Rebecca Banker
	Class: Junior Hometown: Salem, Conn. High School: East Lyme Height: 5-7 Event: Jumps

IN THE UMASS RECORD BOOK

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High Jump; 4th (5-05.00)

2010-11 (Sophomore): Outdoor Track: Competed in the high jump where she recorded a mark of 5-03.00 as her best mark of the season twice, on May 8, 2011 at the A-10 Championship Meet and on April 9, 2011 at the UMass Invitational...Her second best mark came on April 2, 2011 at the AIC Invitational with a mark of 5-02.00... Indoor Track: Set the fourth best all-time mark in the high jump with a height of 5-05.00, which first came at the Giegengack Invitational and was also a first place jump at the meet...Participated in the long jump, with her best mark coming at the Valentine Invitational (16-05.75)...Her mark of 5-03.00 at the Spark Sorlein Invitational gave her a first place finish at the meet.

2009-10 (Freshman): Outdoor Track: At the New England Championships (5/8), set a mark of 5-01.00 in the high jump, good for 17th overall...Placed fifth in the high jump (5-03.00) at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/2)...Also placed 17th in the long jump (17-00.50) at the meet...Grabbed third place in the high jump with a mark of 5-01.75 at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet (4/24)...Placed 10th in the long jump (16-08.50) at the UNH Meet...At the Larry Ellis Invite (4/17), notched an eighth place finish in the high jump (5-01.00) and a 13th place finish in the long jump (16-09.25)...Took third place in the high jump (5-01.00) at the UMass Nine-Way Meet (4/10)...Also placed fourth in the long jump (17-02.75) at the meet...Posted a height of 5-02.50 and a fourth place finish in the high jump at the UConn Invite (4/3)...Indoor Track: Placed 16th in the pentathlon with 2559 points at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/19)... At the Giegengack Invite (2/5), notched a fifth place finish in the high jump with a height of 4-11.00... Also took 22nd place in the 400 meters at the meet with a time of 1:02.93.

Before UMass: A 2009 graduate of East Lyme High School where she was a four-year letterwinner for head coach Carl Reichard and the Vikings ... Helped team to Class L indoor and outdoor track titles in 2007 and 2008 ... Named Eastern Connecticut Conference Rookie of the Year in 2006, winning the ECC high jump championship ... Captained both the Vikings indoor and outdoor track teams as a senior in 2009.

Personal: Rebecca Anne Banker ... Born September 12, 1991, in New London, Conn. ... Daughter of Robert and Bonnie Banker ... Has one sister and one brother, Alexandra and Logan ... Double majoring in Economics and Sport Management.