2018-19 Merrimack College Women's Track & Field Roster

Rachel MacKelcan

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Event Throws
  • Hometown Wilmington, Del.
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) Wilmington Friends
  • Major English Concentration Creative Writing

Biography

2018-19

Indoor Track and Field

  • Competed in five indoor meets as a senior for the Warriors
  • Broke her personal record in the weight throw at the NE10 Indoor Championships (2/16), hitting a distance of 11.52 meters
  • Saw a fourth place finish in the weight throw at the Reggie Poyau Invitational (1/12), throwing for 11.32 meters in the weight throw
Outdoor Track and Field
  • Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season
  • Broke her personal record in the hammer throw at the SNHU Spring Invitational (4/6), hitting a distance of 37.35 meters and a fourth place finish
  • Placed fifth in the havelin at the NE10 Outdoor Championships, throwing for a personal-best distance of 35.28 meters and qualifying for the New England Outdoor Championships


2017-18

Indoor Track & Field

  • Competed at seven meets her senior year
  • Posted a new personal-best in shot-put (10.04m) at the Rhode Island Track & Field Invitational (12/9)
  • Posted a new personal-best in the weight-throw (11.41m) at the Bowdoin College Invitational (1/20), which was good enough for here to secure 7th place in the event
  • Recorded six top-10 finishes over the course of the season
Outdoor Track & Field
  • Competed at five meets during the outdoor season
  • Set a personal-best in the discus throw (25.35m) at the Skyhawk Invitational (4/28)
  • Placed third in the hammer throw (34.26m) and sixth in the discus throw (22.59m) at the Merrimack Invitational (4/21)
  • Had a ninth place finish in the javelin throw (29.58m) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (4/7)

2016-17

Indoor Track & Field

  • Placed 4th in the weight throw at the USM III meet

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Competed in fifteen events


2015-16

Indoor Track & Field

  • Competed in five meets as a sophomore
  • Placed fourth in the Weight Throw at the Art Farnham Invitational

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Competed in six meets as a sophomore
  • Finished sixth in the hammer throw at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invite 
Before Merrimack: Three-year letter-winner on the track and field team at Wilmington Friends

Personal: Born Feb. 15, 1996 ... Daughter of David and Laura ... Has one sibling: Davis ... English Concentration Creative Writing major at Merrimack

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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  • 2018-19Graduate Student

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