Rachel Barrett

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Milford, Mich.
High School:
Milford

Last Updated: May 17, 2018

At Michigan
• Member of the 2015 Great Lakes Championship Team (2015)
• Competing member of the 2016 Big Ten Indoor Championship Team and a member of the 2016 Big Ten Outdoor Championship team
• Academic All-Big Ten (2015-16)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award Winner (2015)

Senior (2017-18)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:35.80 in the 1500 meter run to finish 2nd at the Toledo Invitational (May 3-4)
• Ran a career-best 4:31.29 in the 1500 meter run to finish 9th at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran a career-best 4:34.91 in the 1500 meter run to finish 19th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)

Indoor
• Ran 4:49.21 in the Mile to finish 16th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran 4:54.86 in the Mile to finish 5th at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)

Cross Country
• Ran 21:42.3 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 29th (open) at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 14)
• Ran 21:59.0 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 34th at the Indiana Sam Bell Invitational (Sept. 30)
• Ran 18:19.7 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 18th at the Indiana State John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 9)
• Ran 18:22.4 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 14th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)

Junior (2016-17)

Outdoor
• Did not compete

Indoor
• Ran 4:53.38 in the Mile to finish 12th at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Ran a career-best 2:13.89 in the 800 meter run to finish 35th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran 4:49.78 in the Mile to finish 5th at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)

Cross Country
• Finished in 12th place at the 5,000-meter EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 21) with a time of 18:15.0
• Ran 22:25.2 to finish 11th overall and help U-M win the 6,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) Open Race
• Finished 73rd in 17:56.10 to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 1)
• Finished 15th at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2), running 18:44.0

Sophomore (2015-16)

Outdoor
• Did not compete

Indoor
• Made her postseason debut competing in the 3,000-meter race at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26), timing 9:44.12 to finish 12th
• Competed in the mile race at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 20) finishing seventh with a time of 4:53.38
• Set an indoor personal-best in the 3,000-meter run (9:40.17) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6), finishing 19th overall
• Helped place second in the 4000m DMR (11:23:93) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6)
• Helped U-M to win the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 23) finishing fifth, and setting a new personal-best in the mile race (4:47.99) and ninth in the 4x400m relay (4:06.78)
• Won the mile run a time of 4:55.34 at the Doug Raymond Invitational (Jan. 16)
• Competed in the mile run finishing sixth with a time of 4:58.20 at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (Jan. 9)

Cross Country
• Helped U-M win the Great Lakes Region title in her regional debut, running 22:04.0 to finish 72nd overall at the 6,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 13)
• Finished third in 21:18.4 to help U-M win the 6,000-meter open race at the NCAA Pre-Nats meet (Oct. 17)
• In her Wolverine debut, ran 17:53.2 -- a collegiate-best -- for 42nd place to help U-M to a team win at the 5,000-meter Commodore Classic (Sept. 19).

Freshman (2014-15)

Outdoor
• Redshirted

Indoor
• Redshirted

Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Competed unattached at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Aug. 29), where she finished 11th (18:26.4).

Prep

Graduated from Milford High School in 2014 with Highest Academic Honors ... National Honor Society ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... Board of Education Award Finalist... First place in Midwest Meet of Champions 1,600-meter ... New Balance Outdoor Nationals participant, One Mile Championships ... Multi-time Team Captain and MVP in both Cross Country (2012-13; 2010-13) and Track and Field (2013-14; 2011-14) ... Cross Country... Three-time All-State (2010-11, 2013) ... Three-time Academic All-State (2011-13) ... Three-time All-Conference All-Academic Team (2011-13) ... School Record and Freshman School Record in 5K (2010) ... Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) All-Conference (2010-13) ... Milford Times All-area First Team (2010-13) and Runner of the Year (2010) and All-Oakland County (2010-11, 2013) ... Track and Field... Three-time All-State (2011-14) in 1,600-meter (Eighth Place, Sixth Place, Third Place) ... Three-time Academic All-State (2011-14) ... KLAA League Champion (2013) ...Two-time KLAA West Division champion (2012, 2014) ... School Record in 800-meter, 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter ... All-Lakes Conference Champion (2014; 4x800-meter relay, 1600-meter, 3200-meter) ... Two-time All-Lakes Conference First Team (2012-13) in 1600-meter.

Personal ... Major Undecided ... Born on March 22, 1996 ... Daughter of Eric and Jennifer Barrett, sister of U-M mid-distance runner Mallory Barrett ... Personal Notes... Father, Eric played football and ran both indoor and outdoor track at Michigan Tech (1983-86) ... Mother, Jennifer played softball at Lansing Community College 1983.