Rachel Anderson knew how to win.
When Anderson stepped on the track in a championship setting, chances are she’d be on top of the podium – or close to it – during the awards ceremony. By the end of her collegiate career, Anderson racked up seven NCAA titles (six of the individual variety) and 16 All-America honors.
The former Titan standout found a niche in the 400. She became just the third woman in NCAA DIII history to win three consecutive 400-meter crowns outdoors and swept the quarter-mile slate clean in 2008.
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say 2008 was Anderson’s best year, either. She wrapped the calendar year with six All-America honors and four NCAA titles. In addition to those quarter-mile crowns, she won the outdoor 200 and helped IWU to victory in the 4×400 relay at that same meet.
Anderson is the first athlete from Illinois Wesleyan University to be inducted into the NCAA DIII Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame.