Racheal Marchand Class: Senior Hometown: Valparaiso, IN High School: Valparaiso Event: Distance

Career Highlights -- two-time all-American... two-time all-region honoree.

2008 -- Indoor - ran mile (5:04.90) at Jack Johnson Classic, 3,000 meters (10:08.38) at Meyo Invite and 5,000 meters (17:03.79) at Husky Classic... Outdoor - all-American, placing eighth in 10,000 meters at NCAA Championships with a collegiate-best 34:05.87... that mark ranks sixth in school history... NCAA provisional qualifier in 10,000 meters (34:11.98) and NCAA regional qualifier in 5,000 meters (16:27.02)... the 5,000-meter time ranks sixth in school history... ran second leg on school-record setting 6,400-meter relay (19:15.42)... placed fourth in 10,000 meters (34:11.48) and fifth in 5,000 meters (16:40.03) at Big Ten Championships... won 5,000 meters (16:27.02) at Musco Twilight X... runner-up in 1,500 meters (4:31.23) at Iowa Invite... letterwinner...Cross Country - all-American, placing fifth with a collegiate-best 19:54 at NCAA Championships... broke the 20-minute mark in a 6,000-meter race for the first time in her career at the NCAA meet... NCAA Midwest Regional champion, winning the race in 20:32... earned NCAA Midwest Region Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year honors for her performance... placed third at Big Ten Championships (20:28)... ran collegiate bests in 3,000 meters (10:25) at Hawkeye Invite and 5,000 meters (16:15) at Auburn Invite... those times rank third and second, and her best 6,000-meter time ranks second in school history... named Big Ten Female Cross Country Athlete of the Week Oct. 7... was Iowa's top finisher in six races... letterwinner.

2007 -- Indoor - placed 11th in 5,000 meters at Big Ten Championships (17:04.29) and 13th at Cyclone Classic (17:19.60)... placed 31st in 3,000 meters (10:13.79) at Meyo Invite... Outdoor - placed sixth in 5,000 meters (16:27.72) at NCAA regional, earning all-region honors... ran 16:41.35 in 5,000-meter prelims at NCAA Championships... NCAA provisional qualifier in 10,000 meters with season-best 34:50.37 for third place at Big Ten Championships... qualified for NCAA regional in 5,000 meters (16:35.04) at Drake Relays... placed third in 3,000 meters (9:45.50) at Musco Twilight IX, which ranks ninth in school history... letterwinner... Cross Country - redshirted.

2006 -- Indoor - placed 11th in 3,000 meters (10:01.58) at Big Ten Championships... Outdoor - placed seventh in 5,000 meters (17:17.01) at NCAA regional, earning all-region honors... qualified for regional meet in 5,000 meters (16:48.07)... provisionally qualified for NCAA Championships in 10,000 meters (34:51.68), leading team in that event... placed eighth in 10,000 meters (34:51.68) and 11th in 5,000 meters (16:48.07) at Big Ten Championships... placed 14th in 5,000 meters (17:10.29) at Drake Relays... placed fifth in 3,000 meters (10:01.49) at Iowa Musco Twilight VIII... won 3,000 meters (10:28.45) at Shamrock Invite... letterwinner... Cross Country - all-American, placing 30th (21:18) at NCAA Championships... placed ninth at NCAA Midwest Regional (21:07), earning all-region honors... placed 12th at Big Ten Championships (21.05), earning second team all-Big Ten honors...team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

2005 -- Indoor - placed 20th in mile (5:12.34) at Minnesota Invite... Outdoor - placed 27th in 5,000 meters (18:08.54) and ran season-best 1,500 meters (4:41.96) at Big Ten Championships... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 18th (21:38) at NCAA regional, earning all-region honors... placed 22nd at Big Ten Championships (21:59), 31st at Willamette Invite (18:11) and sixth at Hawkeye Invite (10:53)... placed 72nd (21:41) at NCAA Pre-Nationals... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

2004 -- Cross Country - competed in five races... ran season best 6,000 meters (21:45:07) for 41st place at NCAA regional... placed 21st at Big Ten Championships and 28th (18:18:30) at Murray Keatinge Invite... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

High School -- all-American, placing 10th at Footlocker National Cross Country meet senior year... placed fourth at Footlocker Regional Cross Country meet as a senior... 2003 Footlocker finalist... won two conference titles... four-time all-conference and all-state, earning all-area honors three years... two-time team MVP... team captain senior year... set school records in 800 meters (2:15), 3,200 meters (10:45) and cross country 4,000 meters (14:12)... coaches were Karen DeVries, Mick Cavanaugh and Jim McCall.

Personal -- born December 23, 1985... daughter of Hector and Debbie Marchand... interdisciplinary studies major.

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