Rebecca Schott

Position:
Distance
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Coldwater
Hometown:
Montgomery, Mich.

2016-17: (Cross Country) Academic All-MAC ... Second-team All-MAC ... competed in all six meets this season and was BGSU's second-fastest runner in five of those ... finished ninth at season-opening Toledo Invitational (18:07.4) ... set 5,000-meter personal record and finished fourth in 17:47.8 at Mel Brodt Collegiate Invitational ... earned in 27th in 21:49.9 at ISU Pre-Nationals ... improved time at MAC Championships by nearly 30 seconds over 2015 and finished 11th in 21:42.8 to earn second-team All-MAC status ... set 6K personal record and placed 59th in 21:27.6 at NCAA Regional. (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the mile, 3000 and 5000 for the Falcons, setting new career bests in each distance … Competed in the 5000 at the MAC Championships, placing 10^th overall in 17:33.93 … Finished second in the 5000 at the Thundering Herd Invite with a career-best time of 17:26.76 … Ran the 3000 at the GVSU Big Meet, posting a time of 9:59.07, 20 seconds faster than her previous best … Finished third in the mile at the Tom Wright Classic, posting a time of 5:13.62. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 1500, 5000 and 10000 for the Falcons … Ran the 5000 and the 10000 at the MAC Championships, finishing fifth in the 10000 to earn a spot on the podium … Ran a season-best time of 35:00.36 in the 10000 at the Mt. SAC Relays, placing her fourth in school history in the event … Followed that up with a time of 35:38.83 at the MAC Championships to finish fifth … Ended 10^th at the MAC Championships in the 5000 with a time of 17:37.96 … Ran a career-best time of 16:59.51 in the 5000 at the Raleigh Relays to move to seventh in school history in the event.

2015-16: (Cross Country) Academic All-MAC … Ran in five of six races this season … Ran a PR 18:44.9 and finished 16th overall at season opener … Set a career personal record in the 6,000-meter distance at the Paul Short Run, running a 22:03. (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the mile, 3000 and 5000 for the Falcons … Competed at the MAC Championships in the 5000, finishing in 16^th place with a time of 17:37.71 … Cut more than 40 seconds off of her collegiate PR in the 5000 when she finished in 17:28.57 at the GVSU Big Meet … Trimmed almost 20 seconds off of her PR in the 3000 with a time of 10:19.27 at the SPIRE Midwest Open … Ran the mile just once, racing to a time of 5:19.82 at the Tom Wright Open. (Outdoor) MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-MAC … Ran the 1500, 5000 and 10000 for the Falcons … Placed seventh at the MAC Championships in the 10000 with a personal best time of 35:57.12, almost a full minute faster than she ran the race earlier in the season … Ranks seventh in the school history in the 10000 with that time … Ran the 1500 just once, posting a PR time of 4:46.79 at the Ball State Challenge … Finished the 5000 in a personal best 17:18.05 in her only time competing in the distance at the Gina Relays.

2014-15: (Cross Country) Competed in the Mel Brodt and Louisville Classic this season, finishing with times of 19:38 and 19:24, respectively. (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 3000 and 5000 for the Falcons … Placed fourth at the BG Opener in the 3000 with a personal best time of 10:38.51 … Ran 18:11.02 to establish a personal best in the 5000 at the SPIRE Invitational. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 1500, 3000, 5000 and 10000 for the Falcons … Competed in the 10000 at the MAC Championships, finishing 17th with a time of 37:33.75 … Ran the 5000 in 17:45.34 at the Gina Relays, a 16-second improvement over the 18:01.63 she ran the event in to open the season at the Raleigh Relays … Top Falcon finisher in the 3000 at the Toledo Dual with a personal best time of 10:31.39 … Only ran the 1500 at the Cardinal Invitational, establishing a personal best time of 4:59.45.

2013-14: (Cross Country) Ran unattached in two races to redshirt the season. (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Redshirted.

High School: Ran varsity cross country and track and field at Coldwater High School from 2009-13 … 2012 SMAC Conference Champion in the 1600 and 3200 in track and field … 2012 SMAC conference champion in cross country … Named all-state in cross country in 2012.

Personal: Rebecca Marie Schott was born on Sept. 29, 1994 in Fort Wayne, Ind. … Plans to major in health science … Daughter of Matthew and Shanna Short … Three brothers – Michael, Thomas and Joshua.

PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country
5K: 17:47.8, Mel Brodt Invitational (9/16/16)
6K: 21:27.6, NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/11/16)
Indoor Track and Field
Mile: 5:13.62, Tom Wright Classic (1/20/17)
3000: 9:59.07, GVSU Big Meet (2/10/17)
5000: 17:26.76, Thundering Herd Invite (1/27/17)
Outdoor Track and Field
1500: 4:46.76, Ball State Challenge (4/16/16)
3000: 10:31.39, Toledo Dual (4/3/15)
5000: 16:59.51, Raleigh Relays (3/24/17)
10000: 35:00.36, Mt. SAC Relays (4/13/17)