Rachel McCoy explained

Rachel McCoy
Birth Date:1 August 1995
Residence:Austin, Texas
2015-2022
Chula Vista, California
2022-Present
Hometown:Fontana, California
Height:5 ft 11 in
Weight:135 lb
Sport:Athletics/
Track and field
Event:High jump
60 metres
Universityteam:Long Island University
Chaffey College
Turnedpro:2014
Coach:Sue Humphrey

Rachel McCoy (born August 1, 1995) is an American athlete who competes in the high jump.

Career

McCoy equaled her lifetime best height of 1.93m (06.33feet) at the USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona in May 2021 and within a week had surpassed it and made the Olympic qualifying standard of 1.96m (06.43feet) at the USATF Invitational event at the Prairie View A&M University on May 26, 2021.[1] In June 2021 she was ranked 19th in the world. She finished in a tie-breaker fourth place at the Olympic Trials, but by virtue of being one of only three Americans with the standard, was selected for the American team to compete at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[2] [3] [4]

McCoy had previously met the qualifying standard for the 2016 Olympics[5] but finished 9th in the American 2016 Olympic Trials and was not selected.[6]

McCoy qualified for Team USA for the 2nd time where she competed and placed 4th in the women's high jump at 2016 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics.[7]

McCoy won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile in November 2023.[8]

Major competition record

Representing the
20142014 World Junior Championships in AthleticsEugene, Oregon4thHigh jump.1.88m (06.17feet)
20162016 NACAC U23 Championships in AthleticsSan Salvador, El Salvador4thHigh jump.1.75m (05.74feet)
2021Athletics at the 2020 Summer OlympicsTokyo, JapanT-25thHigh jump1.86m (06.1feet)
2022World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia12thHigh jump.1.84m (06.04feet)
World Athletics ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon17thHigh jump.1.9m (06.2feet)
2023Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile1stHigh Jump.1.87m (06.14feet)

National championships

2014USATF U20 Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon5thHigh Jump1.65m (05.41feet)
2015USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBoston, Massachusetts6thHigh Jump1.76m (05.77feet)
USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon6thHigh Jump1.82m (05.97feet)
2016USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsPortland, Oregon5thHigh Jump1.85m (06.07feet)
US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon8thHigh Jump1.84m (06.04feet)
2020USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico5thHigh Jump1.84m (06.04feet)
2021US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon4thHigh Jump1.93m (06.33feet)
2022USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSpokane, Washington4thHigh Jump1.85m (06.07feet)
USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregonbg color=cc99003rdHigh Jump1.9m (06.2feet)
2023USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon5thHigh Jump1.86m (06.1feet)

College

McCoy started at Long Island University in 2013 where she signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball,[9] [10] and transferred to Chaffey College where she earned All-America honors after earning silver medal at 2014 California Community College Athletic Association state track and field championships clearing high jump bar of 1.75m (05.74feet) at Mt. San Antonio College's Hilmer Lodge Stadium.[11] McCoy won the 2014 women's High Jump title at the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships clearing a 1.82m (05.97feet) bar.

McCoy jumped 1.83m (06feet) San Diego State Aztecs Invitational which qualified for the 2014 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, where she made Team USA for the first time. McCoy placed 4th at 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in the High jump.[12]

Prep

McCoy is a 2013 graduate of A. B. Miller High School in Fontana, California where she set Miller high school records in High Jump 1.8478m (06.0623feet), and Long Jump 4.965m (16.289feet).[13] Rachel McCoy also ran 100 Meters 12.57, 200 Meters 25.96 as a sophomore.[14] [15]

As a senior, McCoy won the girls high jump after she jumped 1.8478m (06.0623feet) at the 2013 CIF California State Meet.[16]
As a sophomore, McCoy won the girls high jump after she jumped 1.73m (05.68feet) at the 2011 CIF California State Meet.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USA Track & Field | McCoy's Olympic standard highlights storm-shortened USATF Invitational. usatf.org.
  2. Web site: World Rankings | Women's High Jump. www.worldathletics.org.
  3. Web site: Fifty-six gold medalists are back for more as Team USA unveils its Tokyo roster . The Washington Post.
  4. Web site: Rachel McCoy is ‘elated’ about becoming one of the few Fontana athletes to ever be in the Olympics . californianewstimes.com.
  5. Web site: Just 18, Vashti Cunningham is poised to be world's best high jumper. Sports Illustrated.
  6. https://www.bleacherreport.com/amp/2649924-us-olympic-trials-2016-track-and-field-results-qualifying-times-for-sunday.amp.html
  7. Web site: IX NACAC U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7/15/2016 to 7/17/2016 San Salvador, El Salvador Jorge "El Magico" Gonzalez National Stadium Event 113 Women High Jump . tiempodellegada.com.
  8. Web site: MATTHEW LUDWIG, RACHEL MCCOY AND CURTIS THOMPSON GRAB GOLD, GIVING AMERICANS 25 MEDALS AT PAN AMERICAN GAMES. Runnerspace. 6 November 2023. 5 November 2023.
  9. Web site: LIU Women's Basketball Signs Ashley Brown To Letter of Intent . northeastconference.org.
  10. Web site: The Sun's Prep Five: Saturday could be big day in water polo ... Rachel McCoy signed with Long Island (N.Y.) for basketball . . pasadenastarnews.com.
  11. Web site: Ep.55 -- Rachel McCoy - 2020 High Jump Olympian - Taming Raw Talent . 2 Black Runners podcast . podcasts.apple.com.
  12. Web site: Chaffey College Rachel McCoy . tfrrs.org.
  13. Web site: A.B. Miller High School Outdoor Track and Field Team Records Top 20 . Athletic.net.
  14. Web site: Rachel McCoy Milesplit profile . MileSplit.com.
  15. Web site: Rachel McCoy Athletic.net profile . Athletic.net.
  16. Web site: After year off, McCoy wins state again . . dailybreeze.com.
  17. Web site: TRACK & FIELD: Miller’s Rachel McCoy can get UP! . The Press-Enterprise.

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