Raevyn Rogers ( ; born September 7, 1996) is an American middle-distance athlete. She won a bronze medal in the 800 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the fourth fastest woman in U.S. history in the event. At the 2019 World Championships, Rogers came from seventh with 100m remaining in the race to place silver over USA teammate Ajeé Wilson in bronze. She earned a world indoor title as a member of national 4x400 m relay squad that took gold at the 2018 World Indoor Championships.

Rogers ran on the University of Oregon Ducks women's track and field team until 2017, when she went professional.

Athletic career High school Rogers attended The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas, where she competed for the Falcons. She earned a bronze medal in the 800 at the World Youth Championships in 2013, where she also ran on a medley relay that took gold. She still holds individual school records in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1600m. She graduated in 2014.

University of Oregon Rogers was a six-time NCAA Division I champion and ten-time All-American at University of Oregon. She won three consecutive outdoor 800 meters NCAA and Pac-12 Conference titles (2015, 2016, 2017) as well as the 2017 Women's Bowerman Award.

Rogers enjoyed a breakthrough season in her first spring with the Ducks. At the 2015 Penn Relays, Rogers ran the 400m leg of the Sprint Medley, which won the race in a time of 3:44.59, narrowly defeating Clemson University. Her win at the NCAA championships contributed 10 points to a total of 59 team points, which won the meet for Oregon for the first time since 1985. She also won the 800 at the 2015 Outdoor U.S. Junior Championships and the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.2015 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships results In winning the 800-meter title at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, her time of 1:59.71 was the fastest ever run by a freshman, and the fourth-fastest run by a Duck.

Rogers produced a collegiate record at 800 meters in her third and final year with the Ducks, setting a time of 1:59.10 that smashed a 27-year-old record.

Subsequent years She placed 4th in the 800 meters (2:00.75) at 2018 NACAC Championships in Toronto.

Rogers placed 2nd in the 800 meters at 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

She placed 1st in the 4 × 400 m (3:30.54 in the prelim) and 5th in the 800 m (2:01.44) at 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Rogers placed 2nd in the 800 meters (2:01.74) behind champion Ajee' Wilson in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Rogers was part of Team USA setting world indoor record in the 4 × 800 m relay February 3 at 2018 Millrose Games in 8:05.89 – Chrishuna Williams (2:05.10), Raevyn Rogers (2:00.45), Charlene Lipsey (2:01.98), Ajee' Wilson (1:58.37).

She competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, running 2:04.78 in the final round to earn fourth place.

Rogers competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, running 2:04.62 in the final round to earn first place.

She competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics, running 2:08.01 in the preliminary round to rank No. 22 as a non-qualifying athlete.

Rogers competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics, running 2:03.32 in the final round to earn bronze medal.

Achievements

International competitions Information taken from World Athletics profile.

2023World Athletics ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th800 m1:57.452022World Athletics ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States6th800 m1:58.262021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan3rd800 m1:56.81 Prefontaine ClassicEugene, OR, United States4th800 m1:58.012019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd800 m1:58.18Prefontaine ClassicEugene, OR, United States3rd800 m1:58.652018NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada4th800 m2:00.75World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom5th800 m2:01.441st4x400 m3:30.54 (p)2016NACAC U23 ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador4th800 m2:04.78Millrose GamesNew York, NY, United States4th800 m2:00.902015Pan American U20 ChampionshipsEdmonton, AB, Canada1st800 m2:04.622014World U20 ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States22nd800 m2:08.012013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine3rd800 m2:03.321stmedley relay2:05.15 IAAF World Youth Championships Results Donetsk (UKR) 10–14 July 2013 – Medley Relay Girls – Final IAAF

US Track & Field Championships Representing Nike2024USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon7th800 metres2:01.122023USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon2nd800 metres1:59.832022USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rd800 metres1:57.962021USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon2nd800 metres1:57.66 2019USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa3rd800 metres1:58.842018USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa2nd800 metres1:58.57USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico2nd800 metres2:01.74Representing Oregon Ducks2017USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSacramento, California4th800 metres2:00.182016USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon5th800 metres2:00.592015US Junior Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon1st800 metres2:06.64Unattached2014US World Junior TrialsUniversity of Oregon1st800 metres2:04.402013US World Youth TrialsUniversity of Evansville1st800 metres2:05.33

University of Oregon Sources.

Oregon Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor track and field NCAA Indoor track and field Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field NCAA Outdoor Track and FieldJunior 16–17 800: DNF 800: 2:01.09 1st 800: 2:02.93 1st 800: 2:00.02 1st 4x400 meters: 3:27.07 2nd 4x400 meters: 3:32.20 2nd 4x400 meters: 3:33.13 1stSophomore 15–16 800: 2:03.13 1st 800: 2:02.41 1st 800: 2:00.75 1st 4x400 meters: 3:29.77 3rd 4x400 meters: DNF Distance medley relay: 11:05.96 7th Freshman 14–15 800: 2:06.50 6th 800: 2:01.67 1st 800: 1:59.71 1st 4x400 meters: 3:34.73 2nd 4x400 meters: 3:39.07 18th

Personal bests EventTimeWindYear 200 meters 24.56 +3.0 m/s 2015 400 meters 52.06 2018 400m relay split 49.77 2017 800 meters 1:56.81 2021 400 m indoor 52.24 2018 600 m indoor 1:24.88 2019 800 m indoor 1:59.99 2018

References

External links

University of Oregon Raevyn Rogers Profile Raevyn Rogers Athletic Profile