Rachel Johnson (athlete)
Rachel (Johnson) Tomajczyk (born April 30, 1993) is an American distance running athlete.[1]
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| Born | April 30, 1993 | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 m, 3000m Steeplechase, 5000 m | |||||||||||||
| College team | Baylor University | |||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 3000 m Steeplechase: 9:41.56 5000 meters: 15:39.42 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. She is a two-time Foot Locker Cross Country Championships finalist, finishing as runner-up in 2010 and 11th overall in 2009. Rachel claimed the 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 Texas 5A track state titles in 1600 meters and 3200 meters. She 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 College
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. She was a silver medalist at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meters.[2]
After college
After graduation from Baylor University, 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] In September 2018, she moved to Flagstaff, Arizona where Ryan Hall began coaching her. In July 2019, Rachel moved to Lynchburg, Virginia and began to coach distance athletes at Liberty University.[4] She married Drew Tomajczyk in June 2021.[citation needed]
NACAC Track and Field Championships
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2014 | NACAC U-23 Track and Field Championships | Kamloops, BC | 1st | 3000 meter steeplechase | 9:46.79 |
USA National Championships
Mountain
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | USA Mountain Championships | Mt. Hood, Oregon | 2nd [5] |
Road
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | USA 5 km Championships | Providence, Rhode Island | 18th | 5 km | 16:54[6] |
| 2015 | USA 10 km Championships | Boston, Massachusetts | 14th | 10 km | 33:34[7] |
| 2016 | USA 5 km Championships | New York, New York | 7th | 5 km | 16:34[8] |
| 2017 | USA 5 km Championships | New York, New York | 14th | 5 km | 16:23[9] |
| 2018 | USA 5 km Championships | New York, New York | 14th | 5 km | 16:22[10] |
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[11] |
| 2015 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 9th | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:53.34[12] |
References
- ^ "Rachel Johnson". Rachel Johnson.
- ^ "Rachel Johnson Bio - Baylor Official Athletic Site".
- ^ "Rachel Johnson Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Johnson Joins Liberty Track/XC Coaching Staff". Liberty Flames. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "USATF - Virginia | Rachel Johnson second at USATF Mountain Running Championships in Oregon; qualifies for 2022 world ch". virginia.usatf.org. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "RunRhody - Results". www.runrhody.com.
- ^ gstate (12 January 2021). "Cool Running - Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women Race Results". www.coolrunning.com.
- ^ "New York Road Runners Official Race Results".
- ^ "New York Road Runners Official Race Results".
- ^ "New York Road Runners Official Race Results".
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Live-Results.aspx
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Live-Results.aspx
External links
- Rachel Johnson on Instagram
- Rachel Johnson at World Athletics