Rachel Schow

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Rosemount HS
Hometown:
Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

PRONUNCIATION

2020 Indoor • Redshirt Senior Season: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten • letterwinner • co-captain • ran 17 races with appearances in the 60m hurdles, 200m, and 4x400m relay • ran a career-best 8.30 to place fifth in the 60m hurdles and ran on the sixth-place 4x400m relay (3:39.98) at the Big Ten Championships • won the 60m hurdles at the Minnesota Open • led off the 10th-fastest 4x400m relay team in program history (3:39.98) • ended the season ranked third in the 60m hurdles (8.30) among all-time Gophers • indoor season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2020 Outdoor • Redshirt Senior Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2019 Indoor • Redshirt Junior Season: Team co-captain • ran the 60m hurdles and the 4x400m relay at six meets • ran a career-best 8.40 in the 60m hurdles to place fourth at the Big Ten Championship • placed eighth in the 4x400m relay at the Big Ten Championship • ended the season ranked third in the 60m hurdles among all-time Gophers.

2019 Outdoor • Redshirt Junior Season: Team co-captain • named USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten • letterwinner • ran 19 races with appearances in the 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay • finished 20th in the 400m hurdles (59.44) at the NCAA Championship • ran a career-best 57.47 to advance to the NCAA Championship with a 12th-place finish and move into second in Minnesota history in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA West Prelim • placed fifth in the 100m hurdles (13.72), seventh in the 4x400m relay (3:41.09), and ninth in the 400m hurdles (59.78) at the Big Ten Championship • ran a season-best 13.64 in the 100m hurdles at the Jim Click Shootout • won the 400m hurdles at the Jim Click Shootout • ran on runner-up 4x100m relay team at the Stanford Invitational • named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week after winning the 400m hurdles (59.14) and placing third as the top college athlete in the 100m hurdles (13.99) at the Hurricane Invitational.

2018 Indoor • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Competed at seven meets with appearances in the 200m, 60m hurdles, and 4x400m relay • placed sixth in the 60m hurdles (8.43) at the Big Ten Championship • anchored the Gophers' seventh-place 4x400m relay at the Big Ten Championship, clocking a time of 3:38.12 to rank seventh in Minnesota history • ran a career-best 8.41 seconds in the 60m hurdle prelims at the B1G Championship • ran a career-best 24.72 to win the unseeded section of the 200m at the Power Five Invite • ran third leg of the first-place 4x400m relay team at the Power Five Invite, clocking a time of 3:36.36 to rank second in Minnesota history • led off the runner-up 4x400m relay at the Larry Wieczorek Invite, clocking a time of 3:38.99 to rank eighth in Minnesota history • ran on first-place 4x400m relays at the Power Five Invite, SDSU Holiday Invite, and The Dual • ended the season ranked third in the 60m hurdles (8.41) among all-time Gophers.

2018 Outdoor • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Second Team All-American in the 4x400m relay • named Second Team All-Big Ten in the 4x100m relay • named USTFCCCA All-Academic, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten • letterwinner • NCAA Championship qualifier in the 4x400m relay, placing 14th in 3:35.10 • advanced to the NCAA Championship after placing sixth in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA West Prelim, clocking a time of 3:32.25 to set a new Minnesota program record • NCAA West Prelim qualifier in the 400m hurdles, placing 27th (59.62) • led off runner-up 4x100m relay and set a Minnesota program record of 44.22 seconds and placed fifth in the 400m hurdles (57.71) and eighth in the 100m hurdles (13.87) at the Big Ten Championship • ran a career-best 13.51 in the 100m hurdles at Louisville to move into third among all-time Gophers • ran a career-best 57.71 in the 400m hurdles at Big Tens to move into third among all-time Gophers • ended the season ranked first in the 4x100m relay (44.22), first in the 4x400m relay (3:32.25), third in the 100m hurdles (13.51), and third in the 400m hurdles (57.71) among all-time Gophers.

2017 Indoor • Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed at seven meets • made Big Ten Championship debut, running a career-best 8.52 in the 60m hurdles to place 13th and move into third in program history • ran on fourth-place 4x400m relay team, running 3:37.20 to rank fourth in program history, and eighth-place distance medley relay (11:28.58) at Big Tens • ran career-best 24.78 in the 200m at the Meyo Invite • ran career-best 56.90 in the 400m at the Jack Johnson Classic • ran on the winning 4x400m relay team at the Music City Challenge, running 3:39.59 to rank fifth in program history.

2017 Outdoor • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • letterwinner • ran 16 races • ran career-best times in the 100m hurdles (13.89) and 400m hurdles (59.24) • NCAA West Prelim qualifier in 400m hurdles, running 1:00.35 in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where she placed 25th overall in an identical time of 1:00.35 • ran the 400m hurdles at the Big Ten Championship, clocking a preliminary time of 59.25 to advance to finals but did not run in finals due to illness • ran a career-best 13.89 to place sixth in the 100m hurdles at the UCLA Legends Invite and move into sixth among all-time Gophers • ran a career-best 59.24 to win the 400m hurdles at the Kansas Relays Quadrangular and move into seventh among all-time Gophers • ran 13.49 in the 100m hurdles with a +4.4 wind as runner-up at the Kansas Relays • anchored the 4x100m relay at two meets, including taking fourth at the Sun Angel Classic in 45.39 to move into sixth in Minnesota history • led off the runner-up 4x400m relay team at the Kansas Relays Quadrangular (3:40.27).

2016 Indoor • Freshman Season: Competed unattached at six meets.

2016 Outdoor • Freshman Season: Competed unattached at four meets.

High School: A 2015 graduate of Rosemount High School where she competed for coaches Sara Hatleli and Park Williams • 10-time Minnesota Class AA State Track & Field Championship participant • five-time all-state honoree • four-time state meet qualifier in the 100m hurdles with four top-six finishes • two-time state champion, winning both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles as a sophomore in 2013 • state runner-up in the 100m hurdles in 2014 • placed third in the 100m hurdles in 2015 and sixth in 2012 • three-time state meet qualifier in the 300m hurdles, placing seventh in 2014 and sixth in 2015 along with winning in 2013 • ran on Rosemount’s 4x400m relay team at the state meet in 2012 and 2015, placing second as a freshman and sixth as a senior • finished seventh in the 4x100m relay at the state meet in 2014 • three-time All-South Suburban Conference honoree • South Suburban Conference champion in the 4x400m relay in 2011, 100m hurdles in 2013 and 300m hurdles in both 2013 and 2014 • holds Rosemount school records in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and 4x400m relay • named Rosemount Female Athlete of the Year, Rosemount Female Excel award winner, and St. Paul Lions Club Female Athlete of the Year finalist • three-time track & field team captain • owns high school personal-best times of 14.23 in the 100m hurdles (2015), 43.87 in the 300m hurdles (2014), 12.43 in the 100m (2014), and 25.35 in the 200m (2012) • six-time track & field and gymnastics letterwinner and two-time cross country letterwinner • honorable mention all-state and All-South Suburban Conference gymnast.

Personal: Daughter of Jean and Shawn Schow • has one older sister, Meghan • Electrical Engineering major • high school teammate of Gopher alum Katie Murgic • enjoys reading, drawing, and music • a four-year academic letterwinner who was also named an AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar, and Hispanic Recognition Scholar.

Schow's Indoor Career Bests (2020 Final)
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
60m	7.81 (UA)	St. Thomas Invite (1/22/16)
200m	24.72	Power Five Invite (2/2/18)
400m	56.90	Jack Johnson Classic (1/28/17)
800m	2:26.76 (UA)	Jack Johnson Classic (1/29/16)
60m Hurdles	8.30 (AT-3rd)	Big Ten Championship (2/29/20)
High Jump	1.38m, 4-06.25 (UA)	Minnesota Open (1/16/16)
Long Jump	5.06m, 16-07.25 (UA)	Parents Day Invite (2/20/16)
Shot Put	8.23m, 27-00.00 (UA)	Jack Johnson Classic (1/29/16)
Pentathlon	2,965 (UA)	Jack Johnson Classic (1/29/16)
Schow's Outdoor Career Bests (2020 Final)
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
100m Hurdles	13.51 (AT-3rd)	Louisville (4/28/18)
400m Hurdles	57.47 (AT-2nd)	NCAA West Prelim (5/24/19)
High Jump	1.40m, 4-07.00 (UA)	Hamline Invitational (4/3/16)
Long Jump	5.22m, 17-01.50 (UA)	Janis Rider Invitational (4/30/16)