Rachel Baker

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Redondo Beach, CA
High School:
Redondo Union High School

At Brown: Represented the Bears four times inIvy League Heptagonal Championships (2009 Indoor 3000m; 2009Outdoor 10,000m; 2009 Cross Country; 2010 Indoor 3000m).

High School: In her senior year competing forRedondo Union High School ('07-'08), Baker ran personal bests incross country and outdoor track ... These include 18:57 over a 3mile cross country course, 5:22 in the mile, and 11:39 in the 3200m... In cross country, her top finishes include placing 8th in Div.2 at the Mt. SAC Invitational and 13th at Bay League finals ...Outdoors, she finished 2nd in the Bay League in the 3200m andadvanced to the CIF Southern Section prelims for the first time ...Four-time varsity competitor/two-time captain of RUHS Cross Countryand Track & Field teams, 2007 Cross Country MVP, 2007-2008editor-in-chief of the High Tide student newspaper,president of RUHS Amnesty International, 2007 California GirlsState representative, AP Scholar with Distinction.

Concentration: Public Policy & AmericanInstitutions

Personal: In her first year at Brown,Baker has developed an interest in public education reform andhopes to return to the Los Angeles area after graduating to pursuea career in the field ... As a non-recruited athlete, Baker'sgreatest collegiate honor has been the opportunity to compete forthe Bears ... She is the daughter of Laurie Baker, and has twosisters, Jessica and Brittany.

Personal Records:
3,000m - 10:12
1 mile - 5:09