Rebecca Evans

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Pontyclun, Wales
High School:
Y Pant Comprehensive School

Senior (2017)
Earned Conference USA All-Second Team Honors after a 13th place finish at the C-USA Championship (10/28)… Competed in all six events and was the Blazers’ top finisher in two… Ran a season-best 17:59 at the Battle in Beantown (9/22) for a team-high 33rd place finish… Added another top-15 finish at the Memphis Twilight (9/2) where she ran a 18:38.36 for 14th place… Finished 62nd at the NCAA South Regional with a 19:36.7 6K… Helped the team to USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors… Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

Junior (2016)
Competed in all six of the Blazers meets in 2016, one of three runners to do so … Led UAB in four of UAB’s six meets … Led UAB to a seventh place finish at the 2016 C-USA Championships as she placed eighth with a time of 17:43.8 … Earned a spot on the All-Conference USA Team … Ran the two best times by any Blazer this season with a 17:51.70 at the Greater Louisville Classic and a 17:43.83 at the 2016 Conference USA Championships … Also led UAB at the Commodore Classic (18:07.8) and NCAA South Regional (21:24.54) … helped the Blazers to earn All-Academic Honors nomination from USTFCCCA ... garnered Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll accolades

Sophomore (2015)
Competed in all six meets for the Blazers … among returners, clocked in the best time in all six meets … finished 12th at the Greater Louisville Classic with a season-best 5k time of 18:08.83 … turned in a time of 18:38.7 at the Conference USA Championship … placed 25th at the Belmont Opener … was the second Blazer to finish at the NCAA South Regional

Freshman (2014)
Was UAB's top freshman ... competed in all six of the Blazers' contests ... earned second team All-Conference USA honors with a 12th place finish at the Conference USA Championships (11/1), running a 17:25.0 5K ... was the second UAB runner to finish at the NCAA South Regional (11/14), finishing in 61st of 196 with a 6K of 21:02.9 ... crossed the line in 38th of 292 at the Crimson Classic (10/17), turning in a time of 18:16.56 ... was the first Blazer to finish at the Greater Louisville Classic (10/4) with a time of 17:46.76 to earn 36th place of 300.

High School
Ran for coach Chris Goulding ... finished third in the Home Countries Trail Championships in 2014 ... Welsh 3,000m champion ... Welsh schools 3,000m champion ... Welsh Indoor 3,000m Under 17 record holder in 2012 (10:24) ... also runs for Cardiff AAC and previously ran for Pontyclun AAC ... represented Wales over 20 times since the age of 12.

Personal
Born Nov. 2, 1995 in Wales, UK ... daughter of Melanie and Geraint Evans ... has a younger sister, Bethan ... majoring in kinesiology.