2015 Women's Track & Field Roster
Rachel Coleman
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Northville, Mich.
- High School:
- Northville
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
Last Updated: May 7, 2019
At Michigan
• Member of the 2016 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship Teams
• Member of the 2018 Big Ten Cross Country Championship Team
• U-M Academic Athletic Achievement Award (2016-17)
Redshirt Senior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 10:06.95 in the 3000 meter run for 4th at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Ran 17:01.17 in the 5000 meter run for 8th at the Cardinal Classic (April 19-20) in section 2.
• Ran 16:40.08 in the 5000 meter run for 15th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30) in section three.
• Ran 9:38.63 in the 3000 meter run for 5th at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)and ran 4:37.20 in the 1500 meter run to finish 25th.
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 9:56.62 in the 3000 meter run for 16th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23)
• Ran 4:54.51 in the mile for 6th at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran a career-best 9:34.43 in the 3000 meter run for 7th at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran 4:56.01 in the mile for 21st at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Ran a career-best 9:44.60 in the 3000 meter run for 8th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
• Ran 5:03.04 in the mile for 17th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12) , and also finished 19th over 800 meters in a career-best 2:21.77
Cross Country
• Ran 17:32.2 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 5th at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic (Oct. 19) , scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner.
• Ran 22:11.9 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 26th at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 13) in the unseeded Gray Race.
• Ran 17:50.5 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 2nd at the Greater Louisville Classic (Sept. 29) in the open race.
• Ran 22:18.4 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 27th at the Nebraska Greeno-Dirksen Invitational (Sept. 15)
• Ran 18:15.4 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 9th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)
Senior (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 17:11.85 in the 5000 meter run to finish 14th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)
• Ran 17:00.01 in the 5000 meter run to finish 5th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28)
• Ran a career-best 9:35.12 in the 3000 meter run to finish 4th at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran 4:35.16 in the 1500 meter run to finish 20th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:59.38 in the Mile to finish 7th at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran 5:00.56 in the Mile to finish 4th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
Cross Country
• Ran 21:48.0 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 30th at the Indiana Sam Bell Invitational (Sept. 30)
• Ran 18:01.4 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 13th at the Indiana State John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 9)
• Ran 18:15.5 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 12th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)
Junior (2016-17)
Outdoor
• Ran a career-best 4:27.21 in the 1500 meter run to finish 9th at the Steve Scott Invitational (Apr. 28-29)
• Ran a career-best 16:39.97 in the 5000 meter run to finish 3rd at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-14)
• Ran 9:36.25 in the 3000 meter run to win the event title at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)
• Ran 2:16.32 in the 800 meter run to finish 13th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25). Also ran 4:37.32 to finish 14th at 1500 meters.
Indoor
• Ran 4:52.56 in the Mile to finish 11th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran a career-best 4:51.75 in the Mile to finish 10th at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 18)
• Ran a career-best 4:53.23 in the Mile to finish 11th at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Ran a career-best 9:51.47 in the 3000 meter run to finish 24th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran a 4:54.75 in the Mile to finish 3rd at the SVSU Jets Pizza Invitational (Jan. 28)
• Ran 4:58.47 in the Mile to finish 11th at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran 10:09.22 in the 3000 meter run to finish fifth at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 14)
Cross Country
• Took 23rd place at the 5,000-meter EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 21) with a time of 18:33.2
• Finished 15th to help U-M win the 6,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) Open Race in 22:35.9
• Ran to a 112th-place finish in 18:11.90 to help Michigan win the 5,000-meter Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 1)
• Finished 18th to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Sycamore Invitational (Sept. 10), running a time of 18:57.0
• Ran to a 16th-place finish at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2), timing 18:46.6 across the line
Sophomore (2015-16)
Outdoor
• Did not compete
Indoor
• Did not compete
Cross Country
• Made collegiate debut finishing 18th (18:10.5) in the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5).
Freshman (2014-15)
Outdoor
• Redshirted
Indoor
• Redshirted
Cross Country
• Redshirted
Prep
Graduated from Northville High School in 2014 ... Golden Triangle Meet of Champions 1,600-meter Record Holder ... Brooks PR Invitational (Seattle) Participant in 1 Mile (2014) ... Gatorade Player of the Year Award Nominee ... Northville High School 2014 Female Athlete of the Year ... Michigan All-State Academic Team (2011-13) ... Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) Scholar Athlete (2011-13) ... Michigan High School Athletic Association Scholar Athlete of the Year Nominee (2014) ...Cross Country ... Team State Champion (2013) ... Finished 10th individually at 2013 State Meet, earning All-State Honors ... Northville High School Most Valuable Distance Runner (2010-13) ... All-Area Runner of the Year (2013) ... School Course Record-holder (Cass Benton Course; 18:38) ...Track and Field ... All American Outdoor Track and Field (2014; one mile) ... New Balance Nationals Indoor Emerging Elite 1 Mile Champion ... New Balance Nationals Outdoor Participant in 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter championships ... State Champion in 1,600-meter ... State Runner-Up in 3,200-meter and 4x800-meter ... Conference Champion in 3,200-meter and 4x800-meter Relay (2013) ... Multi-Time Conference and Regional Champion (Team) ... School Record Holder in 800-meter, 1,600-meter, 3,200-meter, 4x800-meter Relay ... Regional Champion in 1,600-meter, 3,200-meter and 4x800-meter Relay ... Conference Champion in 800 meter and 1,600 meter.
Personal ... Major Undecided ... Born on May 27, 1996 ... Daughter of John and Lisa Coleman ... Personal Notes ... Mother, Lisa played tennis at Wayne State University.
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| 800m (I) | 2:21.77 | 1-12-19 |
| 800m (O) | 2:16.32 | 3-25-17 |
| 1500m (O) | 4:27.21 | 4-29-17 |
| Mile (I) | 4:51.75 | 2-18-17 |
| 3000m (I) | 9:34.43 | 2-9-19 |
| 3000m (O) | 9:35.12 | 4-6-18 |
| 5000m (O) | 16:39.97 | 4-13-17 |
