Rachel Bales

Position:
Cross Country
Class:
Freshman
High School:
West Lafayette
Hometown:
West Lafayette, Ind.

Indoor Top Performances	Time or Mark (Date)
3000m Run	10:47.04 (1/9/16)
5000m Run	19:14.11 (2/12/16)
Outdoor Top Performances	Time or Mark (Date)

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in cross country at West Lafayette High School for coach Steve Lewark … a first team all-conference selection all four years, she was also a IHSAA Class 3A First Team All-State honoree as a junior and senior … named the Red Devils team captain as a senior, she was also a three-time all-sectional honoree, a two-time all-regional and two-time all-semi-state selection over her career … won the regional meet (18:36) and placed 37th at state as a senior … placed 22nd at the state meet her junior season … helped guide West Lafayette to a sectional, regional and semi-state titles all four seasons, while the team placed as high as second at the state meet her sophomore year … also earned for letters in track & field at West Lafayette for coach Steve Lewark … earned second team all-state honors as a senior, while being named all-conference as a freshman, sophomore and senior … named team captain her senior year … placed fourth at the state meet in the 3200m run as a senior, helping guide the team to a third-place showing at the meet … turned in career-best times of 10:58 in the 3200m run, 5:11 in the 1600m run and 2:24 in the 800m run.

PERSONAL: Full name is Rachel Marie Bales ... born April 19, 1997 in West Lafayette, Ind. … daughter of Max and Kris Bales … has one sister, Jacqueline, and one brother, Joel … majoring in nursing.