Rachel Tomajczyk

Rachel Tomajczyk (née Johnson; born April 30, 1993) is an American distance running athlete.[1]

Rachel Tomajczyk
Personal information
Birth nameRachel Johnson
Born (1993-04-30) April 30, 1993
Dallas, Texas
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
Country United States
Event(s)3000 m, 3000m Steeplechase, 5000 m
College teamBaylor University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 m Steeplechase: 9:41.56
5000 meters: 15:39.42
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
NACAC U23
Gold medal – first placeKamloops3000 m SteeplechaseCR

High school

Rachel ran for the Plano Senior High School cross country and track team in Plano, Texas. She trained with the Dallas Metroplex Striders club team. Rachel won the 2010 Nike Cross Nationals Cross Country meet. She is a two-time Foot Locker Cross Country Championships finalist, finishing as runner-up in 2010 and 11th overall in 2009. Rachel claimed the University Interscholastic League Texas Class 5A state championships individual state cross country title in 2010 after earning a runner-up finish in 2009. Rachel was named 2010 Gatorade Player of the Year awards Texas Cross Country Runner. Rachel earned Texas 5A track state titles in 1600 meters and 3200 meters. She finished second at the Texas state meet in 1600 meters in 2009. Rachel had high school personal bests of 4:53.75 at 1600 meters and 17:10 at 5000 meters.

NCAA College

Rachel Johnson is a six time NCAA Division I All-American, and a fourteen time All- Big 12 Conference while running as an athlete at Baylor University. While competing at Baylor, she set Baylor track records for the 3 km indoor, 5 km indoor, 3 km steeplechase outdoor, 5 km outdoor, and the 10 km outdoor. She was a silver medalist at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meters.[2]

After college

After graduation from Baylor University, Rachel Johnson joined ASICS Furman Elite, an elite post-collegiate distance program under Coach Robert Gary based out of Greenville, South Carolina, in September 2016.[3] In September 2018, she moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, where Ryan Hall began coaching her. In July 2019, Rachel moved to Lynchburg, Virginia, and began to coach distance athletes at Liberty University.[4] She married Drew Tomajczyk in June 2021.[5]


NACAC Track and Field Championships
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014 NACAC U-23 Track and Field Championships Kamloops, BC 1st 3000 meter steeplechase 9:46.79

USA National Championships

Mountain

Year Competition Venue Position
2021 USA Mountain Championships Mt. Hood, Oregon 2nd [6]

Road
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2015 USA 5 km Championships Providence, Rhode Island 18th 5 km 16:54[7]
2015 USA 10 km Championships Boston, Massachusetts 14th 10 km 33:34[8]
2016 USA 5 km Championships New York, New York 7th 5 km 16:34[9]
2017 USA 5 km Championships New York, New York 14th 5 km 16:23[10]
2018 USA 5 km Championships New York, New York 14th 5 km 16:22[11]

Track and Field
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 5th 3000 m steeplechase 9:41.56[12]
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 9th 3000 m steeplechase 9:53.34[13]

References
  1. "Rachel Johnson". Rachel Johnson.
  2. "Rachel Johnson Bio - Baylor Official Athletic Site".
  3. "Rachel Johnson Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  4. "Johnson Joins Liberty Track/XC Coaching Staff". Liberty Flames. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  5. Mark Johnson [@marksupdates] (June 27, 2021). "A day of joy and celebration when your daughter is married. Introducing Drew and Rachel Tomajczyk". Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Instagram.
  6. "USATF - Virginia | Rachel Johnson second at USATF Mountain Running Championships in Oregon; qualifies for 2022 world ch". virginia.usatf.org. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  7. "RunRhody - Results". www.runrhody.com.
  8. gstate (12 January 2021). "Cool Running - Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women Race Results". www.coolrunning.com.
  9. "New York Road Runners Official Race Results".
  10. "New York Road Runners Official Race Results".
  11. "New York Road Runners Official Race Results".
  12. http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Live-Results.aspx
  13. http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Live-Results.aspx
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