2019 Women's Track and Field Roster

Andrew Towell
Loren Orr
Loren Orr
Loren Orr
Loren Orr

Rebecca Troescher

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool Bishop Kelly
  • Hometown Eagle, ID

Biography

SPU: One-year letterwinner. ... All-GNAC indoor in distance medley relay (2019). ... USTFCCCA All-Academic (2019).

Freshman (2019): INDOOR – Ran the 400-meter leg on the 2nd-place 4000 distance medley relay team at the GNAC Championships, part of a 12:01.45 performance that put the foursome onto the NCAA provisional qualifying list. ... Also led off the 5th-place 4-by-400 relay at GNAC, and placed 11th in the 400 in a personal-best time of 58.85. ... Made her college debut at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview, placing 10th in the 400 and running the second leg on the 14th-place 4-by-400 relay.  OUTDOOR – Ran a personal-best 57.47 to place 5th in the 400-meter dash at the GNAC Championships. Came into the meet seeded a non-scoring No. 9,  ran 57.63 in the preliminaries (her first sub-58) to grab the eighth and final spot in the championship race, then moved up three more places to score four team points, ultimately helping SPU edge Central Washington for the team title, 154-150. ... Ran the anchor leg on the 5th-place 4-by-400 relay at GNAC. ... Won back-to-back 400-meter races, first at the Western Washington Team Invitational on April 5, then at the Saint Martin's Jay Hammer Meet on April 13. Her time of 59.13 in Lacey was her one below a minute outdoors. ... Although the 400 is her specialty, made her college outdoor debut at the PLU Open on March 9 by running the 100 and 200.

Bishop Kelly High School (junior, senior 2017 and 2018): Won the Class 4A (large-medium school) Idaho state title 100-meter dash as a junior in 2017 with a time of 12.48 after setting a PR of 12.35 in the state prelims. ... Placed 3rd in the 200 at state. ... Won the district crown in the 100. ... Anchored the 2nd-place 4x100 relay at state, and ran the second of two 100-meter legs on the 2nd-place 800-meter sprint medley relay at state as a senior in 2018. ... Also placed 6th in the 100 at state.

Arcadia High School (freshman, sophomore, 2015 and 2016): Led off the 5th-place 4x400 relay at the California State Championship finals as a freshman in 2015. ... Placed 8th in the 400 at the California Interscholastic Federation Division I finals in 2015.

Personal: Sociology major, journalism minor.

Fun facts: Started running track in 3rd grade. ... Also has played soccer. ... Favorite track moment was qualifying for the California state championships as a freshman at Arcadia High School in 2015 and listening to Broadway musical songs on the four-hour drive to Fresno. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "The Room." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith. ... Favorite sport to watch is soccer, with football a close second. ... Favorite junk food is brownies. ... Favorite healthy foods are cucumbers, blueberries, and Greek yogurt. ... Favorite TV program is "This is Us: ("You know it's good when it makes you cry and laugh all in one episode.") .... Doesn't have a favorite sports team ("I'll cheer for anyone!"). ... Favorite athlete is runner Sydney McLaughlin. ... Her dream car is an Audi A6. ... Loves to shop for books. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, would invite grandmother Ana because "she passed before I had the opportunity to know her. I would ask her to help me prepare her homemade tamales. It's a Christmas tradition that I continue with my family today, and I'd love to experience dong it with her, too." ... If she could be any action hero, would be Spiderman because "he's got big dreams and a big heart to help him do great things." ... Her friends call her Bex (back home in Idaho) or Becca (in Seattle). ... In 10 years, plans to be writing or journaling for a news outlet, traveling the world, and still running for fun. ... Says she is convinced she was born to run because while her mom was still making an effort to fit in her daily run, even while pregnant with her.


INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
400:
    58.85 (2/15/2019)


OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 
  13.09 (3/9/2019)
200:    26.44 (3/22/2019)
400:    57.47 (5/11/2019)


CAREER RESULTS
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