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Rachel Glenn
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22)
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 1.94m (Fayetteville, 2024)

Rachel Glenn (born 17 April 2002) is an American track and field athlete. She is the 2024 NCAA indoor champion in the high jump.[1]

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.[2][3]

Glenn was an NACAC Championships silver medallist in Freeport, Bahamas in August 2022 behind compatriot Vashti Cunningham, with a height of 1.84m.[4] That year, she competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[5]

In February 2024, she set an indoor personal best of 1.90m at the Tyson Invitational at Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville.[6] She won the 2024 NCAA Indoor title in March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.[7]

Personal life

From Southern California, Glenn signed a NIL contract with the WWE’s Next In Line class of 2022.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Rachel Glenn". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Caroline (July 14, 2023). "Olympic hopeful Rachel Glenn left South Carolina over NIL strategy". New York Post. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Rachel Glenn Wins High Jump National Championship". ABCColumbia. Jun 13, 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ^ Brennan, Eliott (19 August 2022). "Kassanavoid headlines day of US domination at NACAC Championships". Insidethegames. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. ^ "High Jump Women results". World Athletics. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Arkansas' Rachel Glenn Sets Women's High Jump NCAA Record". Bleacher Report. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  8. ^ Macheca, Joe (7 June 2022). "Gamecock Track and Field Star Rachel Glenn inks unique NIL opportunity with WWE". on3.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.