Rachel Niemi  -  
    Rachel Niemi

    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    Lakewood, OH
    High School:
    Lakewood

    04/16/2013

    148 Student-Athletes Honored For Academic Success

    23rd Annual Luncheon Celebrates CSU's Commitment To Academic Excellence

    11/07/2012

    Cross Country Set For NCAA Regional

    Great Lakes Regional Women's 6K Race Set For 1:00 p.m. EST On Friday (Nov. 9)

    10/23/2012

    Vikings Set For Horizon League Championship

    2012 Horizon League Championship Will Be Hosted By Milwaukee

    10/12/2012

    Five Vikings Notch Career-Best Times At WC Fall Classic

    Cleveland State Placed 13th Out Of 33 Teams Competing

    10/06/2012

    Holt Leads Vikings At Walt Disney World Classic

    CSU Finished 14th As A Team

    2011 - JUNIOR SEASON
    Competed in seven races for the Vikings, missing the Penn State National and the Great Lakes Regional...recorded a season-best time of 22:40 at the Friendship Invitational, placing 83rd overall...helped CSU to back-to-back fourth place finishes to open the year at the Flyer 5k Challenge where she placed 65th overall (23:45) and the Detroit Titan Invitational where she finished 53rd overall (23:44).

    2010 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
    Competed in eight of the nine events, missing the Great Lakes Regional... ran a 22:27 to place 116th in her first collegiate race at the Flyer 5K Challenge... posted a season-best time of 22:01 to place 39th at the Ohio Invitational... ran a 22:39 at the league championship.

    2009 - FRESHMAN SEASON
    Ran in all nine events during her first season in the program... registered a time of 22:22 to place 55th in her first collegiate event, the Bill Sudeck Classic... ran a season-low of 21:15 at the Friendship Invitational... competed at the Horizon League Championship, finishing 66th in 22:42.

    HIGH SCHOOL
    Earned a total of eight letters at Lakewood H.S., including three in soccer, two in basketball and softball and one in track... helped lead soccer team to league championship as a senior... took part in soccer and basketball all-star games her senior season.

    PERSONAL
    Born February 27, 1990 in Lakewood, Ohio... daughter of Mark Niemi and Lynda Carter... father played baseball at CSU... has a younger sister, Nicole, who is a member of the CSU volleyball team... member of high school merit role and S.A.D.D.