Rebecca Lathrop
Rebecca Lathrop
Year: Senior
Hometown: Eaton Rapids, Mich.
High School: Eaton Rapids HS
Position: Mid-Distance and Distance
Events: weight, discuss, hammer
Major: Fisheries and Wildlife Management

Collegiate Results

Senior (2019-20): Competed in five meets for the Lakers during the indoor season... Outdoor season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic... At the GVSU Tune Up, ran the 800-meter distance and placed sixth with a personal-best time of 2:22.15... At the 2020 GLIAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, competed in the 800-meter run and placed tenth overall with her second-best career time of 2:22.84 in the distance... Placed seventh in the 4x400 race at GLIAC's with Alexis Passino, Riley Collins and Elizabeth Setsuda with a time of 4:08.46 to earn the Lakers a pair of points... Named to the 2019-20 GLIAC Winter All-Academic Team... Named to the 2020 GLIAC Spring All-Academic Excellence Team.

Junior (2018-2019): Ran the 1500-meter run at the 2019 Outdoor GLIAC Championships placing 17th with personal best-time of 5:00.98... At the 2019 Indoor GLIAC Championships ran the 800-meter run and placed 15th with a then personal best-time of 2:25.07...At the 2019 GVSU Open, ran the one-mile run and ran a personal-best time of 5:27.54 and placing 27th.

Sophomore (2017-18): At the 2018 Calvin Tune-Up, placed 6th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:26.88...At the 2018 Northern Michigan Open had two top-five finishes, In the 800-meter placed 2nd with a time of 2:43.46 and in the One-Mile run placed 4th with a time of 5:49.20.

Freshman (2016-17): Did not compete.

High School: A varsity letterwinner in track, swimming, and diving at Eaton Rapids (Mich.) High School under head coach Bob Ribbey...A 2016 graduate...Member of school's swimming and diving team from 2012-15.

Personal: Born in Lansing, Mich. ...Daughter of Mark and Melinda Lathrop...Has three brothers, one older...Enjoys running...Majoring in wildlife and fisheries.

Track and Field Personal Bests:

800-Meter Run - 2:22.15 (2020 GVSU Tune Up)

1500- Meter Run - 5:00.98 (2019 GLIAC Outdoor Championships)

One-Mile Run - 5:27.54 (2019 GVSU Open)