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Shippensburg University Athletics

2021 Women's Indoor Track & Field Roster

Bill Smith, Shippensburg University

Rachel Bruno

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mechanicsburg, Pa.
  • Major Marketing
  • Highschool Mechanicsburg

Biography

1-Time USTFCCCA All-Region (1x – Relay)
2019 Indoor: 4x4 (3:56.85)
 
PSAC Championships Competition:
8-Time PSAC Placewinner (4x – Individual, 4x – Relay)
4-Time All-PSAC (2x – Individual, 2x – Relay)
2018 Indoor – 400 (18th)
2018 Outdoor – 400 (16th), 4x4 (4th)
2019 Indoor – 200 (5th), 400 (10th), 4x4 (3rd)
2019 Outdoor – 200 (9th), 400 (2nd), 4x4 (4th)
2020 Indoor – 200 (4th), 400 (2nd), 4x4 (3rd)
 
2020 Indoor: Posted two All-PSAC finishes at the PSAC Championships to highlight her third season…finished second in the 400 meters and fourth in the 200 meters at the PSAC Championships, running PRs (25.26 in 200, 57.93 in 400) in both events…contributed to a third-place finish with the 4x400-meter relay…participated in six meets.
 
2019 Outdoor: Finished second in the 400 meters with a PR at the PSAC Championships to highlight a strong second season as a sprinter…contributed to a fourth-place finish with the 4x400-meter relay at the PSAC Championships…represented the Raiders in the 200 meters at the conference meet…achieved a season best in the 200 meters at the SU Midweek Invitational…competed in six meets.
 
2019 Indoor: Contributed to a pair of place-winning performances at the PSAC Championships in her second season…ran fifth place in the open 200 meters with a season best and contributed to an All-PSAC, third-place finish with the 4x400-meter relay…ran on the season-best 4x400-meter relay (3:56.85) at VMI that resulted in a USTFCCCA All-Region classification…represented the Raiders in the 400 meters at the conference meet…achieved a season best in the 400 meters at VMI...competed in four meets.
 
2018 Outdoor: Debuted as a sprinter, representing the Raiders in the 400 meters and contributing to a 4x400-meter relay that placed fourth at the PSAC Championships…achieved a season best in the 400 meters at the Paul Kaiser Classic…competed in six meets.
 
2018 Indoor: Debuted as a sprinter, representing the Raiders in the 400 meters at the PSAC Championships…achieved season bests in both the 200 meters and 400 meters at Bucknell…competed in seven meets.
 
Mechanicsburg High School: Totaled four varsity letters for the Wildcats under head coach Christian D’Annibale…was a PIAA State Championships qualifier and district medalist in the 200 meters as a sophomore…was a PIAA District 3 ‘AAA’ Championships qualifier in the 200 and 400 meters as a senior…competed at the club level for Hershey Blaze under coach Alan Paynter, her sprints coach at Mechanicsburg…achieved first honors as one of the Top 20 percent of her graduating class…also played golf.
 
About Bruno: Full name is Rachel Lynn Bruno…is the daughter of Peter and Lisa Bruno…majoring in marketing while seeking a minor in technical and professional communication…has a brother, Joe, and a sister, Amanda.