| Rachel Smith | |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Sanford, Maine, United States |
| Country: | United States |
| Sport: | Long-distance running |
| Turnedpro: | 2014 |
Rachel Smith (née Schneider, born July 18, 1991)[1] is an American middle- and long-distance runner. She competed collegiately for Georgetown University. Smith represented the United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha and at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.
Born and raised in Sanford, Maine, Smith began running track in junior high, while attending St. Thomas High School in Dover, New Hampshire.[2] She went on to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,[2] where she became a Big East Conference champion, school-record holder, and earned multiple All-American honors.[3] After completing a graduate degree at Georgetown, she moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, to compete professionally for Under Armour.[4] In 2021, she switched sponsorship to Hoka One One, with coaching by Mike Smith.
In 2019, Smith competed in the women's 5000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar, where she did not advance to the final.[5] In April 2021, she won the USATF road mile championship, ahead of Shannon Osika and Heather Kampf.[6] On June 21, 2021, she finished third in the 2020 US Olympic Trials in the 5000 m, qualifying for the 2020 Summer Games. At the Olympics, she competed in a preliminary round but did not advance to the final.
, Smith has run several of the fastest times ever by an American woman: sixth-fastest mile (4:20.91 in Monaco),[7] the 13th-fastest 5000 m (14:52.04 at Irvine, California),[8] and the tenth-fastest 10000 m (31:09.79 at San Juan Capistrano, California).[9]
Smith is married to athletics coach Mike Smith, the director of cross country and track and field at Northern Arizona University.[10] They have one daughter, Nova, born in 2023.[11]
Results sourced from athlete's profile on World Athletics.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2010 World Junior U20 Championships | Moncton, Canada | 19th | 1500 m | 4:20.99 | |
| 2015 | 2015 NACAC Championships in Athletics | San José, Costa Rica | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1500 m | 4:14.78 |
| 2018 | 2018 Athletics World Cup | London, United Kingdom | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:08.04 |
| 2018 NACAC Championships in Athletics | Toronto, Canada | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5000 m | 15:26.19 | |
| 4th | 1500 m | 4:09.50 | ||||
| 2019 | The Match Europe v USA | London, United Kingdom | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:00.77 |
| 2019 World Athletics Championships | Doha, Qatar | 19th | 5000 m | 15:30.00 | ||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th | 5000 m | 15:00.07 | |
Results sourced from athlete's profile on Track & Field Results Reporting Service (TFRRS).[18]
| Representing Georgetown Hoyas | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | University of Oregon | 9th | 1500 m | 4:21.15 | |
| Eastern College Athletic Conference/IC4A Championships | Princeton, New Jersey | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 800 m | 2:06.46 |
| Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Villanova University | 6th | 1500 m | 4:20.03 | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4x800 Metres Relay | 8:34.02 | ||
| Penn Relays | University of Pennsylvania | 3rd | 4x800 Metres Relay | 8:31.03 | |
| Millrose Games | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | 11th | One Mile | 4:36.42 | |
| 2013 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake University | 22nd | 1500 m | 4:20.47 |
| NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Randal Tyson Track Center | 6th | Distance Medley Relay | 11:01.31 | |
| 9th | One Mile | 4:43.84 | |||
| Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Geneva, Ohio | 3rd | 1000 m | 2:46.86 | |
| 3rd | 4x800 Metres Relay | 8:41.36 | |||
| 4th | Distance Medley Relay | 11:08.31 | |||
| 2012 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake University | 9th | 1500 M | 4:16.15 |
| Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of South Florida | 5th | 800 m | 2:06.15 | |
| 4th | 8:39.35 | ||||
| Penn Relays | University of Pennsylvania | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | relay | 17:40.99 |
| 3rd | relay | 8:32.67 | |||
| Mt. SAC Relays | Mount San Antonio College | 6th | 1500 m | 4:16.21 | |
| NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Boise State University | 4th | Distance Medley Relay | 11:06.53 | |
| Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | 3rd | 1000 m | 2:48.63 | |
| 3rd | 4x800 Metres Relay | 8:42.95 | |||
| 2011 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake University | 7th | 1500 M | 4:18.52 |
| Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Villanova University | 7th | 1500 M | 4:27.58 | |
| Penn Relays | University of Pennsylvania | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | relay | 17:25.65 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | relay | 8:26.47 | ||
| Mt. SAC Relays | Mount San Antonio College | 5th | 1500 m | 4:19.50 | |
| NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 7th | Distance Medley Relay | 11:07.84 | |
| Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Akron, Ohio | 3rd | One Mile | 5:00.82 | |
| 2010 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 18th | 1500 M | 4:24.25 |
| Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Cincinnati | 6th | 1500 m | 4:30.88 | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 8:41.11 | |||
| Eastern College Athletic Conference/IC4A Championships | Princeton, New Jersey | 6th | 800 M | 2:07.98 | |
| Penn Relays | University of Pennsylvania | 9th | Distance Medley Relay | 11:19.27 | |
| 6th | relay | 8:35.84 | |||
| NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Arkansas | 3rd | Distance medley relay | 11:01.40 | |
| Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | 4th | 1000 m | 2:48.44 | |