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2017 Track and Field Roster

Profile

  • Senior
    Class
  • Grafton, Wis.
    Hometown
  • Living Word Lutheran
    High School
Duane Zehr, Bradley University ITPS
Rebecca Gosselin
Rebecca Gosselin
Senior
Class
Grafton, Wis.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2016, 2017
MVC Honor Roll: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (6): Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17


2016-17 SEASON
Cross Country: Competed in two races as a senior • Finished the Hawkeye Early Bird Invite in 11:56.3 (3K) and the Bradley Classic in 26:07.0 (6K).
 
Indoor: Ran the mile with a season-best time of 5:51.04 at the EIU Friday Night Special.
 
Outdoor: Set PRs in the 1,500m and 5,000m during her senior campaign • Recorded a career-best time of 5:04.46 in the 1,500m at Illinois, while posting a mark of 19:45.75 in the 5,000m at Southern Illinois.


2015-16 SEASON
Cross Country: Finished 11th at the Western Illinois Early Bird to start the cross country season • Clocked a career-best 6K time at the Bradley Classic.
 
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor track season.
 
Outdoor: Saw action in one meet during the outdoor season, posting a career-best time in the 3,000m at the Illinois Twilight.


2014-15 SEASON
Cross Country: Saw action in five meets during the fall. Posted career-best 6K time of 24:10.7 at the Brussman/Lundeen Invitational.
 
Indoor: Competed in the 800m, mile and 3,000m during the indoor season.
 
Outdoor: Clocked career-best times in the 800m and 1,500m in the outdoor season.


2013-14 SEASON
Cross Country: Ran in four meets during the cross country season, clocking a season-best 6K time at the SIU Edwardsville Invite and had best 5K at the Illinois State Invite.
 
Indoor: Competed in the 600m, mile and 3,000m during the indoor track season.
 
Outdoor: Did not race during the outdoor campaign.


HIGH SCHOOL
Was the conference individual champion both her sophomore and senior seasons • Three-time state qualifier, she finished ninth in the state as a senior • Holds the school 4K record • Finished second at the state sectional her final prep season • Helped the Timberwolves to back-to-back conference championships and a pair of sectional titles • Team finished fifth in the state her junior year • Qualified for the state 3,200 meter championship three times, finishing sixth both her junior and senior seasons • Owns the school records in both the 1,600 and 3,200m • Also qualified for the state championship in the 1,600m as a senior • Part of the school record setting 4x800 meter relay team.


PERSONAL
The daughter of Kevin and Renee Gosselin, Rebecca was born in Worchester, Mass. • Has a twin brother, Ben, and younger sister, Rachel • Majoring in nursing.


CAREER BESTS
Cross Country
3K: 11:56.3  ||  Hawkeye Early Bird Invitational / Iowa City, Iowa  ||  Sept. 2, 2016
4K: 16:04.7  ||  WIU Early Bird / Macomb, Ill.  ||  Sept. 4, 2015
3 Miles: 18:42.9  ||  Bradley Intercollegiate / Peoria, Ill.  ||  Sept. 12, 2014
5K: 19:42.53  ||  Illinois State Invitational / Normal, Ill.  ||  Sept. 13, 2013
6K: 23:46.5  ||  Bradley Classic / Peoria, Ill.  ||  Oct. 16, 2015

Indoor Track
600m: 1:53.63  ||  Illini Classic / Champaign, Ill.  ||  Jan. 18, 2014
800m: 2:41.35  ||  EIU John Craft Invite / Charleston, Ill.  ||  Jan. 24, 2015
Mile: 5:30.68  ||  EIU John Craft Invite / Charleston, Ill.  ||  Jan. 25, 2014
3,000m: 10:52. 86  ||  SIU Invitational / Carbondale, Ill.  ||  Feb. 8, 2014

Outdoor Track
800m: 2:35.49  ||  Lee Calhoun Memorial / Macomb, Ill.  ||  Apr. 11, 2015
1,500m: 5:04.46  ||  Illinois Twilight / Champaign, Ill.  ||  Apr. 22, 2017
3,000m: 11:18.23  ||  Vanderbilt Black & Gold / Nashville, Tenn.  ||  Apr. 23, 2016    
5,000m: 19:45.75  ||  Bill Cornell Spring Classic / Carbondale, Ill.  ||  Mar. 25, 2017