Major: Kinesiology
Events: Mile (5:16.38), 3,000M (10:12.78), 5,000M (IN: 17:51.08; OUT: 18:20.08), XC
2007
One of the Lady Tigers’ top distance runners during the 2007 season … Finished second in the mile at the Lobo Invitational during the indoor season with a personal best time of 5:16.38 … Also took second in the 3,000 meters at the Lobo Invitational (10:28.29) … Clocked a new indoor personal best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:12.78 at the Tyson Invitational to move into the No. 10 spot on the school’s all-time indoor performance list … Ran the 5,000 meters once during the indoor season, finishing 15th at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with the fifth-fastest time in school history at 17:51.08 … Competed in three meets during the outdoor season … Took fifth in the 5,000 meters at both the LSU Tiger Relays (18:20.08) and the LSU Alumni Gold (18:39.32) … Did not finish the 5k at the SEC Outdoor Championships in May … Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the season.
2006
Established new personal bests in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters during the indoor season, finishing the 3,000 meters in 10:40.11 at the Bayou Bengal Invitational and the 5,000 meters in 18:19.78 at the Tyson Invitational … Did not compete during the outdoor season.
2005 CROSS COUNTRY
Ran in all five of the Lady Tigers’ meets, scoring in four … Twice finished as LSU’s No. 2 runner and twice finished in the No. 3 position … Turned in her top 6K time of the season at the SEC Championships (22:26.05) … Clocked 23:13.0 at the Chile Pepper Festival and 23:16.80 at the NCAA Regional.
2005
Ran the 3K and the 5K as a freshman … Clocked a personal best 18:25.40 in the 5K at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational … Won the season-opening Purple Tiger Invitational in 18:49.13 … Top 5K time of the outdoor season was a 18:26.41 effort at the LSU Alumni Gold … Posted a season-best time of 10:48.64 in the 3K.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended St. Joseph’s Academy in Baton Rouge … Graduated with a 3.5 GPA.
PERSONAL
Full name is Rachael Allaine Graham … Born Sept. 22, 1985 … Daughter of Keith and Diana Graham … Has a younger brother, Adam, and a younger sister, Emily.