Rachel Tomajczyk Explained

Rachel Tomajczyk
Event:3000 m, 3000m Steeplechase, 5000 m, Trail running
Birth Name:Rachel Johnson
Birth Date:30 April 1993
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas
Height:5 ft 5 in
Team:Merrell
Collegeteam:Baylor University
Pb:3000 m Steeplechase: 9:41.56
5000 meters: 15:39.42
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Rachel Tomajczyk (née Johnson; born April 30, 1993) is an American distance running athlete.[1]

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. [2] 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 was 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 1 km outdoor. She was a silver medalist at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meters.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] She married Drew Tomajczyk in June 2021 and they currently live in Williams, Arizona.[6] She is currently sponsored by Merrell. [7]

NACAC Track and Field Championships

2014NACAC U-23 Track and Field ChampionshipsKamloops, BC1st3000 meter steeplechase9:46.79

USA National Championships

Mountain

!Year!Competition!Venue!Position
2021USA Mountain ChampionshipMt. Hood, Oregon2nd [8]
2022USA Mountain Classic ChampionshipWilmington, New York2nd [9]
2022USA Mountain Vertical ChampionshipLincoln, New Hampshire2nd [10]

Trail

!Year!Competition!Venue!Position
2021USA Half Marathon Trail ChampionshipCable, Wisconsin1st [11]
2023XTERRA Trail Half Marathon World ChampionshipCarrabassett Valley, Maine1st [12]

Road

2015USA 5 km Road ChampionshipProvidence, Rhode Island18th5 km16:54[13]
2015USA 10 km Road ChampionshipBoston, Massachusetts14th10 km33:34[14]
2016USA 5 km Road ChampionshipNew York, New York7th5 km16:34[15]
2017USA 5 km Road ChampionshipNew York, New York14th5 km16:23[16]
2018USA 5 km Road ChampionshipNew York, New York14th5 km16:22[17]

Track and Field

2014USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipSacramento, California5th3000 m steeplechase9:41.56[18]
2015USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipEugene, Oregon9th3000 m steeplechase9:53.34[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rachel Johnson. Rachel Johnson.
  2. Web site: Eder . Larry . 2010-12-06 . 2010 Nike Cross Nationals, 12/4/2010, Women’s Race, official results, note by Larry Eder . 2023-11-09 . runblogrun . en-US.
  3. Web site: Rachel Johnson Bio - Baylor Official Athletic Site .
  4. Web site: Rachel Johnson Twitter . Twitter . September 21, 2016.
  5. Web site: Johnson Joins Liberty Track/XC Coaching Staff . 2022-05-18 . Liberty Flames . en-US.
  6. marksupdates. CQpAIcEDnig. Mark Johnson. A day of joy and celebration when your daughter is married. Introducing Drew and Rachel Tomajczyk.. June 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20230728162425/https://www.instagram.com/p/CQpAIcEDnig/. July 28, 2023. July 28, 2023. live.
  7. Web site: Merrell . MERRELL SIGNS TWO PROFESSIONAL TRAIL RUNNING ATHLETES . 2023-11-09 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  8. Web site: USATF - Virginia Rachel Johnson second at USATF Mountain Running Championships in Oregon; qualifies for 2022 world ch . 2022-05-18 . virginia.usatf.org.
  9. Web site: Bolt . Richard . 2022-07-03 . Tabor Hemming & Andy Wacker Win USATF Mountain Running Championships . 2023-11-09 . ATRA . en-US.
  10. Web site: Writer . Guest . 2023-04-29 . 2023 USATF Vertical Mountain Championships Results: Murphy, Ricard, and Gray Prevail . 2023-11-09 . iRunFar . en.
  11. Web site: Bolt . Richard . 2021-09-26 . Gray and Johnson Win 2021 USATF Half Marathon Trail Championships . 2023-11-09 . ATRA . en-US.
  12. Web site: Coppi, Patterson Win XTERRA Trail Run World Championship Marathon; Tomajczyk, Wacker Crowned Half Marathon Champions . 2023-11-09 . xterraplanet.com.
  13. Web site: RunRhody - Results. www.runrhody.com.
  14. Web site: Cool Running - Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women Race Results. gstate. www.coolrunning.com. 12 January 2021.
  15. Web site: New York Road Runners Official Race Results.
  16. Web site: New York Road Runners Official Race Results.
  17. Web site: New York Road Runners Official Race Results.
  18. http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Live-Results.aspx
  19. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-12-20 . 2019-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220072137/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Live-Results.aspx . dead .

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