Player Bio
Rachael Button
Hometown/High School : Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington
Women's Cross Country - 2006
Ran six races as a junior for the Crusaders ... contributed to Valpo team score in all six races ... opened season with second career top-five finish at Crusader Invitational ... ran career-best 5K at Notre Dame Invitational, finishing race in 18:24, the eighth-best time in Valpo history over 5K ... earned Second Team All Mid-Con honors after placing 12th at the Mid-Con Championships ... named to the Mid-Con All-Academic Team ... also named to the Mid-Con Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
Women's Track & Field - 2007
Ran in eight meets for the Crusaders as a sophomore ... earned All Mid-Continent Conference honors outdoors, finishing third in the 10,000m run ... moved into fourth place on Valpo’s all-time chart in the outdoor 10K with a time of 38:08.03 at the Hillsdale Gina Relays ... finished third at the Boilermaker Invitational in the 3,000m run during the indoor campaign ... a member of the Mid-Con All-Academic team ... named to the Fall 2007 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
Women's Track & Field - 2006
Did not run track for the Crusaders last year ... earned All Mid-Con honors this past fall on the Crusader cross country team, finishing 12th at the conference championship meet.
Women's Cross Country - 2005
Ran six times for the Brown and Gold ... named to Mid-Con Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence ... finished fourth at season-opening 6K Crusader Invitational (23:14), second-fastest among Valpo runners ... ran fastest 5K of season at Evansville Invitational, covering course in 18:30.5 and finishing sixth ... quickest 6K of the year was at Mid-Con Championships, coming in 17th after finishing Sunset Hills Farm route in 23:11.2.
Women's Cross Country - 2004
Competed six times as a freshman ... named team’s co-Most Valuable Runner ... earned a top-20 finish in five of six races ... led all Valpo runners in first collegiate race, Crusader Invitational, with an 11th-place finish ... ran season-best 5K at Evansville Invitational, finishing 12th in 18:29.3 ... finished 15th at 6K Mid-Continent Conference Championships.
Women's Cross Country - Prep
A four-year letterwinner for the Falcons ... qualified for state championships all four seasons ... named to All-State team as a senior ... won Regional Championship in 2003 ... holds school’s 5K record (18:39) ... a four-time All-Area honoree ... named team captain and team’s Most Valuable Runner as junior and senior ... also earned four letters in track ... named to Academic All-State team in 2001 ... Vice President of Farmington’s National Honor Society.
Personal
Rachael is the daughter of Richard and Julie Button ... father, Richard, ran track for the Crusaders ... major is English ... born January 31, 1986.
