Northwestern finishes fourth among 10 Big Ten schools in the field
2012: Competed in five events as a freshman ... Significantly lowered her 5K time as the season progressed, debuting at the Huskie Open in 19:30 before closing the year with a season-best 18:38 at the Northern Illinois Invite in November ... Ran a pair of 6K competitions, notching a time of 22:35 at the Bradley Classic.
High School: Ran three seasons of varsity cross country at Naperville North, missing her sophomore year due to injury ... Team captain in cross country and track ... Helped her cross country squad to a place third in the state of Illinois in 2011, taking 52nd overall in the state meet ... Team also was regional and sectional champion in 2011 ... Twice named team MVP in track and field ... Member of four school-record-setting relay teams (4x400 indoor and outdoor, 4x800 indoor and outdoor) ... Season-best outdoor times were 5:05 in the 1,600 and 2:16 in the 800; personal-best indoor times included 5:10 1,600-meter and 2:20 800-meter ... Academic All-Conference in both cross country and track ... National Honor Society member and Illinois State Scholar.
Personal: Born Rachel Kate Weathered ... Daughter of Brian and Karyn Weathered ... Chose Northwestern over Wisconsin, Illinois and Purdue ... Plans to major in biomedical engineering.