Charles Rappe

Position:
Hurdles
Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fort Collins, Colo.
High School:
Poudre

2016 Outdoor (Senior):
Began the season with a fourth-place finish in the 400 hurdles (54.11) at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 17-19) … Raced to a fourth-place finish in the 400 hurdles (54.23) and helped the 4x4 relay squad to fifth place with a mark of 3:20.94 at the Winthrop Invitational (March 24-26) … Took fifth in the 110 hurdles with a career-best time of 15.15 at the VertKlasse Meeting (April 1-2) … Placed fourth in the 400 hurdles with a career-fast 53.39 at the Charlotte Invitational (April 15-16) ... At the Duke Invitational, earned third-place finishes in the 400 hurdles (53.99) and the 4x4 relay (3:16.46) (April 22-23) ... Took seventh in the 400 hurdle finals (53.86) and eighth in the 110 hurdle finals (15.22), while also contributing to a ninth-place finish in the 4x400 (3:26.35) at the 2016 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 7-8).

2015-16 Indoor (Senior):
Opened the indoor season at the JDL College Kick off Classic, competing in the 500 (1:09.02) and the 60 hurdles (8.63) (Dec. 5) …Helped the 4x4 team to a ninth-place finish with a time of 3:23.83 at the ETSU Invitational (Jan. 15-16) … Earned a third-place finish in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.64 at the Camel City Invitational (Jan. 29-30) … Raced to fourth-place in the 400 (51.90) and the 60 hurdles (8.55) at the High Point Challenge (Feb. 11) … Helped the 4x4 relay to a seventh-place finish with a time of 3:27.03 at the 2016 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 20-21).

2015 Outdoor (Junior):
Placed seventh in the 400 hurdles with a time of 55.29 at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 19-21) … Clocked a 56.41 in the finals of the 400 hurdles to rank ninth at the VertKlasse Meeting (April 3-4) … Registered a third-place finish in the 400 meter hurdles (55.05) and helped the 4x4 relay to a fifth-place finish (3:26.36) at the Aggie Invitational (April 11) … Placed third in the 400 hurdles (54.33) and 10th in the 110 hurdles (15.34) at the Charlotte Invitational (April 17-18) … Finished eighth in the 110 hurdles (15.63) finals after clocking a season-best 15.15 in the preliminary round, and fifth in the 400-meter hurdles (54.29) at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 2-3).

2014-15 Indoor (Junior):
Ran a season-fast 37.04 in the 300, and clocked a 8.69 in the 60 hurdles at the JDL College Kick-off Classic (Dec. 6) … Contributed to the 4x4 relay team that finished ninth with a time of 3:24.86 at the Hilton Garden Invitational (Jan. 30-31) … Raced to a second-place finish in the 60 hurdles (8.58) at High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 12) … Took sixth in the 60 hurdles (8.63) and was part of the 4x4 relay team that finished eighth (3:28.44) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 21-22).

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore):
Placed fifth in the 110 hurdles at the VertKlasse Meeting (April 4-5) … Took second in the 400 hurdle with a time of 54.56, a season-best, and helped the 4x4 relay team (3:23.32) to a third-place finish at the Carolina Cup (April 10) … Finished fifth in the 400 hurdles (55.52) and 110 hurdles (15.56) at the SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championship (April 26-27).

2013-14 Indoor (Sophomore):
Took third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.98 at the Joe Hilton Invitational (Jan. 18) … Helped the 4x4 relay team to a second-place finish (3:28.71) and placed fifth in the 60 hurdles (8.91) at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 6) … Placed fourth in the 60 hurdles (8.51) and was part of the 4x400 relay team that raced to fourth-place (3:25.70) at the SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championship (March 1-2).

2013 Outdoor (Freshman):
Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team … Primarily competed in the 400 hurdles outdoors … placed sixth in 55.71 seconds at the VertKlasse Meeting to earn a place on Davidson’s top-10 all-time performers list … Ran a season-best 54.86 to place fourth at the Winthrop Invitational ... Placed seventh in the 400 hurdles with a time of 55.89, and contributed to the 4x4 relay team that placed sixth in 3:24.76 at the Outdoor SoCon Championships.

2012-13 Indoor (Freshman):
Competed in 400 and 4x4 across four different meets during the indoor season … member of 4x4 relay team that placed sixth at the indoor SoCon Championships in 3:27.86.

Before Davidson:
Four-year letterwinner … finished second in the 110m hurdles and fourth in the 300m hurdles at the 4A state meet in New Mexico … placed sixth in the 300m hurdles at the 5A State meet in Colorado in 2011 … 2010 4A state qualifier in the 4x400 relay … named second team all-conference in the 300m hurdles in 2009 and 2011 and the 4x200m relay in 2011 … placed fourth in the 200m hurdles and sixth in the 100m hurdles at the 2008 USATF National Junior Championship … USATF National Junior Olympic Championship Participant in 2009 and 2010 … team captain … also ran cross country and played football … named to academic all-state first team in 2011 … IB diploma recipient.

Personal:
Son of Anthony and Carla Rappe … father, Anthony, ran track at the University of Puget Sound … has two sisters, Mollie and Kelly … sister, Kelly, runs at Hendrix College … major is anthropology.