5-4.25.
2014: OUTDOOR: Finished in the top-10 in the heptathlon at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/16) with a PR point total of 4,654 … also finished with personal-bests in the 200 meters (25.79) and the 800 meters (2:36.55) at the MVC Championships … also finished in the top-10 in the heptathlon at the Drake Relays (4/23) … was a part of the shuttle hurdle relay that earned the second fastest time in school history at the Drake Relays … earned the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2013: INDOOR: Did not compete.
2013: OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
2012: INDOOR: Set the new freshman record at the MVC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25) in the 60 meter hurdles, placing third overall with a time of 8.67 to earn all-conference ... ran a season best time in the 60 meter dash at the Iowa Invitational (2/17) ... finished first overall in the 60 meter hurdles at the Panther Open (1/14) with a time of 9.03.
2012: OUTDOOR: Ran second in the shuttle hurdle relay at the Drake Relays (4/25), helping her team to a second place finish and a new school record ... set a personal record in the 100 meter hurdles at the MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championship (5/11) with a time of 14.49 ... finished first in the 100 meter hurdles at the Mark Messersmith Invitational (5/4) with a time of 14.68.
High School: Was a standout multi-sport athlete at Waverly-Shellrock ... was a multi-event state champion in the 100 meter hurdles, 200 meter dash and 100 meter dash … earned second place at the Drake Relays in the 100 meters hurdles in 2010 and 2011 … was also a volleyball All-State honoree.
Personal: Daughter of Richard and Maria … has one sibling, Derek … majoring in middle level and elementary education with a minor in literacy.
