CARSON, CA – Former Roanoke College women's lacrosse player, Chelsea Rankin '07, will compete in the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games after qualifying with her team in late May. Rankin competes with CrossFit Grandview, a CrossFit gym that is based out of Columbus, Ohio. The Games will continue to air live on ESPN on Friday at 7:00 P.M. ET and on Saturday at 3:00 P.M. ET.

This is CrossFit Grandview's first appearance at the Games since 2012. Presently, CrossFit Grandview is tied for 7th place and the events will take place through the weekend

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Rankin was a key starter on the 2007 Roanoke women's lacrosse team that made it to the DIII NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament that year. Despite falling in the ODAC Championship, the women's lacrosse team achieved a 15-4 record on the year, which was good enough for them to receive an NCAA Tournament bid. That 2007 team also won their first NCAA Tournament game against Christopher Newport.

Rankin started in all 19 games for the Maroons during her senior year in 2007 where she led the team in points (35) and assists (19). The former Roanoke attacker finished her career 15th all-time in assists (47) and 13th all-time in shots on goal (103), she also netted a total of 83 goals in her career with the Maroons. Rankin was a three-time All-ODAC selection, which included a first-team nod in 2007 where she was also named Second-Team All-Chesapeake Region as well in that same year.