University of Miami Athletics

Austin Rector

position

Cross Country

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Keller, Texas

High School

Keller HS

Austin Rector - Cross Country - University of Miami Athletics

Collegiate Personal Bests:
400 Meters: 50.62
600 Yards: 1:13.56(i)
800 Meters: 1:53.16
1500 Meters: 4:28.20
5K: 18:13.97

2012 Outdoor: Participated insix different competitions competing infour different events … with a time of 50.62 in the 400m at the Hurricane Invitational, he set a personal season best … set a personal season best in the 800m at the ACC Championships with a time of 1:53.16 … set a school season best in the Distance Medley with a time of 10:05.69 at the Florida Relays

2012 Indoor: Ran the second-fastest 600 yards in UM history, finishing in 1:13.56 at the Iowa State Classic…Ran a season best 1:54.90 in the 800 meters at the ACC Championships…ran 800-meter leg on distance medley relay that finished fourth at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet in 10:07.70, and the 400-meter leg of the team that finished in 10:06.41 at the ACC Championships, good for second all-time in UM history…ran on 4×400-meter relay that finished in 3:19.28 at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet.

2011 Outdoor: Ran a personal-best 1:56.51 in the 800m run at the Hurricanes Alumni Invitational… Ran the first leg of the 4x400m relay in a time of 50.03 seconds on the team that finished with a time of 3:25.24 at the Hurricanes Invitational… Member of the sprint medley relay team that finished with a time of 3:31.94 at the Florida Relays.

2010 Outdoor: Ran a season-best time of 1:57.97 in the 800m run at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational… A member of the 4×400 relay that ran a 3:24.98 at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational… A member of the 4×800 Relay that finished in 7:59.26 at the Florida Relays.

2010 Indoor: At the Kentucky Invitational, ran a 2:01.25 in the 800m run… Ran the third leg of the 4×400 relay that finished with a time of 3:34.31 at the Carle/Health Alliance Invitational.

2009 Cross Country: His best 5k time of the season came at the Greentree Invitational at 18:13.97… His season-best effort on an 8k course came at the Great American Cross Country Festival at 28:37.

2009 Outdoor: Season-best time in the 800-meter run came at the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11), finishing at 2:03.74… In his only attempt in the 1,500-meter run, finished with a time of 4:28.20 at the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11).

2009 Indoor:Ran a season-best time of 2:02.39 in the 800-meter run at the UK Invitational (1/17)… A member of the 4×400 relay team that finished with a time of 3:29.43 at the UK Invitational (1/17).

2008 Cross Country:Ran in the Greentree Invitational (9/5) four-miler finishing with a time of 24:13.72.

High School: Competed in cross country and track for Keller High School… Lettered three years in cross country and track & field… Personal best of 1:58.9 for 800m… National Merit Scholar… Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: A dual-major in Political Science and Philosophy with career aspirations of becoming a lawyer… Son of Tim and Angie Rector.