Rachel Glenn

Rachel Glenn (born 17 April 2002) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the high jump and 400m hurdles.[1]

Rachel Glenn
Glenn at the 2024 United States Olympic trials
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump, Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 2.00m (Boston, 2024)
400m hurdles: 53.80 (Eugene, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
NACAC Championships
2022 FreeportHigh jump

Early life

Glenn attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California and initially competed in athletics as a 400 metres runner before switching to high jump in 2018. Shortly afterwards she recorded a height of 1.80 metres at the Cal Relays at El Camino College.[2]

Career

In her first year at the University of South Carolina, Glenn won the SEC Outdoor Championship and the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships title just a few weeks later.[3][4]

Glenn was an NACAC Championships silver medallist in Freeport, Bahamas in August 2022 behind compatriot Vashti Cunningham, with a height of 1.84m.[5] That year, she competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[6]

In 2023, she transferred to the University of Arkansas.[7] In February 2024, she set an indoor personal best of 1.90m at the Tyson Invitational at Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville.[8] She won the NCAA Indoor Championships in March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts with a personal best, championship record and collegiate best equaling height of 2.00 metres.[9][10] The height also placed her third on the US all-time list.[11]

She finishes third in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championships final in Eugene, Oregon in 54.19.[12]

Personal life

From Southern California, Glenn signed a NIL contract with the WWE’s Next in Line class of 2022.[13]

References
  1. "Rachel Glenn". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. French, Scott (March 22, 2018). "Wilson's Rachel Glenn reaches sensation status after astonishing high jump". Press Telegram. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. McCarthy, Caroline (July 14, 2023). "Olympic hopeful Rachel Glenn left South Carolina over NIL strategy". New York Post. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. "Rachel Glenn Wins High Jump National Championship". ABCColumbia. Jun 13, 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. Brennan, Eliott (19 August 2022). "Kassanavoid headlines day of US domination at NACAC Championships". Insidethegames. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. "High Jump Women results". World Athletics. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. Nakos, Pete (July 11, 2023). "NCAA high jump champion, Arkansas commit Rachel Glenn on transfer portal: Schools 'straight up offer an NIL deal'". on3.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  8. "RACHEL GLENN 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL HIGH JUMP, 2ND PLACE 200M AND 6TH PLACE 60M HURDLES – TYSON INVITATIONAL 2024". Runnerspace. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  9. "Arkansas' Rachel Glenn Sets Women's High Jump NCAA Record". Bleacher Report. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  10. "Women High Jump Results – NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  11. "Williams, Ramsden and Neugebauer among winners at NCAA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  12. Mulkeen, John (June 8, 2024). "Pryce, Long and Jones impress in sprints at NCAA Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  13. Macheca, Joe (7 June 2022). "Gamecock Track and Field Star Rachel Glenn inks unique NIL opportunity with WWE". on3.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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