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2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster

Rebecca Arnold

Rebecca Arnold

  • Position:
    Mid-Distance
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool:
    Almont
  • Hometown:
    Almont, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Official Collegiate ResultsĀ 

Career Highlights:
  • 5x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • 4x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor RollĀ (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • 4x Horizon League SpringĀ Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • Second Team All-Horizon League (2021)
  • Titan Club Award (2021)
  • President's Award (2022)

Career Best
  • 100H: 19.04 at Pacesetter Sports Invitational
  • 400: 1:01 at Horizon League Indoor Championships
  • Mile: 5:10.00Ā at SVSU Tune-up
  • 3000m: 10:28.18 at 2022 Akron Invitational
  • 1000m: 3:13 at Windsor Team Challenge
  • 5000m: 18:28.11 at 2022 GVSU Big Meet


2022 Indoor

  • PR in 3000 at Akron Invitational with a 10:28.18 time, good for 2nd placeĀ 
  • PR in 5000 at GVSU Big Meet (18:28.11)

2021 Outdoor
  • 3rdĀ in 1500 at Bob Harris open (4:46.09)
  • 3rdĀ in 3000S (11:03.10) at HL Outdoor Champ.

2021 Indoor
  • PR (2ndĀ place) in mile at SVSU Tune-up

2020 Indoor
  • 3rdĀ in DMR at YSU Major InviteĀ 
  • 6thĀ in 4x400 at HL Indoor champ

2019 Outdoor
  • 2ndĀ in 400H in Oakland vs Detroit

2019 Indoor
  • PlacedĀ 4thĀ in 800 (2:34.93) at Mastodon Invitational
  • Finished 1stĀ in 4x400 at GVSU Tune-up

2018 Outdoor
  • Finished 2ndĀ in 400H at Detroit Mercy vs OaklandĀ 

2017-18 Indoor
  • Helped earn 6thĀ in 4x400 at Blue Gold Invitational

Prior To Detroit Mercy:
  • Lettered in cross country, track and field, basketball and volleyball
  • A team captain as a senior and was a two-time team MVP
  • All-State in the 300-meter hurdles as a sophomore and senior
  • The regional champion in the event as a junior and senior and runner-up as a sophomore
  • Earned All-CountyĀ in her last three years
  • Blue Water Area Conference (BWAC) All-Conference Second Team in the 300-meter hurdles and 800-meter relay her last two years
  • Holds the school record in the 400m in 52.31
  • A member of the All-Defensive Team three times in basketball
  • A member of the National Honor Society

Personal:Ā 
  • Daughter of Maryellen and Kenny Measel
  • Has a younger brother
  • Her cousin graduated from the University in 2000
  • Her husband, Zach, was a four-year letterwinner at Detroit Mercy from 2014-2018
  • Lists her biggest thrill in sports as getting a new PR and running up to my family to give them hugs and them telling me how proud they are
  • A Nursing major

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2020-21Senior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance