Raevyn Rogers


Raevyn Rogers is an American middle-distance athlete who ran on the University of Oregon Ducks women's track and field team till 2017, when she went professional after a stellar junior year season in which she won her third straight title over 800 meters outdoors.
From Houston, Texas, she 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. Her best for the event is 1:57.69, ranking her 9th fastest in U.S. history.
In 2019, she earned the World Championships silver medal in the 800 meters, coming from 7th with 100 meters remaining in the race to place over pre-race favorite and teammate Ajeé Wilson in bronze.

Competition

Raevyn Rogers placed fourth in the 800 meters at 2018 NACAC Championships in Toronto.
Raevyn Rogers placed second in the 800 meters at 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Raevyn Rogers placed 1st in the 4 × 400 m and 5th in the 800 m at 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Rogers placed 2nd in the 800 meters behind champion Ajee' Wilson in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Rogers was part of Team USA setting world indoor record in the 4 × 800 m relay February 3 at 2018 Millrose Games in 8:05.89 – Chrishuna Williams, Raevyn Rogers, Charlene Lipsey, Ajee' Wilson.
Raevyn Rogers competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, running 2:04.78 in the final round to earn fourth place.
Raevyn Rogers competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, running 2:04.62 in the final round to earn first place.
Raevyn Rogers competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics, running 2:08.01 in the preliminary round to rank No. 22 as a non-qualifying athlete.
Raevyn Rogers competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics, running 2:03.32 in the final round to earn bronze medal.

Achievements

US Track and field Championships

University of Oregon career

Raevyn Rogers was a six time NCAA Division I champion and ten time All-American at University of Oregon. Rogers won three consecutive outdoor 800 meters NCAA and Pac-12 Conference titles. Rogers won 2017 Women Bowerman Award.
OregonMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Indoor track and field		NCAA
Indoor track and field		Pac-12 Conference
Outdoor Track and Field		NCAA
Outdoor Track and Field
Junior 16–17800: DNF800: 2:01.09 1st800: 2:02.93 1st800: 2:00.02 1st
4x400 meters: 3:27.07 2nd4x400 meters: 3:32.20 2nd4x400 meters: 3:33.13 1st-
Sophomore 15–16800: 2:03.13 1st800: 2:02.41 1st800: 2:00.75 1st
4x400 meters: 3:29.77 3rd4x400 meters: DNF-
Distance medley relay: 11:05.96 7th-
Freshman 14–15800: 2:06.50 6th800: 2:01.67 1st800: 1:59.71 1st
4x400 meters: 3:34.73 2nd4x400 meters: 3:39.07 18th-

Rogers won 800-meter title at 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Rogers opened the 2016 indoor season in NCAA record-setting time in the 600-meter run at the Washington Preview meet at the University of Washington's Dempsey Indoor Center. The time, however, will not count as an official record because the track at the Dempsey Indoor Center is larger than indoor regulation size. She is the expected winner at the Indoor Championships in March 2016.

2015 Spring season

Rogers enjoyed a breakthrough season her first spring with the Ducks. At the 2015 Penn Relays, 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 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.

Awards and records

Rogers won the 800-meter title at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, OR. Her time of 1:59.71 was the fastest ever run by a freshman, and the fourth-fastest run by a Duck. She qualified for that race by winning the 800-meter title at the Pac-12 championships in 2:01.67. She has been named a Track and Field News All-American three times. 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.

Personal bests

Highschool

Rogers attended The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas, where she competed for the Falcons. Raevyn Rogers won gold in relay and bronze in 800 meters at the 2013 Donetsk IAAF World Youth Championships. She still holds individual school records in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1600m. Raevyn won 2014 New Balance Nationals Outdoor championship in 800 meters. She graduated in 2014.