Player Bio
Rachel Howell
Hometown/High School : Dexter, Mich./Dexter
Women's Track & Field - 2007
Ran in nine meets for Valpo during her first season ... registered season-best time in the indoor 800m run of 2:44.84 at the Boilermaker Invitational ... placed fourth outdoors at the Puma Invitational in the 1,500m run ... ran a season-best 2:43.74 outdoors in the 800m run at the Hillsdale Gina Relays ... a member of the Mid-Con All-Academic team ... named to the Fall 2007 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
Women's Cross Country - 2006
Competed four times for the Crusaders as a freshman ... started season with 55th place finish at Crusader Invitational, completing the 4K Sunset Hills Farm course in 18:21 ... ran season-best 5K time of 22:18 in the open race at the Notre Dame Invitational ... covered 6K in 26:54 in the open race at the NCAA Pre-Nationals ... named to the Mid-Con All-Academic Team.
Women's Track & Field - Prep
Earned two letters with the Dreadnaughts ... team captured South Eastern conference title in 2006 ... Dexter placed second at regionals in 2005 ... also lettered in cross country ... a member of National Honor Society.
Women's Cross Country - Prep
A two-year letterwinner for the Dreadnaughts ... led team to Southeastern Conference Championships in 2004 and 2005 ... helped team to third place finish at Michigan Division Two state meet as a junior and seventh place finish as a senior ... a Conference Scholar Athlete in 2005 ... named team’s Most Improved Runner in 2004 ... a member of National Honor Society.
Personal
Rachel is the daughter of Steve and Debi Howell ... major is mechanical engineering ... named to Valpo’s Dean’s List ... born March 2, 1988.
