2008 Cross Country Roster
Rebekah Ricksecker
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Laurel, Del.
- Prev School:
- Sussex Technical
2007 (Jr.): Four-time All-Big South performer (one cross country, one indoor track, two outdoor track) … enjoyed breakthrough cross country season, which concluded with consecutive personal bests … came in seventh at the Big South Cross Country Championships with a 5K time of 18:07 … personal-best 6K clocking of 21:43 put her in 52nd place at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships … opened the cross country season with a second-place finish at the Virginia Tech Invitational, and was named Big South Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week on 9/12 as a result … finished third in the mile at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships … repeated as Big South outdoor 1,500-meter titlist and added a runner-up finish in the 800 … tabbed Big South Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Week on 5/21, after running a career-best 4:25.47 and placing sixth in the 1,500 meters at the ECAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … also garnered a sixth-place showing at the ECAC indoor meet, in the mile … earned numerous academic recognitions … second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honoree … USTFCCCA Women's All-Academic Track & Field team member … included on the Big South All-Academic team for both indoor and outdoor track & field … Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2006 (So.): Four-time All-Big South performer (one cross country, one indoor track, two outdoor track) … mid-distance specialist, was consistently Liberty's No. 4 cross country runner … seventh at Big South Cross Country Championships in 5K time of 18:26 … No. 3 LU finisher (76th overall) at NCAA Southeast Regional Championships … Big South mile runner-up and came in fourth at 800 meters indoors … 1,500-meter champion at Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships, as well as third in the 800 … Big South Women's Track Athlete of the Week on 5/9 … Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2005 (Fr.): Bounced back from a knee injury to place 16th at the Big South Championships … placed fourth in the 800 meters and seventh in the mile at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships … took fourth in the 800 meters and fifth in the 1,500 meters at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
Prep: Attended Sussex Technical High School … Delaware state champion in the 800 meters, and state runner-up in the 1600 meters in 2004 … placed fourth at state cross country meet … conference champion in four events as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of Robert and Ruth Ricksecker … majoring in elementary education … birthday is on Nov. 25.
Cross Country Bests: 5K – 18:07, 6K – 21:43
Track Bests: 800 – 2:11, 1,500 – 4:25
