2022 Women's Track and Field Roster

Raquel Funches

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Mother McAuley Liberal Arts HS
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.

Biography

2018: Earned an athletic letter in Track & Field as a true freshman.

High School: Prepped at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in Chicago, Illinois, under head coach Justin Fierson ... varsity track team captain all four years of high school ... four-time All-State ... All-American .... GCAC and school 100-Meter Dash record holder at 12.02 seconds ... TrackMySpeed Club Athlete of the Week ... earned over 100 medals ... made more than five National Junior Olympic Appearances.

Personal: Majoring in Biology ... favorite food is pasta, but Flamin' Hot Cheetos are a guilty pleasure ... enjoys volunteer work, playing the cello, and choreographing Praise Dance ... favorite professional athlete is Allyson Felix ... plans a career as an Anesthesiologist ... daughter of Vicki Funches.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Sprints
    5'6"

  • 2019Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'6"

  • 2020Junior

    Sprints
    5'6"

  • 2021Redshirt Junior

    Sprints
    5'6"

  • 2022Redshirt Senior

    Sprints
    5'6"