Colorado University Athletics
2012 Cross Country Roster
Rachel Baptista
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Austin
1,600-meters: 4:55
3,200-meters: 10:40.44
5,000-meters: 15:21.60
HONORS
2012 CU Female Freshman of the Year
2012: Indoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: (2012) Redshirt. Did not compete. (2011) Baptista quickly earned a spot on the varsity roster for CU after finishing fourth overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. She wore the black and gold at the NCAA Pre-National Invitational and crossed the finish 63rd overall. Two weeks later at the Pac-12 Championships she recorded a 14th-place finish and helped the Buffs win the inaugural Pac-12 Championships. Baptista raced to a 37th-place finish at regionals and finished the season 170th overall at nationals. Baptista was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Baptista was an all-state selection on the cross country course after placing ninth at the Texas State Championship in 2010. She was an honorable mention selection her sophomore and junior seasons, placing 26th as a junior. Baptista was also an all-state selection on the track while at Austin High School. She placed fourth in the 3,200-meter run as a senior, running a personal best time of 10:40.44. As a junior she was sixth in the 3,200 (11:13.74) and seventh in the 1,600 (5:07.79). Baptista was also recruited by Texas, Baylor, Arkansas, Tulsa and Rice.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:55; 3,200-meters: 10:40.44.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Baptista is an open major but is interested in medicine. She owns a GPA greater than 3.20.
PERSONAL: Rachel Anna Baptista was born on April 23, 1993 in Austin, Texas. She is the daughter of Frank Baptista and Deborah Fleming of Austin, Texas.
