2016

Track and Field

Outdoor

• Placed 10th at Big Ten Championships in the 800m, timing 2:10.07
• Set a PR in the 800m at Drake Relays with a time of 2:09.68
• Placed third in the 400m at the EIU Big Blue Classic
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 800m, placing 10th with a PR time of 2:09.64
• Won the 600m at the Illini Classic with a time of 1:36.15
• Set personal-best 600m time at Meyo Inivte with a time of 1:33.68

2015

Track and Field

Outdoor

• Competed in the 800m at the Big Ten Championships
• Took third place in the 800m at the Illini Twilight, setting a personal-best time of 2:10.57
• Ran in the 400m for the first time at the Black & Gold Invite, finishing 6th with a mark of 57:51

Indoor

• Ran the 800m at the Big Ten Championships
• Bested her fastest indoor 800m time with a 2:10.64 mark at the Rod McCravy meet
• Won the 600m at the Illini Classic with a time of 1:35.20
• Finished her fastest 600m at the Orange and Blue Open with a time of 1:33.77

2014

Track and Field

Outdoor

• Competed in the 800m at the Big Ten Championships
• Clocked a personal-best 800m time of 2:12.28 to place fourth at the Illinois Twilight
• Placed fourth in the 800m at the Billy Hayes Invitational

Cross Country

• Finished 10th on the squad at the Illini Open
• Was the 11th Illini runner to finish at the Bradley Invite, completing the 6K course in 23:10.8
• Placed eighth on the team at the Roy Griak Invite
• Placed 31st overall at the Illinois State Invite, finishing with a season-best 5K time of 18:32
• Was the ninth Illini to finish at the Illini Challenge

2013

Cross Country

• Set a personal-best 4K time of 15:57 at the Illini Challenge
• Finished seventh for the squad at the Boilermaker Invitational

2012

Cross Country

• Ran a 6K time of 22:58 at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing sixth for the Illini
• Ran at the Big Ten Championships, placing seventh on the team and 88th overall, finishing with a time of 22:31
• Ran in the unseeded race at the Pre-National meet, covering the 6K course in a time of 22:46
• Scored points for the Illini at the Illinois Open, finishing third and setting a 5K time of 19:04

High School

• 2011 USTAF National Junior Olympic 1,500m Champion
• 2011 Illinois 800m state champion
• 2010 Illinois state runner-up
• Placed seventh at the 2011 cross country state championships and holds conference, sectional and school records in multiple events
• Five-time MVP
• DuPage female athlete of the year

Personal

• Daughter of Ron and Leanne Rakosnik
• Born Jan. 17, 1994
• Has a brother Mike and a sister Kailey
• Hobbies include watching movies and shopping
• Majoring in mathematics and minoring in education

Personal Bests

Cross Country

4K: 15:57 - Illini Challenge (8/30/13)
5K: 18:29 - Notre Dame Invitational (9/28/12)
6K: 22:31 - Big Ten Championships (10/28/12)

Track

Outdoor
400m: 57:05 - Black & Gold Invite (3/26/16)
800m: 2:09.68 - Drake Relays (4/29/16)

Indoor
600m: 1:33.68 - Meyo Invite (2/5/16)
800m: 2:09.64 - Big Ten Championships (2/27/16)

Updated May 2016