2011 Outdoor: Rachel Purcell ran the 400 meter run at the GWC Outdoor Championships and in fifth place with a school record time of 57.26, eclipsing the record of 57.89 she set in the preliminary round the day before. Purcell helped the women's 4x400 meter relay team finish fourth with a time of 3:54.71. She also was also a part of the women's 4x100 meter relay team that placed sixth with a time of 49.29... At the Oregon Preview, Purcell ran the second leg on the fifth-place 4x100 meter relay team (49.87) ... At the Willamette Invitational, she ran the second leg on the sixth place 4x100 meter relay team that finished in 50.63 ... Ran the anchor leg on the second-place 4x400 meter relay that finished in 3:59.83 ... At WAR 4 (Washington vs. Oregon/Idaho/Montana), Purcell ran the 400 meter run in 59.06 ... Ran the second leg on the seventh-place 4x100 meter relay that finished in 49.96 ... Ran the lead leg on the fifth-place 4x400 meter relay that finished in 4:01.48 ... At the Oregon Relays, Purcell set a school record in the 400 meter dash with a time of 58.13 ... Ran the second leg on the school record-setting 4x100 meter relay that finished in 49.17 ... At the Duane Hartman Invite, she broke the school record in the 200 meter dash in 26.29 ... Ran the second leg on the record-setting 4x100 meter relay team that finished in 49.00 ... At the Ken Shannon Invite, she ran the second leg on the 4x100 meter relay team that finished in 50.24 ...
2011 Indoor: At the GWC Indoor Championships, Purcell ran the lead leg on the fifth-place 4x400 meter relay team (4:03.40) ... Competed in the 400 meter dash with a time of 59.48 ... Finished 35th in the 200 meter dash at the UW Indoor Preview in 27.22 ... Anchor leg on the13th place 4x400 meter relay in 4:09.69 ... At the UW Invitational, she placed 37th in the 400 meter dash in 59.52 ... Set a new record in the 400m dash at the Husky Classic with a time of 58.80 ... At the UW Open, she finished the 200m in 26.93 ... Ran the lead leg on the school record-setting 4x400m relay team with a time of 4:02.15 ...
2010 Outdoor: At Albertsons, competed in 200 Meter Dash, placed 26th with a time of 27.31 ... 400 Meter Relay, the team placed 4th with a time of 4:01.97 ... At Pelluer Invitational, competed in 400 Meter Dash, placed 5th with a time of 1:01.52 ... At Willamette Invitational, competed in 400 Meter Dash, placed 10th with a time of 1:01.20 ... at Duane Hartman Invitational, competed in 400 Meter Dash, placed second with a time of 58.81 ... competed in 4x100 Meter Relay, team placed first with a time of 49.95 ... competed in 4x400 Meter Relay, team placed second with a time of 4:00.00 ... at Ken Shannon Invitational, competed in 100 Meter Dash, placed 12th with a time of 13.48 ... 4x100 Meter Relay, team placed 2nd with a time of 49.59 ... at Great West Conference Outdoor Championships, competed in 400 Meter Dash preliminaries, placed 12th with a time of 59.16 ... competed in 4x400 Meter Relay, team placed fifth with a time of 3:55.44 ... At the GWC Indoor Championships, she competed in the 400 meter dash and 4x400 meter relay
2007-08: Rachel finished her 2008 outdoor season with an impressive sixth place finish at the GNAC outdoor championship. She also set three school records last season(4x100, 4x400, and 400m). Rachel's best times are: 26.92 in 200m...59.44 in 400m...51.21 in 4x100m relay...4:05.95 in 4x400m relay.
JSerra Catholic HS: Rachel was the team MVP of the Lions three seasons at JSerra. She set her school records in the 100m, the 200m, and the 400m. She was a league finalist in each of those events as well. Rachel also competed in cross country, softball, and cheerleading at JSerra.
Personal: Rachel's major at Seattle is nursing...her parents are John and Bonnie Purcell.