Rachel Smith (née Schneider, born July 18, 1991) 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.
Career
Born and raised in Sanford, Maine, Smith began running track in junior high, while attending St. Thomas High School in Dover, New Hampshire. She went on to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where she became a Big East Conference champion, school-record holder, and earned multiple All-American honors. After completing a graduate degree at Georgetown, she moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, to compete professionally for Under Armour. 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 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar, where she did not advance to the final. In April 2021, she won the USATF road mile championship, ahead of Shannon Osika and Heather Kampf. 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), the 13th-fastest 5000 m (14:52.04 at Irvine, California), and the tenth-fastest 10000 m (31:09.79 at San Juan Capistrano, California).
Personal Smith is married to athletics coach Mike Smith, the director of cross country and track and field at Northern Arizona University. They have two daughters, Nova, born in 2023 and Harper born in 2025.
Achievements Results sourced from athlete's profile on World Athletics.
Team USA Representing 20102010 World Junior U20 ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada19th1500 m4:20.9920152015 NACAC Championships in AthleticsSan José, Costa Rica1st1500 m4:14.7820182018 Athletics World CupLondon, United Kingdom2nd1500 m4:08.042018 NACAC Championships in AthleticsToronto, Canada1st5000 m15:26.194th1500 m4:09.502019The Match Europe v USALondon, United Kingdom2nd3000 m9:00.772019 World Athletics ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar19th5000 m15:30.002021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan17th5000 m15:00.07
USA Track and Field National Championships 2007Nike Indoor NationalsLandover, Maryland8thMile5:082008Nike Indoor NationalsLandover, Maryland5thMile5:01.242010USATF Junior ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa2nd1500 m4:27.2620112011 NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsCollege Station, Texas7thDMR11:07.842011 NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa12th1500 m4:18.5220122012 NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsNampa, Idaho4thDMR11:06.532012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa17th1500 m4:16.152013NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas6thDMR11:01.319thMile4:43.84USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa22nd1500 m4:20.4720142014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon9th1500 m4:21.1520152015 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBoston, Massachusetts3rdMile4:35.852015 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon5th1500 m4:16.09 20162016 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsPortland, Oregon8th1500 m4:19.482016 USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon17th1500 m4:13.43 20182018 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico7th1500 m4:16.712018 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa4th1500 m4:08.33 2nd5000 m15:32.71 20192019 USA Cross Country ChampionshipsTallahassee, Florida12th10 km34:04USA Track & Field Road ChampionshipsJacksonville, Florida6th15 km51:402019 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa4th5000 m15:17.9120202020 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico6th1500 m4:14.879th3000 m9:16.0620212020 USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon3rd5000 m15:28.115th10,000 m31:42.92
NCAA Results sourced from athlete's profile on Track & Field Results Reporting Service (TFRRS).Rachel Schneider Georgetown Hoyas Track and Field Results TFRRS
Representing Georgetown Hoyas2014NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon9th1500 m4:21.15Eastern College Athletic Conference/IC4A ChampionshipsPrinceton, New Jersey2nd800 m2:06.46Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsVillanova University6th1500 m4:20.032nd4x800 Metres Relay8:34.02Penn RelaysUniversity of Pennsylvania3rd4x800 Metres Relay8:31.03Millrose GamesFort Washington Avenue Armory11thOne Mile4:36.422013USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDrake University22nd1500 m4:20.47NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsRandal Tyson Track Center6thDistance Medley Relay11:01.319thOne Mile4:43.84Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsGeneva, Ohio3rd1000 m2:46.863rd4x800 Metres Relay8:41.364thDistance Medley Relay11:08.312012NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDrake University9th1500 M4:16.15Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of South Florida5th800 m2:06.154th8:39.35Penn RelaysUniversity of Pennsylvania2nd relay17:40.993rd relay8:32.67Mt. SAC RelaysMount San Antonio College6th1500 m4:16.21NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBoise State University4thDistance Medley Relay11:06.53Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsFort Washington Avenue Armory3rd1000 m2:48.633rd4x800 Metres Relay8:42.952011NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDrake University7th1500 M4:18.52Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsVillanova University7th1500 M4:27.58Penn RelaysUniversity of Pennsylvania2nd relay17:25.652nd relay8:26.47Mt. SAC RelaysMount San Antonio College5th1500 m4:19.50NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsTexas A&M University7thDistance Medley Relay11:07.84Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAkron, Ohio3rdOne Mile5:00.822010NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon18th1500 M4:24.25Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Cincinnati6th1500 m4:30.881st8:41.11Eastern College Athletic Conference/IC4A ChampionshipsPrinceton, New Jersey6th800 M2:07.98Penn RelaysUniversity of Pennsylvania9thDistance Medley Relay11:19.276th relay8:35.84NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas3rdDistance medley relay11:01.40Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsFort Washington Avenue Armory4th1000 m2:48.44
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