# Rachel Tomajczyk

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

## 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 was 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 1 km outdoor. She was a silver medalist at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meters.

## 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. 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. She married Drew Tomajczyk in June 2021 and they currently live in Williams, Arizona. She is currently sponsored by Merrell.

### NACAC Track and Field Championships

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 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 Championship | Mt. Hood, Oregon | 2nd |
| 2022 | USA Mountain Classic Championship | Wilmington, New York | 2nd |
| 2022 | USA Mountain Vertical Championship | Lincoln, New Hampshire | 2nd |
Trail
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position |
| 2021 | USA Half Marathon Trail Championship | Cable, Wisconsin | 1st |
| 2023 | XTERRA Trail Half Marathon World Championship | Carrabassett Valley, Maine | 1st |

#### Road

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2015 | USA 5 km Road Championship | Providence, Rhode Island | 18th | 5 km | 16:54 |
| 2015 | USA 10 km Road Championship | Boston, Massachusetts | 14th | 10 km | 33:34 |
| 2016 | USA 5 km Road Championship | New York, New York | 7th | 5 km | 16:34 |
| 2017 | USA 5 km Road Championship | New York, New York | 14th | 5 km | 16:23 |
| 2018 | USA 5 km Road Championship | New York, New York | 14th | 5 km | 16:22 |

#### Track and Field

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2014 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship | Sacramento, California | 5th | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:41.56 |
| 2015 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship | Eugene, Oregon | 9th | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:53.34 |