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Rebecca Friday
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bellingham
- Hometown:
- Bellingham, Wash.
Bio
School Record (Distance Medley Relay-i)
8-Time All-American
2012-13: Three-time all-American and the Pac-12 runner-up at 1,500 meters. U.S. Championships qualifier. Outdoors - Capped one of the most consistent careers in school history with another NCAA Championships appearance and a second-place finish at the conference meet. Other than the 800 meters at the Stanford Invitational (2:06.00), spent the rest of the season at 1,500 meters. Was the runner-up at the Pepsi Team Invitational (4:22.05). Dropped seasonal-best time to 4:16.07 at the Mt. SAC Relays. Stepped away from the 1,500 for a week to help Oregon claim a pair of runner-up finishes at the Penn Relays - the 4x800 (8:17.62) and the 4x1,500 (17:16.50). At the Pac-12 Championships, posted her best 1,500 time of the season, 4:14.99, in a runner-up finish for the eventual team champions. Cruised through a pair of 1,500 preliminary rounds at the NCAA West Regional before posting another impressive time, 4:17.46, in the national semifinals to advance the final. Finished 11th in the final (4:20.85) to earn second team all-America status. Wrapped collegiate career with an appearance at the U.S. Championships. Indoors - Scored in mile and on the distance medley relay team for the national champion Ducks. Made biggest mark indoors in the mile where she ran a personal-best 4:35.34 at the Husky Classic. That was the fifth-fastest time in school history. Timed 4:37.80 in the NCAA semifinals to advance to the final. There, ran 4:39.23 to place sixth. Also took a leg on the eighth-place distance medley relay team (11:02.15). Cross Country - Opened senior season placing 10th at the Park Pier Invitational with a time of 17:50.4 (5,000 meters). Earned 17th place in the Dellinger Invitational with an individual time of 17:28 (5,000 meters). Competed in the Pac-12 Conference Championships and recorded a 21:49 finish (6,000 meters). Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:06.00, Stanford Invitational, Stanford, Calif. (3/30/13); 1,500 Meters - 4:14.99, Pac-12 Championships, Los Angeles, Calif. (5/12/13). Indoors - Mile - 4:35.34 (PR), Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/9/13).
2011-12: Three time All-American (1,500 meters, mile, distance medley relay). Outdoors - Helped Ducks capture the Pepsi Team Invitational by winning the 1,500 meters (4:20.21). Ran the 800 meters at the Oregon Relays and the Oregon Twilight, going a then-personal best 2:05.61 at the Twilight. One of the big reasons Oregon was able to win a fourth straight league title with her performances in both the 800 and the 1,500. Was the Pac-12 runner-up at 800 meters in a then-personal best 2:05.34. Came back to score more points for the team with a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 meters (4:19.82). Focused on the 1,500 meters for the NCAA meet, first getting through the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with a time of 4:16.79. At the NCAA Championships, ran an impressive PR of 4:13.06 in the semifinals. That was the sixth-fastest time in school history. Took ninth in the final in 4:16.38. After the collegiate season set an 800 meter PR of 2:05.28 at the TrackTown Tune Up. Indoors - Played a big role in Oregon's third consecutive NCAA Indoor title. Opened season with a big personal best in the mile, 4:37.53, at the Texas A&M Challenge. That was the fifth-best indoor mile in school history. Ran the 800 meters twice, winning her section at the Husky Classic (2:06.88) before timing an indoor personal best of 2:05.78 at the MPSF Championships. Great fourth-place finish in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 4:40.24, where the top five finishers were less than a second apart. Also made a huge contribution to Oregon's national title by virtue of her opening leg on the runner-up distance medley relay team (11:05.85). Cross Country - Gutted out a tough run as Oregon's No. 5 scorer at the NCAA Championships to help the Ducks take fifth place by a point. It was the Ducks' best finish in three years. Took 145th overall in 21:22.1 (6,000 meters). Strong opener to the season as Oregon's No. 2 runners (fourth overall) to help team win the Bill Dellinger Invitational (16:49.00/5,000 meters). Also ran at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational and Pac-12 Championships. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:05.28 (PR), TrackTown Tune Up, Eugene, Ore. (6/16/12); 1,500 Meters - 4:13.06 (PR), NCAA Championships, Des Moines, Iowa (6/7/12). Indoors - 800 Meters - 2:05.78 (PR), MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/25/12); Mile - 4:37.53, Texas A&M Challenge, College Station, Texas (1/28/12).
2010-11: All-American (1,500 meters). Outdoors - One of the surprises of the NCAA Championships in the 1,500 meters. Posted a seasonal-best 4:15.17 to finish second in her NCAA Championships semifinal heat and advance to the finals. Time was the eighth-fastest in school history. In the final, put on a huge kick on the last lap to pass seven runners and go from 12th to fifth in the final standings in 4:16.76. Began push to the Championships at the NCAA West Preliminary meet, where she won her opening round race in 4:22.79, and then was third in the quarterfinals in 4:17.93, a PR by more than two seconds. Strong performance in the 1,500 meters at the Pac-10 Championships, where she ran fourth in 4:25.03. Opened with a three-second PR in the 1,500 meters at the Oregon Preview (4:21.11), finishing as the top collegian in the field and second overall. Nearly matched that time at the Stanford Invitational (4:21.64). Lowered time to 4:20.58 in a third-place finish at the Pepsi Team Invitational. Timed season-best 2:08.21 in the 800 meters at the Oregon Twilight. Indoors - At the NCAA Championships, ran the 800 leg on Oregon's runner-up distance medley relay team that set the school record in 10:52.90. Helped Oregon capture the MPSF team championship by running the 800 leg on the winning distance medley relay team (11:09.75) and taking sixth in the 800 meters in 2:08.56. Had a big 800 meters PR at the UW Final Qualifier, running 2:06.53. Season debut in the 800 meters at the Husky Classic (2:10.38). Cross Country - Opened season with a seventh-place finish at the John Frank Memorial (16:16.2/4,500 meters). Was 52nd at the Notre Dame Invitational in 17:32 (5,000 meters). Finished 11th at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in 20:46.61 (6,000 meters). Made her Pac-10 debut a 35th-place finish in 21:03.98 (6,000 meters) as the team's No. 7 runner. Also made her NCAA West Regional debut. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:08.21, Oregon Twilight, Eugene, Ore. (5/6/11); 1,500 Meters - 4:15.17, NCAA Championships, Des Moines, Iowa (6/9/11). Indoors - 800 Meters - 2:06.53, UW Final Qualifier, Seattle, Wash. (3/5/11).
2009-10: Outdoors - Pac-10 scorer and NCAA Championships qualifier in the 800 meters. Opened season with a then-personal best 4:27.23 in the 1,500 meters at the Oregon Preview. Established an outdoor best in the 800 meters at the Stanford Invitational (2:10.27), but would lower that mark several times in 2010. Dropped 1,500 PR to 4:26.04 at the Pepsi Team Invitational. Flourished the second half of the season, beginning with the Oregon Relays, where she cut :02 off both her 800 (2:08.44) and 1,500 (4:24.58) bests. Lowered 800 time by another second in a runner-up finish at the Oregon Twilight (2:07.55). Had two more personal bests at the Pac-10 Championships. Ran 2:06.87 in her preliminary 800 heat before clocking a personal best 2:05.89 in a fifth-place finish to help Oregon win the meet with a record 215 points. Also scored on the 4x400 meter relay team, running the third leg of Oregon's seventh-place 3:47.26 finish. Consistent running at the NCAA West Regional saw her finish second in the first round (2:07.23) and the quarterfinal (2:07.01) to automatically qualify for her first NCAA Championships. In the 800 meter semifinals in Eugene, ran fifth in her heat in a rainstorm in 2:09.13. After the collegiate season, competed in the USA Track & Field Junior Championships, where she made the final of the 800 meters, placing fifth (2:09.53). Indoors - Ran seasonal-best 2:07.91 in the 800 meters at the Husky Classic. Helped the Ducks with their first ever MPSF title by placing sixth in the 800 meters (2:10.22). Cross Country - Oregon debut came in an 11th-place finish at the Pre's Trail Pre-View. Also finished 11th at the Mike Hodges Invitational as Oregon's fifth runner. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:05.89, Pac-10 Championships, Berkeley, Calif. (5/16/10); 1,500 Meters - 4:24.58, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (4/30/10). Indoors - 800 Meters - 2:07.91, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/13/10).
Prep: Won three straight Washington state 800 meter titles and added a 1,600 meter crown her senior year for Bellingham High School. As a senior, claimed the 800 championship in 2:12.46 and the 1,600 title in 5:01.87. Time from the Bill Harris Invite, 2:11.40 was the second-fastest 800 time in Washington in 2009. Won state crowns at 800 meters in 2:15.94 as a junior and in 2:16.48 as a sophomore. Also won the 1,600 meters at the 2008 Washington/Oregon Meet of Champions in 5:02.99 after taking third in the state meet (5:05.24). Set prep-best in the 1,600 of 4:53.6 at the 2008 Lake Washington Invitational. Was the state runner-up at 1,600 meters as a sophomore in 2007. Also had three top-12 finishes from the state cross country meet with a best of seventh coming as a junior in 2007. High School Bests: 400 Meters - 58.44, 2009; 800 Meters - 2:11.40, 2009; 1,500 Meters - 4:34.64; 1,600 Meters - 4:53.6, 2008.
Personal: Major is cinema studies.
8-Time All-American
2012-13: Three-time all-American and the Pac-12 runner-up at 1,500 meters. U.S. Championships qualifier. Outdoors - Capped one of the most consistent careers in school history with another NCAA Championships appearance and a second-place finish at the conference meet. Other than the 800 meters at the Stanford Invitational (2:06.00), spent the rest of the season at 1,500 meters. Was the runner-up at the Pepsi Team Invitational (4:22.05). Dropped seasonal-best time to 4:16.07 at the Mt. SAC Relays. Stepped away from the 1,500 for a week to help Oregon claim a pair of runner-up finishes at the Penn Relays - the 4x800 (8:17.62) and the 4x1,500 (17:16.50). At the Pac-12 Championships, posted her best 1,500 time of the season, 4:14.99, in a runner-up finish for the eventual team champions. Cruised through a pair of 1,500 preliminary rounds at the NCAA West Regional before posting another impressive time, 4:17.46, in the national semifinals to advance the final. Finished 11th in the final (4:20.85) to earn second team all-America status. Wrapped collegiate career with an appearance at the U.S. Championships. Indoors - Scored in mile and on the distance medley relay team for the national champion Ducks. Made biggest mark indoors in the mile where she ran a personal-best 4:35.34 at the Husky Classic. That was the fifth-fastest time in school history. Timed 4:37.80 in the NCAA semifinals to advance to the final. There, ran 4:39.23 to place sixth. Also took a leg on the eighth-place distance medley relay team (11:02.15). Cross Country - Opened senior season placing 10th at the Park Pier Invitational with a time of 17:50.4 (5,000 meters). Earned 17th place in the Dellinger Invitational with an individual time of 17:28 (5,000 meters). Competed in the Pac-12 Conference Championships and recorded a 21:49 finish (6,000 meters). Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:06.00, Stanford Invitational, Stanford, Calif. (3/30/13); 1,500 Meters - 4:14.99, Pac-12 Championships, Los Angeles, Calif. (5/12/13). Indoors - Mile - 4:35.34 (PR), Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/9/13).
2011-12: Three time All-American (1,500 meters, mile, distance medley relay). Outdoors - Helped Ducks capture the Pepsi Team Invitational by winning the 1,500 meters (4:20.21). Ran the 800 meters at the Oregon Relays and the Oregon Twilight, going a then-personal best 2:05.61 at the Twilight. One of the big reasons Oregon was able to win a fourth straight league title with her performances in both the 800 and the 1,500. Was the Pac-12 runner-up at 800 meters in a then-personal best 2:05.34. Came back to score more points for the team with a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 meters (4:19.82). Focused on the 1,500 meters for the NCAA meet, first getting through the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with a time of 4:16.79. At the NCAA Championships, ran an impressive PR of 4:13.06 in the semifinals. That was the sixth-fastest time in school history. Took ninth in the final in 4:16.38. After the collegiate season set an 800 meter PR of 2:05.28 at the TrackTown Tune Up. Indoors - Played a big role in Oregon's third consecutive NCAA Indoor title. Opened season with a big personal best in the mile, 4:37.53, at the Texas A&M Challenge. That was the fifth-best indoor mile in school history. Ran the 800 meters twice, winning her section at the Husky Classic (2:06.88) before timing an indoor personal best of 2:05.78 at the MPSF Championships. Great fourth-place finish in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 4:40.24, where the top five finishers were less than a second apart. Also made a huge contribution to Oregon's national title by virtue of her opening leg on the runner-up distance medley relay team (11:05.85). Cross Country - Gutted out a tough run as Oregon's No. 5 scorer at the NCAA Championships to help the Ducks take fifth place by a point. It was the Ducks' best finish in three years. Took 145th overall in 21:22.1 (6,000 meters). Strong opener to the season as Oregon's No. 2 runners (fourth overall) to help team win the Bill Dellinger Invitational (16:49.00/5,000 meters). Also ran at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational and Pac-12 Championships. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:05.28 (PR), TrackTown Tune Up, Eugene, Ore. (6/16/12); 1,500 Meters - 4:13.06 (PR), NCAA Championships, Des Moines, Iowa (6/7/12). Indoors - 800 Meters - 2:05.78 (PR), MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/25/12); Mile - 4:37.53, Texas A&M Challenge, College Station, Texas (1/28/12).
2010-11: All-American (1,500 meters). Outdoors - One of the surprises of the NCAA Championships in the 1,500 meters. Posted a seasonal-best 4:15.17 to finish second in her NCAA Championships semifinal heat and advance to the finals. Time was the eighth-fastest in school history. In the final, put on a huge kick on the last lap to pass seven runners and go from 12th to fifth in the final standings in 4:16.76. Began push to the Championships at the NCAA West Preliminary meet, where she won her opening round race in 4:22.79, and then was third in the quarterfinals in 4:17.93, a PR by more than two seconds. Strong performance in the 1,500 meters at the Pac-10 Championships, where she ran fourth in 4:25.03. Opened with a three-second PR in the 1,500 meters at the Oregon Preview (4:21.11), finishing as the top collegian in the field and second overall. Nearly matched that time at the Stanford Invitational (4:21.64). Lowered time to 4:20.58 in a third-place finish at the Pepsi Team Invitational. Timed season-best 2:08.21 in the 800 meters at the Oregon Twilight. Indoors - At the NCAA Championships, ran the 800 leg on Oregon's runner-up distance medley relay team that set the school record in 10:52.90. Helped Oregon capture the MPSF team championship by running the 800 leg on the winning distance medley relay team (11:09.75) and taking sixth in the 800 meters in 2:08.56. Had a big 800 meters PR at the UW Final Qualifier, running 2:06.53. Season debut in the 800 meters at the Husky Classic (2:10.38). Cross Country - Opened season with a seventh-place finish at the John Frank Memorial (16:16.2/4,500 meters). Was 52nd at the Notre Dame Invitational in 17:32 (5,000 meters). Finished 11th at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in 20:46.61 (6,000 meters). Made her Pac-10 debut a 35th-place finish in 21:03.98 (6,000 meters) as the team's No. 7 runner. Also made her NCAA West Regional debut. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:08.21, Oregon Twilight, Eugene, Ore. (5/6/11); 1,500 Meters - 4:15.17, NCAA Championships, Des Moines, Iowa (6/9/11). Indoors - 800 Meters - 2:06.53, UW Final Qualifier, Seattle, Wash. (3/5/11).
2009-10: Outdoors - Pac-10 scorer and NCAA Championships qualifier in the 800 meters. Opened season with a then-personal best 4:27.23 in the 1,500 meters at the Oregon Preview. Established an outdoor best in the 800 meters at the Stanford Invitational (2:10.27), but would lower that mark several times in 2010. Dropped 1,500 PR to 4:26.04 at the Pepsi Team Invitational. Flourished the second half of the season, beginning with the Oregon Relays, where she cut :02 off both her 800 (2:08.44) and 1,500 (4:24.58) bests. Lowered 800 time by another second in a runner-up finish at the Oregon Twilight (2:07.55). Had two more personal bests at the Pac-10 Championships. Ran 2:06.87 in her preliminary 800 heat before clocking a personal best 2:05.89 in a fifth-place finish to help Oregon win the meet with a record 215 points. Also scored on the 4x400 meter relay team, running the third leg of Oregon's seventh-place 3:47.26 finish. Consistent running at the NCAA West Regional saw her finish second in the first round (2:07.23) and the quarterfinal (2:07.01) to automatically qualify for her first NCAA Championships. In the 800 meter semifinals in Eugene, ran fifth in her heat in a rainstorm in 2:09.13. After the collegiate season, competed in the USA Track & Field Junior Championships, where she made the final of the 800 meters, placing fifth (2:09.53). Indoors - Ran seasonal-best 2:07.91 in the 800 meters at the Husky Classic. Helped the Ducks with their first ever MPSF title by placing sixth in the 800 meters (2:10.22). Cross Country - Oregon debut came in an 11th-place finish at the Pre's Trail Pre-View. Also finished 11th at the Mike Hodges Invitational as Oregon's fifth runner. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:05.89, Pac-10 Championships, Berkeley, Calif. (5/16/10); 1,500 Meters - 4:24.58, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (4/30/10). Indoors - 800 Meters - 2:07.91, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/13/10).
Prep: Won three straight Washington state 800 meter titles and added a 1,600 meter crown her senior year for Bellingham High School. As a senior, claimed the 800 championship in 2:12.46 and the 1,600 title in 5:01.87. Time from the Bill Harris Invite, 2:11.40 was the second-fastest 800 time in Washington in 2009. Won state crowns at 800 meters in 2:15.94 as a junior and in 2:16.48 as a sophomore. Also won the 1,600 meters at the 2008 Washington/Oregon Meet of Champions in 5:02.99 after taking third in the state meet (5:05.24). Set prep-best in the 1,600 of 4:53.6 at the 2008 Lake Washington Invitational. Was the state runner-up at 1,600 meters as a sophomore in 2007. Also had three top-12 finishes from the state cross country meet with a best of seventh coming as a junior in 2007. High School Bests: 400 Meters - 58.44, 2009; 800 Meters - 2:11.40, 2009; 1,500 Meters - 4:34.64; 1,600 Meters - 4:53.6, 2008.
Personal: Major is cinema studies.
Personal Bests
800 Meters - 2:05.28,
TrackTown Tune Up,
Eugene, Ore., 6/16/12
1,500 Meters - 4:13.06,
NCAA Championships,
Des Moines, Iowa, 6/7/12
Mile - 4:35.34,
Husky Classic,
Seattle, Wash., 2/9/13
NCAA Outdoor Track Championships
2013 - 1,500 Meters, 11th, 4:20.85
2012 - 1,500 Meters, 9th, 4:16.38
2011 - 1,500 Meters, 5th, 4:16.76
2010 - 800 Meters, 17th, 2:09.13
NCAA Indoor Track Championships
2013 - Mile, 6th, 4:39.23
2012 - Distance Medley Relay, 8th, 11:02.15
2012 - Mile, 4th, 4:40.24
2012 - Distance Medley Relay, 2nd, 11:05.85
2011 - Distance Medley Relay, 2nd, 10:52.90
NCAA Cross Country Championships
2011 - 145th, 21:22.1
NCAA Cross Country West Regional
2010 - 59th, 21:22.00
Pac-12 Track Championships
2013 - 1,500 Meters, 2nd, 4:14.99
2012 - 800 Meters, 2nd, 2:05.34
2012 - 1,500 Meters, 5th, 4:19.82
2011 - 1,500 Meters, 4th, 4:25.03 (Pac-10)
2010 - 800 Meters, 5th, 2:05.89 (Pac-10)
2010 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 7th, 3:47.26 (Pac-10)
Pac-12 Cross Country Championships
2011 - 46th, 21:22
2010 - 35th, 21:03.98 (Pac-10)
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