Women's Track & Field

Rebecca Lankford is looking forward to a strong campaign during the 2008 season as she enters her 13th season as the only coach in the history of the York’s women’s track & field program. The Spartans finished fourth in last year’s conference meet and Lankford believes this year’s edition of the Spartans is ready to improve on that finish.

Lankford was a national qualifier in the 400 meters, the 800 meters, and the 1600 relay while running for the Falcons of Messiah College. Lankford set records as a middle distance runner in both indoor and outdoor events, and still holds the marks in the outdoor 800 meters and the indoor 440 yard and 1000 yard runs. Lankford owns a number of Messiah College’s top ten times in the 400 meters in addition to being part of the 1600-meter relay.

Lankford earned a B.A. in Health and Physical Education at Messiah and holds an M.Ed. in Health Education from Penn State-Harrisburg. Lankford teaches several classroom and activity-based courses in the Physical Education Department. She resides in West York with her husband, Dave, and two daughters, Kari, 11, and Megan, 9.