The University of Akron Athletics
2014-15 Track and Field

Rachel Christian
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Dublin Scioto HS
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
Honors
All-MAC: First Team (100m, 2015 Outdoor; 60m, 2015 Indoor)
All-MAC: Second Team (100m, 200m, 2013 Outdoor)
2x MAC Champion (100m, 2015 Outdoor; 60m, 2015 Indoor)
2014-15: Indoor: Garnered a first-place performance and first-team all-conference honors at the Mid-American Conference Championship in the 60 meters crossing the line in 7.49...posted a first-place effort in the 60 meters at the Kent State Dual (7.70)...ran 200 meters in 24.81 at Kent State Dual to finish second...registered top-five finishes in 60 meters in five of six races...Outdoor: Took home the MAC Championship (May 16) title in the 100 meters in 11.63...ran the second-fastest time, 11.54, in program history in the 100 meters in the preliminaries of the MAC Championship (May 15)...placed fourth in the 200 meters at the MAC Championship (May 16) crossing the line in 24.06...an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 100 meters placing 45th with a time of 12.06...garnered four top-10 performances in the 100 meters, winning at the Ashland Alumni Open (April 25) and MAC Championship (May 16), while finishing third at Beach Invitational (April 18) and Mt. Sac Relays (April 17) in 11.73 and 11.55, respectively...placed fourth at Beach Invitational (April 18) in the 200 meters in 24.08 after running a season-best time of 23.89 at the Mt. Sac Relays (April 17)...member of winning 4x100 relay squads at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9).
2013-14: Indoor: Scored in the 200m at the MAC Championships (March 1), placing fourth with a time of 24.51...swept the 60m (7.54) and 200m (24.49) at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8)...completed the same sweep at the Akron Opener (Jan. 10), running 7.60 and 24.74...was the No. 3-ranked sprinter in the MAC for the 60m...Outdoor: Contributed to three event wins at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 4)...swept the 100m (11.71) and 200m (24.77) sprints and ran the lead leg of the Zips' 4x100 relay team that posted a collective time of 45.98...her time in the 100m was the third-fastest of the spring in the MAC...recorded her fastest 200m time (24.22) of the season in a third-place finish at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 12).
2012-13: Indoor: Qualified for the finals in the 60m and 200m at the MAC Championships (Feb. 22)...scored in each event, placing seventh in the 60m (7.76) and eighth in the 200m (25.23)...her qualifying time in the 60m (7.58) was a personal record...finished runner-up in both events at the Zips Open (Feb. 15)...Outdoor: Earned All-MAC Second Team honors after finishing runner-up in both the 100m (11.74) and 200m (23.82) at the MAC Championships (May 11)...also ran anchor on the Zips 4x100 relay team that finished seventh with a time of 46.97...won the 200m at the Campbell/Wright Open (May 4) with a time of 23.74...it was the fastest time recorded in the MAC for the season...also took third in the 200m at the Bobcat Invitational (March 29), crossing the line in 23.85.
2011-12: Indoor: Ran the Zips' top five indoor times in the 60-meters and 200-meters...finished third in the 60-meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 11) after qualifying with a season-best mark of 7.60...also took fourth in the 200-meters (25.02)...Outdoor: Earned her first win as a collegian in the 200-meters, crossing the line in 24.98 at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 14)...ran the lead leg of the 4x100 team that placed second at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 5) with a time of 46.66.
at Dublin Scioto HS: School record-holder in both the 100m (12.01) and 200m (24.5)...led Dublin Scioto to its best state finish (11th) at the 2011 Div. I state meet.
Personal: Parents are Robert Feathers and Annette Journey.










