Rachel Schneider

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., 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. 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. 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 12th 1500 m 4:18.52

2012 NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships Nampa, Idaho 4th DMR 11:06.53 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 17th 1500 m 4:16.15

6th DMR 11:01.31 9th Mile 4:43.84 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 22nd 1500 m 4:20.47

2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 9th 1500 m 4:21.15

2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Boston, Massachusetts

Mile 4:35.85 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 5th 1500 m 4:16.09

2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Portland, Oregon 8th 1500 m 4:19.48 2016 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 17th 1500 m 4:13.43

2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 7th 1500 m 4:16.71

4th 1500 m 4:08.33

5000 m 15:32.71

12th 10 km 34:04

6th 15 km 51:40

4th 5000 m 15:17.91

6th 1500 m 4:14.87 9th 3000 m 9:16.06

5000 m 15:28.11 5th 10,000 m 31:42.92

NCAA Results sourced from athlete's profile on Track & Field Results Reporting Service (TFRRS).