University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

#NookNotes
- One of two returners to race in all six meets in 2014 season
 
Career Personal-Bests
5K: 16:26.60 (Sept. 4, 2015 at Moda Health Alaska Invitational)
8K: 26:15.49 (Sept. 20, 2014 at Sundodger Invitational)
10K: 32:38.71 (Nov. 5, 2016 at NCAA West Region Championships)
 
2016 | Senior
Appeared in four meets … Placed fifth overall and fifth among Nanooks at the Moda Health Alaska Invitational with a career 5K time of 16:37.1 … Was second on the team and 76^th overall in the 10K at the Western Washington Classic … Finished 65^th overall with an 8K time of 27:31.50 at the GNAC Championships … Set a career best 32:38.71 in the 10K at the NCAA West Region Championships Placing 82^nd overall.
 
2015 | Junior
Appeared in five meets for the Nanooks ... Placed second overall, first amongst Nanooks in the Moda Health Alaska Invitational on Sept. 3, running to an 8k time of 27:08.4 ... Posted a season and career-best 5k time of 16:26.60 at the Moda Health Alaska Invitational on Sept. 4 ... Placed 40th overall at the GNAC Championships with an 8k time of 26:51.20 ... Placed 110th overall at the NCAA West Regionals with a career and season-best 10k time of 32:49.17.
 
2014 | Sophomore
Appeared in all six meets … Finished in the top five for the Nanooks in three different races (Moda Alaska Invitational, Sundodger Invitational, Charles Bowles Invitational) … Finished 125th (34:54.93) in NCAA West Region Championships (10K) … 77th place (28:48.18) in GNAC Championships (8K) … Highest overall finish was ninth place (27:03.40) at the Moda Health Alaska Invitational (8K).
 
2013 | Freshman
 Finished 86th (34:24.99) at the NCAA West Region Championship (10K)...66th place (27:08.15) at GNAC Championship (8K)...Third-leading runner at Western Cross Country Classic (10K) in 55th place (34:07)...Helped Nanooks to team win at SMU Invitational (8K) in seventh place (27:17.45)...24th (17:13.50) at Big Wave Invitational (5K) in Hawai'i...Led Nanooks in collegiate debut in eight place (27:07.9) at Alaska Invitational long-course race (8K).
 
Prior to Alaska
Four-year letter winner in cross country...Spent senior season at Austin High School in Texas where he helped the Panthers to the district title as the No. 2 runner...Ran three years cross country at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks before moving to Texas with family...Best five-kilometer performance was 16:19 at Adidas Cross Country Classic in Portland, Ore...Tri-sport athlete who also ran four years of track and field and was a cross country skier for three years...Personal-bests in track included 4:38 in 1,600-meter run at 2012 Alaska state meet and a 9:56 in 3,200-meter race at 2013 area meet in El Paso, Texas.
 
Personal
Son of Eric and Shannon Rankin ... Majoring in Geology.