Rebecca Peters

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Norwin HS
Hometown:
Irwin, Pa.

Career Results

2018 Outdoor: Represented Pitt at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 5000m … Competed in the 5000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships, placing 15th at 16:43.25 … Posted a personal best time of 4:35.47 in the 1500m at the Campbell/Wright Open … Earned a PR of 16:31.55 in the 5000m at the Virginia Challenge.

2017-18 Indoor: Placed 24th in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-24) with a time of 5:01.78 … Recorded a personal best 4:57.67 in the mile at the 2018 Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3), finishing 25th … Recorded 9:51.59 in the 3000m at the Spire NCAA D-1 Indoor Track and Field Classic (Feb. 9-10), finishing in sixth place.

2017 Outdoor: Suited up for four contests in 2017 … Set two personal bests on the year… Set one best, at the George Mason Spring Invitational (4/8) by running the 800m in (2:17.20) … Her other career best, a (4:45.10) performance in the 1500m at 2017 Carnegie Mellon 5 Team Invitational (3/25).

2016-17 Indoor: Recorded her personal best in the 1000m (3:03.60) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 14) where she placed 21st … Earned her personal best time in the mile (5:16.83) at the Kent State Golden Flash Gala where she took third place … Helped the distance medley relay team finish second (12:18.07) at the Penn State National Open (Jan. 27) … Placed 48th in the mile (5:20.06) at the SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 10).

2016 Outdoor: Participated in three meets … Competed in the 2016 5 Team Invite (Mar. 25-26) in the 400m with a season best time 1:03.03 … Also competed in the Wake Forest Open (Mar. 18-19) in the 400m finishing with a time of 1:04.76 … Finished the 800m at the 2016 Quad Meet (Apr. 2) with a season best 2:31.46 … Recorded 2:32.78 in the 800m at the Wake Forest Open (Mar. 18-19).

2015-16 Indoor: Competed in three meets … Participated in the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 16) in the 600m with a season best 1:44.69 … Also participated in the Kent St. Golden Flash Gala (Dec. 11) in the 800m with a season best time of 2:33.07 … Finished eighth at the Penn State Relays (Jan. 9) in the 1000m with a time of 3:21.61.

2015 Outdoor: Competed in three meets … Was a part of the 4X800 Relay … Participated in the 400m at the Wake Forest Open (Mar. 20-21) with a season best time of 1:01.61 … Also participated in the 1500m at the 2015 Quad Meet (Apr. 4) finishing with a season best 4:58.86.

2014-15 Indoor: Competed in four events … Participated in the SPIRE NCAA D-1 Indoor T&F Invitational (Feb. 13-14) in the 600m recording a season best time of 1:38.49 … Also participated in the 1000m at the Kent St. Golden Flash Gala (Dec. 5) recording a season best 3:10.59 … Was a part of the 4X800 Relay … Finished 22nd in the 800m at the Doc Hale VT Elite (Feb. 6-7) with a time of 2:21.49.

Personal: Majoring in English writing and political science with a French minor and European Union studies certificate.