Hall of Fame
In only two seasons, Rachel Perkins Young established herself as one of the best overall student-athletes in Dixie State history. During her junior season in 2011, she became the first DSU runner to win the PacWest individual cross country title and posted a 10th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional race en route to DSU Female Athlete of the Year honors.
Perkins Young enjoyed even more success as a senior in 2012 as she won two more races, earned First Team all-PacWest and all-NCAA West Region accolades, and became the first Dixie cross country athlete to earn All-America honors with a 28th-place overall finish at the NCAA National Championship race held in Joplin, Mo.
Her performances earned Perkins Young her second DSU Female Athlete of the Year award. Perkins Young currently holds the school’s 6-kilometer record (21:10) and owns four of the top-10 fastest 5K times, and three of the top-10 fastest 6K marks in school history.
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