Academic Notes: Majoring in hotel and restaurant management

Personal Bests: 11:02.71 (3,000m), 18:45.56 (5,000m), 39:14.54 (10,000m)

2011 Cross Country/Track & Field: Did not compete.

2010 Cross Country: Ran to a 95th-place finish in a 6K time of 22:58.8 to close of sophomore campaign … Capped off trip to home state of Washington with a 35th-place finish (17:09.3) at the Big Sky Championship … Finished second on the team, and 84th overall at the Stanford Invitational, covering the 6K course in a time of 22:49 … Recorded 51st-place finish at the Aztec Invite, shaving off 20 seconds from her 2009 time in the 5K event (19:58.5) … Opened season with 30th-place finish at the George Kyte Classic (20:30.8).

2010 Track & Field: After redshirting the indoor season, ran in five meets, including the Big Sky Outdoor Championships where she competed in the 10,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 39:14.54@ … Took part in the 3,000-meter run at the Double Dual, collecting a time of 11:02.71 … Recorded best 5,000m time at the Beach Invite when she crossed the finish line in 18:45.56.

2009 Cross Country: In first year as a Lumberjack, saw action in two races for the team … Ran season-best 5K time of 18:03.6 at the Arizona State Invitational to finish 13th overall … Made season debut at the Aztec Invitational, completing the course in a time of 20:18.

High School: Graduated from Woodinville High School in 2009 ... Four year letterer and two year captain of cross country team ... 2009 team MVP ... Recorded time of 19:29 in the 5k ... Member of 2008-2009 Senior All-Star Washington State Cross Country team.

Personal: Born on July 27, 1990 ... Daughter of Bob and Kathy Rakestraw ... Has two older brothers, Andy and Brian ... Considered Southern Oregon and Washington State University before choosing NAU.