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{{Short description|American high jump athlete}}
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| pb = '''High jump:''' 1.94m (Fayetteville, 2024)
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'''Rachel Glenn''' (born 17 April 2002) is an American track and field athlete. She is the 2024 NCAA indoor champion in the [[high jump]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Rachel Glenn|website=World Athletics|accessdate=10 March 2024|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/rachel-glenn-14715993}}</ref>
'''Rachel Glenn''' (born 17 April 2002) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the [[high jump]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Rachel Glenn|website=World Athletics|accessdate=10 March 2024|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/rachel-glenn-14715993}}</ref>

==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]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Press Telegram|accessdate=10 March 2024|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2018/03/22/wilsons-rachel-glenn-reaches-sensation-status-after-astonishing-high-jump/|title= Wilson’s Rachel Glenn reaches sensation status after astonishing high jump|first=Scott|last=French|date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In her freshman 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. She later transferred to the [[University of Arkansas]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nypost.com/2023/07/14/olympic-hopeful-rachel-glenn-left-south-carolina-over-nil-strategy/amp/|website=New York Post|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Olympic hopeful Rachel Glenn left South Carolina over NIL strategy|first=Caroline|last=McCarthy|date=July 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rachel Glenn Wins High Jump National Championship|date=Jun 13, 2021|url= https://www.abccolumbia.com/2021/06/13/rachel-glenn-wins-high-jump-national-championship/|website=ABCColumbia|accessdate=10 March 2024}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nypost.com/2023/07/14/olympic-hopeful-rachel-glenn-left-south-carolina-over-nil-strategy/amp/|website=New York Post|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Olympic hopeful Rachel Glenn left South Carolina over NIL strategy|first=Caroline|last=McCarthy|date=July 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rachel Glenn Wins High Jump National Championship|date=Jun 13, 2021|url= https://www.abccolumbia.com/2021/06/13/rachel-glenn-wins-high-jump-national-championship/|website=ABCColumbia|accessdate=10 March 2024}}</ref>


Glenn was an [[2022 NACAC Championships|NACAC Championships]] silver medallist in [[Freeport, Bahamas]] in August 2022 behind compatriot [[Vashti Cunningham]], with a height of 1.84m.<ref>{{cite web|website=Insidethegames|url= https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1127154/kassanavoid-domination-ncac |accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Kassanavoid headlines day of US domination at NACAC Championships
Glenn was an [[2022 NACAC Championships|NACAC Championships]] silver medallist in [[Freeport, Bahamas]] in August 2022 behind compatriot [[Vashti Cunningham]], with a height of 1.84m.<ref>{{cite web|website=Insidethegames|url= https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1127154/kassanavoid-domination-ncac |accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Kassanavoid headlines day of US domination at NACAC Championships
|first=Eliott|last=Brennan|date= 19 August 2022}}</ref> That month she competed at the [[2022 World Athletics Championships]] in [[Eugene, Oregon]].
|first=Eliott|last=Brennan|date= 19 August 2022}}</ref> That year, she competed at the [[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's high jump|2022 World Athletics Championships]] in [[Eugene, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=10 March 2024|date=16 July 2022|website=World Athletics|url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-championships/2022/world-athletics-championships-oregon-2022-7137279/women/high-jump/qualification/series|title=High Jump Women results}}</ref>


In February 2024, she set an indoor personal best of 1.90m at the Tyson Invitational at Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville.<ref>{{cite web|date=10 February 2024|accessdate=10 March 2024|website=Runnerspace|title= RACHEL GLENN 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL HIGH JUMP, 2ND PLACE 200M AND 6TH PLACE 60M HURDLES - TYSON INVITATIONAL 2024|url=https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=videos&video_id=381275}}</ref> She won the 2024 NCAA Indoor title in March 2024 in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]..<ref>{{cite web|url= https://bleacherreport.com/videos/540784-arkansas-rachel-glenn-sets-womens-high-jump-ncaa-record|website=Bleacher Report|date=9 March 2024|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Arkansas' Rachel Glenn Sets Women’s High Jump NCAA Record}}</ref>
In 2023, she transferred to the [[University of Arkansas]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.on3.com/nil/news/ncaa-high-jump-champion-arkansas-razorbacks-commit-rachel-glenn-transfer-portal-nil-deal/|website=on3.com|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= NCAA high jump champion, Arkansas commit Rachel Glenn on transfer portal: Schools 'straight up offer an NIL deal'|first=Pete|last=Nakos|date=July 11, 2023}}</ref> In February 2024, she set an indoor personal best of 1.90m at the Tyson Invitational at Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville.<ref>{{cite web|date=10 February 2024|accessdate=10 March 2024|website=Runnerspace|title= RACHEL GLENN 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL HIGH JUMP, 2ND PLACE 200M AND 6TH PLACE 60M HURDLES – TYSON INVITATIONAL 2024|url=https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=videos&video_id=381275}}</ref> She won the [[2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Indoor Championships]] in March 2024 in [[Boston]], Massachusetts with a personal best, championship record and collegiate best equaling height of 2.00 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://bleacherreport.com/videos/540784-arkansas-rachel-glenn-sets-womens-high-jump-ncaa-record|website=Bleacher Report|date=9 March 2024|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Arkansas' Rachel Glenn Sets Women’s High Jump NCAA Record}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=10 March 2024|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5196/women-high-jump-results-ncaa-indoor-track-and-field-championships-2024|title= Women High Jump Results – NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 2024|date=9 March 2024}}</ref> The height also placed her third on the US all-time list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/williams-ramsden-neugebauer-2024-ncaa-indoor-championships|website=World Athletics|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Williams, Ramsden and Neugebauer among winners at NCAA Indoor Championships|date=10 March 2024}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
From [[Southern California]], Glenn signed a NIL contract with the [[WWE]]’s Next In Line class of 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks/news/south-carolina-track-and-field-star-rachel-glenn-inks-unique-nil-opportunity-with-wwe/|title= Gamecock Track and Field Star Rachel Glenn inks unique NIL opportunity with WWE|first=Joe|last=Macheca|accessdate=10 March 2024|date=7 June 2022|website=on3.com}}</ref>
From [[Southern California]], Glenn signed a NIL contract with the [[WWE]]’s Next in Line class of 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks/news/south-carolina-track-and-field-star-rachel-glenn-inks-unique-nil-opportunity-with-wwe/|title= Gamecock Track and Field Star Rachel Glenn inks unique NIL opportunity with WWE|first=Joe|last=Macheca|accessdate=10 March 2024|date=7 June 2022|website=on3.com}}</ref>


== References ==
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[[Category:American female high jumpers]]
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[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportswomen]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American sportspeople]]
[[Category:Arkansas Razorbacks women's track and field athletes]]
[[Category:United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field)]]

Revision as of 17:11, 22 April 2024

Rachel Glenn
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 2.00m (Boston, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Freeport High jump

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

Personal life

From Southern California, Glenn signed a NIL contract with the WWE’s Next in Line class of 2022.[12]

References

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