Raevyn Rogers (born September 7, 1996) is an American middle-distance

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. She won a bronze medal in the

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at the

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, becoming the fourth fastest woman in U.S. history in the event. At the 2019 World Championships, Rogers came from seventh with 100m remaining in the race to place silver over USA teammate

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in bronze. She earned a world indoor title as a member of national 4x400 m relay squad that took gold at the 2018 World Indoor Championships. Rogers ran on the University of

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women's track and field team until 2017, when she went professional.

Athletic career

High school

Rogers attended

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, where she competed for the Falcons. She earned a bronze medal in the 800 at the World Youth Championships in 2013, where she also ran on a medley relay that took gold. She still holds individual school records in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1600m. She graduated in 2014.

University of Oregon

Rogers was a six-time

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champion and ten-time

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n at

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. She won three consecutive outdoor 800 meters

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and

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titles (2015, 2016, 2017) as well as the 2017 Women's Bowerman Award. Rogers enjoyed a breakthrough season in her first spring with the Ducks. At the 2015

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, Rogers ran the 400m leg of the Sprint Medley, which won the race in a time of 3:44.59, narrowly defeating Clemson University. Her win at the NCAA championships contributed 10 points to a total of 59 team points, which won the meet for Oregon for the first time since 1985. She also won the 800 at the 2015 Outdoor U.S. Junior Championships and the

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. In winning the 800-meter title at the

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, her time of 1:59.71 was the fastest ever run by a freshman, and the fourth-fastest run by a Duck. Rogers produced a collegiate record at 800 meters in her third and final year with the Ducks, setting a time of 1:59.10 that smashed a 27-year-old record.

Subsequent years

She placed 4th in the 800 meters (2:00.75) at

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in Toronto. Rogers placed 2nd in the 800 meters at

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. She placed 1st in the

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(3:30.54 in the prelim) and 5th in the

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(2:01.44) at

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. Rogers placed 2nd in the 800 meters (2:01.74) behind champion Ajee' Wilson in

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, at

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. Rogers was part of Team USA setting world indoor record in the 4 × 800 m relay February 3 at 2018

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in 8:05.89 – Chrishuna Williams (2:05.10), Raevyn Rogers (2:00.45), Charlene Lipsey (2:01.98), Ajee' Wilson (1:58.37). She competed in the women's 800 meters at the

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, running 2:04.78 in the final round to earn fourth place. Rogers competed in the women's 800 meters at the

, running 2:04.62 in the final round to earn first place. She competed in the women's 800 meters at the

2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1995 or later) which was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, on 22–27 July 2014. A total of 44 a ...

, running 2:08.01 in the preliminary round to rank No. 22 as a non-qualifying athlete. Rogers competed in the women's 800 meters at the

2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics The 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the eighth edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 10 and 14 July at the RSC Olimpiyskiy stadium in ...

, running 2:03.32 in the final round to earn bronze medal.

Achievements

Brown and Ajee Wilson Raevyn Rogers at USTAF in 2018

International competitions

Information taken from

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profile.

US Track & Field Championships

University of Oregon

Sources.

Personal bests

References

External links

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University of Oregon Raevyn Rogers Profile

Raevyn Rogers Athletic Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Raevyn 1996 births Living people African-American female track and field athletes American female sprinters Track and field athletes from Houston World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Oregon Ducks women's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women The Kinkaid School alumni