Rachel McCoy (born August 1, 1995) is an American athlete who competes in the high jump.
Career McCoy equaled her lifetime best height of at the USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona in May 2021 and within a week had surpassed it and made the Olympic qualifying standard of at the USATF Invitational event at the Prairie View A&M University on May 26, 2021. In June 2021 she was ranked 19th in the world. She finished in a tie-breaker fourth place at the Olympic Trials, but by virtue of being one of only three Americans with the standard, was selected for the American team to compete at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
McCoy had previously met the qualifying standard for the 2016 Olympics but finished 9th in the American 2016 Olympic Trials and was not selected.
McCoy qualified for Team USA for the 2nd time where she competed and placed 4th in the women's high jump at 2016 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics.
McCoy won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile in November 2023.
Major competition record Representing the 20142014 World Junior Championships in AthleticsEugene, Oregon4thHigh jump.20162016 NACAC U23 Championships in AthleticsSan Salvador, El Salvador4thHigh jump.2021Athletics at the 2020 Summer OlympicsTokyo, JapanT-25thHigh jump2022World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia12thHigh jump.World Athletics ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon17thHigh jump.2023Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile1stHigh Jump.
National championships 2014USATF U20 Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon5thHigh Jump2015USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBoston, Massachusetts6thHigh JumpUSA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon6thHigh Jump2016USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsPortland, Oregon5thHigh JumpUS Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon8thHigh Jump2020USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico5thHigh Jump2021US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon4thHigh Jump2022USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSpokane, Washington4thHigh JumpUSA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rdHigh Jump2023USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon5thHigh Jump
College McCoy started at Long Island University in 2013 where she signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball, and transferred to Chaffey College where she earned All-America honors after earning silver medal at 2014 California Community College Athletic Association state track and field championships clearing high jump bar of at Mt. San Antonio College's Hilmer Lodge Stadium. McCoy won the 2014 women's High Jump title at the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships clearing a bar.
McCoy jumped San Diego State Aztecs Invitational which qualified for the 2014 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, where she made Team USA for the first time. McCoy placed 4th at 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in the High jump.
Prep McCoy is a 2013 graduate of A. B. Miller High School in Fontana, California where she set Miller high school records in High Jump , and Long Jump . Rachel McCoy also ran 100 Meters 12.57, 200 Meters 25.96 as a sophomore.
As a senior, McCoy won the girls high jump after she jumped at the 2013 CIF California State Meet. As a sophomore, McCoy won the girls high jump after she jumped at the 2011 CIF California State Meet.
References
External links
Rachel McCoy profile for Team USA Rachel McCoy Athletic.net profile
HSGT Track: Rachel McCoy, AB Miller, girls track athlete of the year interview