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On Mesa: Another locally acclaimed player, coming to the university from Montgomery County … should see time for the Terps as an attacking back or midfielder … expected to fit into the Terps' system well and improve quickly ... attended high school with current Terp teammate Laura Blongiewicz.
Before Maryland: A three-sport athlete at Quince Orchard as a member of the field hockey, basketball and softball teams … an All-Met selection in field hockey by the Washington Post following her senior season … earned team MVP honors of both her field hockey and softball squads … was honored with Quince Orchard's Athletic Director's Award in 2002 … a member of the Steve Simpson-coached Washington Wolves club team.
Personal: Born Nov. 1, 1984 … Rachel is the daughter of Guadalupe Mesa and Paul Nash … has one brothers, Ron (26) … a letters and sciences major.
Mesa Up Close
Favorite book: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
What is your greatest athletic accomplishment? Being on the Maryland field hockey team.
CD in my CD player the most: The Eminem Show.
One word to describe me on the field: tenacious.
One word to describe me off the field: quiet.
