Becca Chandler
Distance
Major: Political Science
Honors
· 2015 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
· 2014 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
· 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll
· 2011 SEC All-Freshman Team (Cross Country)
· 2011-12 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Chandler’s Track Bio: HERE
Cross Country Personal Bests
4K – 14:31.3 (2012 Belmont Opener)
5K – 17:28.42 (2014 Commodore Classic)
6K -20:37.50 (2014 NCAA Regionals)
2014 Cross Country:At the NCAA Nationals 6K, placed 182nd with a time of 21:47.10. … Set a career-best time of 20:37.50 in the 6K at the NCAA Regionals for a 31st place finish. … Placed 29th at the SEC Championships, running a 20:56.40 6K. … Posted a time of 22:07 at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational for 196h place. … Finished 14th and set a personal best with a time of 17:28.42 at the Commodore Classic 5K. … Took eighth place with a time of 18:02.75 at the Belmont Opener 5K.
2013 Cross Country: Finished 20th at the SEC Championship in a time of 21:11.70… Ran a personal-best 21:08 over the 6K course at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational as the Dores’ third finisher… Ran 21:47.00 at the Roy Griak Invitational to be the second Vanderbilt finisher… Placed ninth at the Commodore Classic running 17:36.28 over the 5K course… Opened her season at the Belmont Opener running 18:30.98 over the 5K course at Percy Warner Park.
2012 Cross Country: Placed fourth at the Belmont Opener (14:31.3 in 4K), helping Vanderbilt win the team title … Posted a time of 22:35.0 at the Commodore Classic, finishing 41st … Ran top 6K time of the year at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, finishing 192nd in 21:19.5 … Finished 68th at the SEC Championships in 22:10.5.
2012 Track: Posted her best mile time of the indoor season at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational (5:09.51) … Posted a top indoor 3000 meters time of 10:08.68 at Kentucky … Ran the 3000 meter steeplechase in the outdoor season, with a top time of 11:32.53 at the SEC Championships in Baton Rouge.
2011 Cross Country: Finished eighth for the Commodores at the SEC Championship, setting a personal best with a time of 21:38.91 on the 6K course … Earned SEC All-Freshman honors as one of the top-seven rookies at the championships (29th overall) … Clocked a time of 21:52 at the Pre-Nationals … Finished fourth for the Commodores with a 5K time of 18:09.38 at the Louisville Invitational … Clocked a time of 15:19.01 at the Belmont-VU Opener.
High School (The Bolles Schooll): Finished fourth individually last fall at the Florida 2A State Cross Country Championships, leading the Bolles School to a runner-up team finish … Has placed sixth (2009, 08) and 25th (2007) in prior state meets … She ran a time of 5:02.29 in the 1600m at the 2010 Florida 2A Outdoor State Finals, placing third overall … Improved her 1600m time in 2011, running a personal best of 4:59.10 and placing fifth at the 2011 state meet … She also ran a PR of 10:54.64 in the 3200m, good for third overall at the state meet in 2011.
Personal: Daughter of Nick and Angela Chandler. Sister to Rachel (23) and Rose (18). Becca likes pastel colors, french bulldogs, and popcorn.