2017-18 Track & Field Roster
Rebecca Wendt
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Whitny, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Henry Street HS
2016-17 (r-Jr.)
Outdoor Season- Finished 61st in the 800-meter run, crossing the finish line in 2:23.22 at the Virginia Challenge
- Member of WVU’s third-place 4x1,500-meter relay team (19:05.69) at the Raleigh Relays
- Placed 47th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:21.56 at the Mason Spring Invitational
- Crossed the finish line in 74th in the 800 meters in a season best, 2:21.00 at the Bison Classic
- Placed 76th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.49 at the Raleigh Relays
- Placed fifth in the 800 meter blue division, crossing the finish line in2:16.46 at the Akron Invitational
- Took eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.90 at the Marshall Invitational
- Finished eighth in the 1,000-meter run invite with a time of 3:00.19 at the PSU National Open
2015-16 (r-So.)
Outdoor Season- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Placed 23rd in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:19.19 at the Big 12 Championship
- Ran a season-best time of 2:15.16 in the 800 meters placing 24th at the Bison Outdoor Classic
- Placed 25th in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:57.07 at the Mason Spring Invitational
- Member of the third-place distance medley relay team (11:50.96) at the Penn Relays
- Helped the 4x400 meter relay team place fourth with a time of 4:10.18 at the Mason Spring Invitational
- Won the 800-meter run with a career-best time of 2:13.17 at the Akron Invite
- Fourth-place finish in the 600-meter run at the Penn State Tune Up with a career-best time and the fifth-best time of 1:35.53 in WVU history
- Placed fourth in the 800 meters (2:17.17) at the High Point Team Challenge
- Earned All-Big 12 honors for her seventh-place finish (2:53.71) in the 1,000 meters, thanks to her prelim and career-best time of 2:53.69 at the Big 12 Championship
- Took sixth in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:55.64 at the PSU National Invitational
- Placed 16th in the 1,000 meters (2:56.26) at the Nittany Lion Challenge
2014-15 (r-Fr.)
Indoor Season- Placed 25th in the 600 meters with a time of 1:39.03 at the SPIRE Invitational, and placed 58th in the 800-meter event in 2:19.45
- Finished 11th in the 800 meter-run in 2:19.75 at the Thundering Herd Invite
- Took sixth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.15 at the Akron Invite
- Placed 11th overall in the 800-meter run (2:25.64) at the YSU College Invite
2013-14 (Fr.)
- Did not compete
- Double 2013 OFSAA bronze medalist in the 800-meter run and 1,500-meter run
- Named the 2013 and 2012 Most Outstanding Varsity Track Athlete
- Silver medalist at the 2012 Junior Provincials in the 800-meter run and bronze medalist in the 1,500-meter run
- 2012 Youth National Champion in the 800-meter run and silver medalist in the 1,500-meter run
- Finished fifth at the 2011 OFSAA Cross Country Championships
- 2010 OFSAA Midget Champion in the 1,500 and 3,000-meter runs, while earning bronze in the 800-meter run
- Broke four regional records on her way to being named most outstanding track and cross country athlete
- Daughter of Stephen and Alison Wendt
- Has one sister
- Birthday is December 15
- Majoring in finance
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
T&F: DMR Team Big 12 Championship Post-Race Interview
Saturday, March 01
Petal Palmer - 2024 Wilma Rudolph Award Recipient
Monday, June 10
A Conversation with Wren Baker
Monday, December 05
Life as a Mountaineer - Haley Jackson
Monday, May 16
