Bio

2017: Transferred to Tallahassee after attending Chipola College for a year...debuted at the Cougar XC Challenge (8/25/17) and ran a 30:56.64...posted a 27:35.41 at the Big Bend XC Invite (9/2/17)...ran a 25:07.9 at the Mountain Dew Invitational (9/23/17)...posted a 24:39.3 at the FSU Invitational (10/6/17), 28 seconds faster than when she ran the ARP earlier in the year...lowered her previous best time by seven seconds at the Chipola Invitational (10/14/17), finishing in 24:32.60...took 59 seconds off her previous best time to finish 14th at the FCSAA State Championship (10/28/17) in 23:33.6...ran the half marathon at Barney's Run for Warriors (11/18/17) and finished in 1:57:55.7).

High School: Ran cross country and track at Altha Public HS...trained under John Sewell and Tina Smith…was a 4 time regional qualifier…Named Runner of the year and Team Captain senior year…Placed fourth at Districts…Was the Overall Female Athlete for her HS for three years…Also participated in basketball, softball, cheerleading, volleyball, soccer, and weightlifting at Altha…Was involved in multiple clubs and organizations, including the 2015-2016 President of Future Business Leaders of America and placed first at Districts for Prepared Public Speaking…was crowned 2016 Miss Altha in the Miss Altha Pageant and crowned the 2017 Miss Leon County…volunteered her spare time in the Blountstown United Methodist Church.

Personal: Born on January 28...can speak English, Sign Language, and Spanish…daughter of Roger and Laura Williams...plans to major in Psychology.

Getting to Know Rachel Williams

Favorite TV Show: THE OFFICE…Favorite movie: THE GREAT GATSBY…Favorite Food: PASTA…One food you WON’T touch: MUSHROOMS…Favorite Type of Music: COUNTRY…Song/Artist you rarely admit to liking but secretly do: CLASSICAL MUSIC…Farthest you’ve ever been from home: TENNESSEE…If you could visit any place, it would be: PARIS…My spirit animal is: PEACOCK…The Top thing on my Bucket List is: TO SCUBA DIVE…3 Words that best describe me are: DETERMINED, FUNNY, MATURE…Something most people don’t know about me is: I AM DOUBLE JOINTED …The person I admire most is: MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER…To get ready to run, I like to: LISTEN TO FAST PACED MUSIC…Favorite Athlete: CHRIS BOSH…Favorite pro sports team: MIAMI HEAT…The best advice I’ve ever received is: SET BOTH LONG AND SHORT TERM GOALS… My most memorable moment as an athlete was: A YOUNGER RUNNER WHO ALSO HAS ASTHMA SAID SHE WAS PROUD OF ME AND WANTED TO FOLLOW IN MY FOOTSTEPS.