Tim Rackers

Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
St. Louis University

Personal Bests
Cross Country: 4 mile: 20:36, 8K: 23:57.67, 10K: 30:33.3
Indoor: Mile: 4:12.12, 3,000m: 7:58.72, 5,000m: 14:11.28
Outdoor: 1,500m: 3:52.64, 3,000m: 8:39.42, 5,000m: 13:59.92, 10,000m: 28:52.57

2014-15: (Cross Country) Ran in five meets during the fall … finished 46^th in the Notre Dame Invitational 5-mile race with a time of 24:07.6 … placed 34^th in Pre-Nationals 8k race with a time of 24:51.6 … finished second in the American Athletic Conference Championship 8k race with a season best of 24:49 … placed 16^th in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship 10k race with a personal best time of 30:33.3 … finished 71^st in the NCAA Championships 10k race with a time of 31:17.1 (Indoor) Finished third in the American Indoor Track & Field Championships 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:11.55 … placed second in the American Indoor Track & Field Championships 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:41.32 … finished fifth in the Iowa State Classic 3,000-meter run with a time of 7:58.72 … won the Razorback Invitational 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:11.28 … placed second in the men’s mile at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 4:13.83 (Outdoor) Finished third in the American Outdoor Track & Field Championships 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:41.29 … placed second in the American Outdoor Track & Field Championships 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:42.44 … finished 10^th in Mt. SAC Relays 5,000-meter run with a time of 13:59.92 … placed second in Stanford Invitational 10,000-meter run with a time of 28:52.57
2013-14: (Cross Country) Ran in four meets during the fall . . . placed eighth in the Conference USA Championships 8K race with a time of 25:25.76 and finished 29th at the NCAA Midwest Regional 10K race with a time of 31:08.1 . . . finished 64th in the Notre Dame Invitational 8K race with a time of 25:26.0 and finished 67th in the Pre-Nationals 8K race with a time of 24:21.98 . . . was named C-USA Second Team All-Conference and was named to the C-USA All-Academic Team.
2012-13: (Cross Country) Ran in four meets during the fall . . . set a personal-best 8K time of 24:37.3 at the Conference USA Championships en route to a 10th-place finish . . . set a personal-best 10K time of 31:00.7 at NCAA Championships . . . (Indoor) Placed fourth in the C-USA Championships in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:17.70 and in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:26.28 . . . finished ninth in the Meyo Invitational with a time of 8:13.33 in the 3,000 meter race and placed 16th at the Tyson Invitational mile race with a time of 4:12.12 . . . (Outdoor) Finished fourth at the C-USA Championships 10,000 meters with a time of 30:40.52 and placed fifth in the Arkansas Spring Invitational 1,500 meters with a time of 3:52.64 . . . finished seventh in the C-USA Championships 5,000 meters with a time of 14:42.56 and finished 17th at the Mt. Sac Relays 5,000 meters with a time of 14:12.61.

2011-12: (Cross Country) Started his career with a bang as he led Tulsa at the Hurricane Festival with a four-mile time of 20:44 . . . finished seventh overall at the season-opening event . . . placed 17th at the Houston Duel with a season-best four mile time of 20:36 . . . placed 93rd at the OSU Jamboree with a season-best 8K of 25:43.99 . . . ran an 8K of 25:48 at NCAA Pre-Nationals to finish 110th . . . (Indoor) Placed eighth in the mile at the C-USA Championship with a time of 4:16.68 . . . season-best mile of 4:15.12 came in a 17th-place effort at the Meyo Invitational . . . finished ninth at the league meet in the 3,000-meter dash with a season-best time of 8:25.82 . . . (Outdoor) Finished fifth at the Conference USA Championship in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:32.53 . . . placed third at the Track-It Buster Invitational in the 1,500 meters in 3:57.83 . . . finished fourth at the Tulsa Duels in the 3,000-meter dash with a time of 8:39.42

High School: A three-year letterwinner in track and field at St. Louis University High School . . . also earned two letters in cross country and one letter in swimming . . . personal-bests were - 4:13 in the 1,600m, 9:15 in the 3,200m and 15:26 in the 5K . . . finished fourth at the state cross country meet as a senior, and placed eighth junior year . . . named all-state in track senior and junior years . . . earned first-team all-metro honors in cross country senior and junior years . . . was the St. Louis Dispatch Male Runner of the Year in 2010 . . . named second-team all-midwest region . . . 4x800m relay team won the state championship in 2010.
Personal: Majoring in mechanical engineering . . . started running at age 15 . . . has five siblings . . . son of Keith and Cheryl Rackers . . . born March 7, 1993.