Rachel Glenn Explained

Rachel Glenn
Nationality:American
Sport:Athletics
Event:High jump, Hurdles
Birth Date:17 April 2002
Pb:High jump: 2.00m (Boston, 2024)
400m hurdles: 53.46 (Eugene, 2024)

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

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]

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]

Personal life

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

Notes and References

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

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