2017 Cross Country Roster
Hall of Fame: Rollie Geiger
Monday, May 13
EmpowHER - Ally Henson
Wednesday, February 07
NC State Women's Cross Country Wins Third-Straight NCAA Championship
Monday, November 27
NC State Cross Country – 2022 National Champions
Monday, November 28
Rachel Koon
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Asheville, N.C.
- High School:
- T.C. Roberson
6x All-ACC Performer:
- 2017 Cross Country
- 2017 Outdoor 10,000m (2nd place)
- 2017 Outdoor 5,000m (5th place)
- 2016 Cross Country
- 2015 Cross Country
2x NCAA All-American:
- 2017 Indoor 3,000m (Second Team)
- 2016 Cross Country
2x All-ACC Women's Cross Country Academic Team
- 2017
- 2016
3x All-Region Cross Country Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
2015 Team USA member at APA Pan-American Cross Country Cup (junior women)
2015 USA Cross Country Championships Competitor (junior women)
Collegiate-Best Marks
Cross Country:
5K - 16:47.2
6K - 20:03.8
Indoor:
Mile - 4:49.99
3,000m - 9:09.99
5,000m - 16:04.01
Outdoor:
1,500m - 4:33.97
5,000m - 16:01.55
10,000m - 34:35.01
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field
- Did not compete
2017 Cross Country:
- Competed at five meets for the Wolfpack
- Fourth Wolfpack athlete across at the NCAA National Championships, placing 82nd in 20:35.29
- Claimed All-Region honors with a 16th-place outing at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (20:47.3)
- Earned her second-straight top-5 ACC finish, crossing the line 5th with a 6K time of 20:04.6 at the conference meet
- Finished 41st at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, clocking a mark of 20:34.1
- Opened the season at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, running the fastest 5K of her career in 16:47.2 to place 16th
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Claimed a silver medal in the women's 10K at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a college-best time of 34:35.01
- Earned Second Team All-ACC honors in the women's 5K after placing 5th at the conference meet
- Began outdoor season at the Virginia Challenge, where she place fourth overall in the women's 5K with a personal-best 16:01.55
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
- Claimed Second Team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, placing 15th in the women's 3K
- Shattered her 3K PR at the Camel City Elite Invitational with a time of 9:09.99 that qualified her for Indoor Nationals
- Ran her first mile as a collegian at the Hokie Invitational, placing fourth with a mark of 4:49.99
- Opened the season with an eighth-place finish in the 5K at the Boston University Season Opener, posting an indoor personal-best time of 16:04.01
2016 Cross Country:
- Ran in six races for Wolfpack.
- Kicked off the season at the adidas XC Challenge, finishing in fifth with a time of 17:08.8.
- At the Joe Piane Invitational, crossed the line in 16:51.3 for 27th place.
- Crossed in 18th place at the Wisconsin Invitational with a time of 20:35.5.
- Earned All-ACC honors at the conference championships, finishing as the team's top runner in 20:03.8 for fourth place.
- Finished 11th at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 20:44.3 to garner All-Region honors.
- At the NCAA Championship, placed 25th with a time of 20:15.0 to tab All-America honors.
2016 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Ran once, finishing ninth at the ACC Championships 10,000m race with a time of 35:46.61
2015-16 Indoor Track & Field:
- Opened the year with a 16:35.02 5,000m at the BU Season Invite
- Set a 3,000m PR of 9:33.70 at the Husky Classic
- Doubled at the ACC Championships and ran in the 3,000m and 5,000m races
- Finished ninth overall in the ACC Indoors 5,000m with a PR of 16:31.96
- Took 15th in ACCs 3,000m, crossing the finish line in 9:34.03
2015 Cross Country:
- Broke out as the team’s second and third scorer throughout the season, scored in every meet during the year
- Opened the year as the team’s second best scorer at the adidas XC Challenge, finishing third in 17:05.9
- Broke the 17-minute mark in the 5,000m race at the Notre Dame Invite, setting a new personal best of 16:59.6 for 19th overall
- Earned All-ACC honors at the ACC Championships finishing 7th overall and second on the team with a season-high 6,000m mark of 20:24.4
- Led the team at the NCAA Southeast Regional, finishing 7th overall in 20:59.8
- Koon also earned NCAA All-Southeast Region honors
- Finished second on the team and 59th overall at the NCAA Championships, crossing the finish line in 20:39.6
2015 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Redshirted the season
- Competed at the Duke Twilight as an unattached runner and finished 13th in the 1,500m race
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field:
- Redshirted the season
- Finished in 6th in the 3,000m at the Hilton Garden Invite
2014 Cross Country:
- Redshirted the season
- Finished 2nd with a time of 17:32.55 at the Three Stripe Invite as an unattached runner
- Took seventh at the USA Cross Country Championships to earn a spot on Team USA for the APA Pan American Cup
- Finished 2nd for Team USA and sixth overall at the APA Pan American Cup
Prep/Personal:
- Ran cross country at TC Roberson High School under Coach David Culp
- Three time All Conference
- Runner Up at N.C. 4A Cross Country State Meet
- Member of National Honor Society, founder of hiking club, member of Mu Alpha Theta Club
- Finished in the top 10% of her graduating class