Rachel Johnson (athlete)

Rachel Johnson
Personal information
Born (1993-04-30) April 30, 1993
Residence Greenville, South Carolina
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
Country  United States
Event(s) 3000 m, 3000m Steeplechase, 5000 m
College team Baylor University
Club ASICS Furman University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

3000 m Steeplechase: 9:41.56

5000 meters: 15:39.42
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
NACAC U23
Kamloops3000 m SteeplechaseCR

Rachel Johnson (born April 30, 1993) is an American distance track and field athlete specializing in the 3,000 m steeplechase and training in Greenville, South Carolina.[1] She was a silver medalist at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meters.[2]

High school

Rachel ran for the Plano Senior High School cross country and track team in Plano, Texas. She trained with the Dallas Metroplex Striders club team. Rachel won the 2010 Nike Cross Nationals Cross Country meet. Rachel is a two-time Foot Locker Cross Country Championships finalist, finishing as runner-up in 2010 and 11th overall in 2009. Rachel claimed University Interscholastic League Texas Class 5A state championships individual state cross country title in 2010 after earning a runner-up finish in 2009. Rachel was named 2010 Gatorade Player of the Year awards Texas Cross Country Runner. Rachel earned 5A track state titles in 1600 meters and 3200 meters. Rachel finished second at the Texas state meet in 1600 meters in 2009. Rachel had high school personal bests of 4:53.75 at 1600 meters and 17:10 at 5000 meters.

NCAA

Rachel Johnson is a six time NCAA Division I All-American, and a fourteen time All- Big 12 Conference while running as an athlete at Baylor University. While competing at Baylor, she set Baylor track records for the 3 km indoor, 5 km indoor, 3 km steeplechase outdoor, 5 km outdoor, and the 10 km outdoor.

Competition record

After graduation, Rachel Johnson joined ASICS Furman Elite, an elite post-collegiate distance program under Coach Robert Gary based out of Greenville, South Carolina in September 2016.[3]

NACAC Track and Field Championships

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2014 NACAC U-23 Track and Field Championships Kamloops, BC 1st 3000 meter steeplechase 9:46.79

USA National Championships

Road

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2015 USA 5 km Championships Providence, Rhode Island 18th 5 km 16:54[4]
2015 USA 10 km Championships Boston, Massachusetts 14th 10 km 33:34[5]

Track and Field

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 5th 3000 m steeplechase 9:41.56[6]
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 9th 3000 m steeplechase 9:53.34[7]
2016 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 27th 3000 m steeplechase 10:07.81

References

  1. ↑ "Rachel Johnson". Rachel Johnson.
  2. ↑ "Rachel Johnson Bio - Baylor Official Athletic Site".
  3. ↑ "Rachel Johnson Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "RunRhody - Results". www.runrhody.com.
  5. ↑ gstate. "Cool Running - Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women Race Results". www.coolrunning.com.
  6. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Live-Results.aspx
  7. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Live-Results.aspx
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