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2021 Women's Cross Country Roster

Rebecca Craddock

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Brunswick, Ohio
  • High School Brunswick
  • Instagram becca_craddock
  • Twitter becca_craddock

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2021

  • Ran a season best 20:52.7 in the 6k at te Redbird Invite, placing sixth
  • Placed 46th at NCAA Midwest Regionals with a time of 21:33.81
  • Placed 56th at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 21:54.7
  • Ran a 20:53.9 in the NCAA Pre-Nationals, third Illini to finish, 71st overall

2020-21

  • Second Team All-Big Ten
  • Placed 68th overall at the NCAA Championships in 21:15.9, the first Illini to finish
  • Placed ninth overall at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 20:45.5
  • Was the first Illini woman to finish at the Big Ten Championships for the fourth consecutive year
  • Sits in seventh place in school history in the 6k

2019

  • Earned NCAA Midwest All-Region Honors, placing 14th overall and crossing second for the Midwest Regional Champion Illini with a 6k finish time of 21:04.4
  • Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week on Sept. 5 after winning the Illini Open on Aug. 30 with a 5k finish time of 16:58.1, which ranks eighth-fastest in Illinois program history
  • First Big Ten Athlete of the Week for Illini women's cross country since Britten Petrey on October 23, 2015
  • Ran the seventh-fastest 6k in program history at the Buckeye Preview, timing 20:37.3 to place third overall
  • Led the Illini at Big Ten Championships, finishing 18th overall with a 6k time of 20:50.6
  • Finished first for the Illini in five of the seven meets she contested 
  • Crossed third for the Illini at NCAA Championships
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2018

  • Led the Illini at Big Ten Championships, placing 43rd with a season-best 6K finish time of 21:18.9
  • Crossed third for Illinois at the NCAA Midwest regional, recording a time of 21:26.9 to place 38th
  • Clocked a 5k PR finish time of 17:30.35 at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational to place 19th
  • Placed 15th at the Commodore Classic with a time of 17:51.8
  • Competed in five meets for the Illini, finishing in the Illinois top-three at all five meets she contested
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2017

  • Led the Illini in every meet of her true freshman season
  • Finished 40th at NCAA Midwest Regionals with a 6K PR of 21:07.5 
  • Placed 45th at Big Ten Championships, sixth best among all freshmen
  • Has set a new 5K career-best in each of her first three meets
  • Timed 17:36.93 at the Greater Louisville Classic to lead the Illini 
  • Placed 29th overall at the Battle in Beantown with a time of 17:53
  • Made her collegiate debut at the EIU Walt Crawford Open

High School

  • Ranked No. 4 nationally in the 1600m
  • Two-time medalist at OHSAA State Championships
  • 2017 OHSAA State Track and Field 1600m Runner-Up
  • 2017 OHSAA State Track and Field 3200m third place
  • 2014 OHSAA State Cross Country third place
  • 2017 Track and Field Gazette MVP and Athlete of the Year
  • Six-time All-Ohio between cross country and track
  • Seven-time Northeast Ohio All-Conference 
  • Coached by Kerry Hunter

Personal

  • Born April 16, 1999
  • Daughter of Greg and Beth Craddock
  • The second of four children: Sara, Emily and Hannah
  • Chose Illinois for its unique campus and balance of city life, campus life and agriculture for running 
  • Summa Cum Laude 2013-2017
  • National Honor Society Member
  • Credits her dad for pushing her to be her best 

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior

  • 2021Graduate Student