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Rachel Glenn
Glenn at the 2024 United States Olympic trials
Personal information
Full nameRachel Symone Glenn
NationalityAmerican
Born (2002-04-17) April 17, 2002 (age 23)
Home townLong Beach, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump, Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 2.00m (Boston, 2024)
400m hurdles: 53.46 (Eugene, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Freeport High jump

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

Early life

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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

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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]

At the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Glenn finished third in the 400m hurdles and 13th in the high jump.[12]

She competed in the high jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[13]

Personal life

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From Southern California, Glenn signed a NIL contract with the WWE’s Next in Line class of 2022.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Rachel Glenn". World Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  2. ^ French, Scott (March 22, 2018). "Wilson's Rachel Glenn reaches sensation status after astonishing high jump". Press Telegram. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Caroline (July 14, 2023). "Olympic hopeful Rachel Glenn left South Carolina over NIL strategy". New York Post. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Rachel Glenn Wins High Jump National Championship". ABCColumbia. June 13, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Brennan, Eliott (August 19, 2022). "Kassanavoid headlines day of US domination at NACAC Championships". Insidethegames. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "High Jump Women results". World Athletics. July 16, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 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 March 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "RACHEL GLENN 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL HIGH JUMP, 2ND PLACE 200M AND 6TH PLACE 60M HURDLES – TYSON INVITATIONAL 2024". Runnerspace. February 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Arkansas' Rachel Glenn Sets Women's High Jump NCAA Record". Bleacher Report. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Women High Jump Results – NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Williams, Ramsden and Neugebauer among winners at NCAA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  12. ^ Mulkeen, John (June 8, 2024). "Pryce, Long and Jones impress in sprints at NCAA Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Women's high jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 4, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  14. ^ Macheca, Joe (June 7, 2022). "Gamecock Track and Field Star Rachel Glenn inks unique NIL opportunity with WWE". on3.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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