Rachel Sweeney-Bredeson

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CAREER STATS

2020-21 (Senior)

Served as one of five captains during the 2020 COVID-abbreviated fall schedule
Ran in three of the four meets
Finished as CU’s #3 runner at the G-MAC Championships in Tiffin, Ohio with a 6K time of 22:56.3
Top 5K effort was a sixth-place finisher as Cedarville’s #1 runner at the Louisville Classic with a career-best 18:16.7 effort
NCCAA Scholar-Athlete
G-MAC Academic Team

2019-20 (Junior)

Ran in seven of the eight cross country meets during the fall campaign
Cedarville’s #2 finisher in six of the seven meets
Top 5K performance was an 18:24.4 at the Queens Challenge in Charlotte, North Carolina
Placed 14th to grab the final position on the G-MAC Second Team with a career-best 6K time of 21:40.3 in Pepper Pike, Ohio
Runner-up at the NCCAA Championships in Point Lookout, Missouri with a 5K time of 19:04.5 to earn All-America recognition and help CU to their 12th national title
Earned 57 individual points during the indoor campaign
Won the 800 meters (2:22.79) as Cedarville claimed its third straight NCCAA Indoor Track & Field banner in CU’s Doden Field House
Produced a runner-up finish in the mile (5:06.78) at the NCCAA Indoor Championships
Earned NCCAA Indoor Track & Field All-America recognition in the 800 meters, mile run and the 4 x 400 meter relay
Placed fifth in the 800 meters at the G-MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships with a season-best effort of 2:18.4
Lone 3,000 meter race of the indoor season was a 10:46.07 to finish third at the Otterbein Invitational
NCCAA Track & Field Scholar-Athlete
G-MAC Academic Team

2018-19 (Sophomore)

One of five Lady Jackets to run in all six meets during the season
Recorded a career-best 6K effort of 23:10.3 at the All-Ohio Championships
CU’s #2 runner and seventh overall at the G-MAC Championships in Canton, Ohio
Top 5K effort of the season was 19:40.5 at the season-opening Queen City Invitational
G-MAC First Team
USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic
G-MAC All-Academic Team
Earned USTFCCCA Division II Indoor All-America First Team honors on the track as a member of the Distance Medley Relay
NCCAA Indoor All-American in the 800 and 3000 meters
G-MAC Indoor Champion in the DMR

2017-18 (Freshman)

Participated in all seven cross country meets during a successful rookie campaign
Best 6K performance was a 23:13 at the All-Ohio Championships held at CU’s Elvin R. King Cross Country Course
Cedarville’s #3 finisher at the NCCAA Championships in Jackson, Mississippi with a 5K time of 18:49
Produced a 23:17 outing at the NCAA II Midwest Regional finishing as CU’s third-best runner
USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic
NCCAA Indoor Track & Field Champion in the 800 meters and as a member of the Distance Medley Relay (DMR)
NCCAA Indoor All-American in the 800 meters, mile, 4 x 400 meter relay and
G-MAC Indoor Third Team (DMR)

High School

Produced a four-sport prep career at Legacy Christian Academy
Three-year letter winner in cross country
Member of two district championship teams and three conference championship squads
Three-time all-region, all-district and all-conference first team selection
Two-time Metro Buckeye Conference Runner of the Year
Produced a personal-best 5K effort of 19:23 for a 25th-place finish at the 2015 state meet
Three-year letter winner in track
Member of three conference championship teams and a district title squad in 2016
Three-time all-league and all-district honors
Two-time all-region selection
Earned all-state honors
Conference Runner of the Year in 2017
Placed fourth in the 800 meters at the 2016 state championship meet
Posted a personal-best 800 meter effort of 2:13 at the 2016 regional meet
Three-time district champion and the 2016 regional champion in the 800 meters
Earned four letters in basketball
Four-time all-league and three-time all-district
Scored over 1,000 career points
Earned three letters in soccer
Two-time all-conference and all-district honors
Four-time Academic All-Ohio honoree
Class valedictorian

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