Rachel Misher Season 2018
7x All-American
4x SEC Champion
6x All-SEC
2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Top 10 Marks
No. 1 – 4x100m Relay – 42.05
No. 4 – 4x400m Relay (outdoors) – 3:26.99
No. 7 – 400 Meters (outdoors) – 51.60
No. 8 – 4x400m Relay (indoors) – 3:30.85
No. 10 – 400 Meters (indoors) – 53.04
2019 OUTDOOR (SENIOR)
Third leg of the 4×100 meter relay squad that placed second at the NCAA Championships with a time 42.29 … helped 4×400 meter relay to 12th place showing at NCAA Championships with a time of 3:34.24 … represented LSU in the open 400 meters at the NCAA East Prelims … won her fourth SEC title by running as the third leg of the 4×100 meter relay team that won with a time of 42.93 … helped 4×400 meter relay to eighth place at the SEC Championships (3:38.20) … helped 4×100 meter relay claim gold at the LSU Invitational (43.75), Miami Hurricane Invitational (43.47), Texas Relays (43.58) and Louisiana Classics (43.84) … claimed gold in the 200 meter dash at the Battle on the Bayou with a wind-aided time of 23.56 … member of 4×100 meter relay team that finished second at the LSU Alumni Gold (43.72).
2019 INDOOR (SENIOR)
Helped 4×400 meter relay place seventh at SEC Championships with readout of 3:33.72 … member of 4×400 meter relay that took 12th at the NCAA Championships … helped the 4×400 meter relay to silver at the Red Raider Invite with a time of 3:44.40 … took third in the 200 meter dash at the New Mexico Classic with a time of 23.59 … placed fifth in the 60 at the LSU Twilight (7.45) … placed fifth in the 60 meter dash at the New Mexico Classic with a readout of 7.44.
2018 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
Claimed a national title as the second leg of the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 42.25 at the NCAA Championships … third leg of the collegiate record setting 4×100 meter relay that clocked a time of 42.05 at the SEC Championships to claim gold … third leg of the 4×100 meter relay that set an NCAA Championships meet record (42.09) in the prelims … lead leg of the 4×400 meter relay that placed sixth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:32.08 … took seventh in the 400 meter dash at the NCAA Championships with a readout of 52.23 … lead leg of the 4×400 meter relay that registered a season best of 3:28.02 at the SEC Championships to finish second … clocked a personal best of 51.60 in the 400 meters to garner silver and earn All-SEC honors … top 200 meter dash sprinter at the Pac-12/Big Ten Invitational with a time of 23.10 … placed second in the 100 meters at the Miami Hurricane Invitational with a season-best readout of 11.21 … claimed silver in the 400 meter dash at the LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 51.68.
2018 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Lead leg of the SEC championship winning 4×400 meter relay that finished with a time of 3:30.85 … lead leg of the 4×400 meter relay that finished seventh at the NCAA Championships with a clocking of 3:31.89 … finished fifth at the SEC Championships with a time of 52.23 in the 400 meter dash … earned silver in the 60 meters at the LSU Twilight (7.35) … placed third in the 60 meters at the Purple Tiger Invitational (7.33) and New Mexico Collegiate Classic (7.32) … took fourth in the 200 meter dash at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (23.43) … picked up a pair of fifth-place showings at the Corky Classic (23.71) and Larry Wieczorek Invitational (23.93) in the 200 meters.
2017
Earned All-American honors for the second-straight season as a member of LSU’s 4×400-meter relay team … Split 51.73 seconds on the leadoff leg of LSU’s relay foursome that clocked the third-fastest time in school history at 3 minutes, 26.99 seconds in the national final to earn the title of NCAA Outdoor Bronze Medalists … Led off the team also featuring Jada Martin, Kymber Payne and Travia Jones to a third-place national finish at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Also an NCAA semifinalist in the 400-meter dash for the first time in her collegiate career, finishing 23rd overall at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a run of 54.64 at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Advanced to the national semifinals with times of 53.21 in the first round of qualifying and a lifetime personal best of 52.07 for seventh place overall in the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … An SEC finalist in the 400 meters for the second-straight season, scoring four points for the Lady Tigers with a fifth-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships held in Columbia, South Carolina … Ran 53.25 in the qualifying round and 52.75 in the final at the SEC Outdoor meet … Led off LSU’s 4×400 relay to a fourth-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:31.08 … Also led off the Lady Tigers’ winning relay at the LSU Alumni Gold with their second-fastest time of the season at 3:29.10 and top qualifying team at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds with their third-fastest time of the season at 3:29.11 … Finished runner-up in the 400 meters in her outdoor opener at the Louisiana Classics where she ran 53.04 in the heats … Also placed eighth at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 53.91 … Runner-up in the 200-meter dash at the Mt. SAC Relays with a seasonal-best wind-legal time of 23.33 (-0.1) … Later placed fourth at the SEC Relays (23.22w) and eighth at the LSU Alumni Gold (23.43w) in the 200 meters … Crowned an SEC Indoor Champion in the 4×400-meter relay as she ran the third leg of LSU’s team that won the conference title with a seasonal-best time of 3:31.50 … Followed as the third leg of the team that placed 12th nationally at the NCAA Indoor Championships held at Texas A&M’s Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium … Ran back-to-back indoor personal bests of 53.53 in the prelims and 53.31 in the final for a fifth-place finish in the 400 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships … Bronze medalist in the event at the Tyson Invitational where she clocked 53.85 … Finished runner-up in the 60-meter dash in her indoor season debut at the Purple Tiger Invitational with a personal best of 7.38 in the final … Runner-up in the 200 meters at the Commodore Invitational with a time of 23.86 and bronze medalist at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with an indoor personal best of 23.48.
2016
An All-American during her freshman season as a member of LSU’s 4×400-meter relay team … Led off with a 53.23-second split as the Lady Tigers placed fourth nationally in the relay final at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a seasonal-best time of 3:29.82 … Helped the team advance to the NCAA semfinals in the event while running 3:29.91 for eighth place overall at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Also lined up in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds where she placed 13th overall in the national quarterfinals … Missed advancing to the NCAA 200-meter semifinal by one spot after running a career-best wind-aided time of 22.94 (+4.1) in the national quarterfinals … Also clocked 23.18 (+1.0) in the first round of NCAA qualifying … Scored a point for the Lady Tigers as the eighth-place finisher in the 400-meter final at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Ran times of 53.08 in the prelims and 52.98 in the final in her only two 400-meter races of the 2016 season … Placed 14th overall in 200-meter qualifying at the SEC Outdoor meet with a time of 23.20 (+1.9) in the preliminary round … Anchored the Lady Tigers in 52.71 as they placed fifth in the final of the 4×400-meter relay at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:31.65 … Opened the outdoor season by running back-to-back PRs in the 200 meters of 23.29 (+0.0) for third place at the Hurricane Twilight and 23.17 (+0.9) for fourth place at the Battle on the Bayou … Also ran the 200 meters outdoors at the Texas Invitational (23.60), LSU Alumni Gold (23.27w) and LSU Invitational (23.32) … Ran on two winning mile relay teams during the outdoor season at the Hurricane Twilight (3:35.06) and Battle on the Bayou (3:33.84) … Member of LSU’s winning 4×200-meter relay at the Texas Relays, running the third leg of the team that crossed the finish line first in 1:31.30 … Ran both the 60 meters and 200 meters during the indoor season … Set her indoor PR of 23.62 in 200-meter qualifying at the SEC Indoor Championships, placing 15th overall … Split 53.72 on the third leg of LSU’s 4×400-meter relay team that finished fourth at the SEC Indoor meet with a seasonal-best time of 3:33.50 … Broke 24 seconds in the 200 meters for the first time indoors at the Tyson Invitational where she ran 23.98 for 18th place … Also ran the 200 meters indoors at the Power Five Conference Clash (24.14), Razorback Invitational (24.23) and New Mexico Collegiate Classic (24.16) … Sprinted to a personal best of 7.43 in the 60-meter prelims in her collegiate debut in the event at the Bayou Bengal Invitational … Finished runner-up in the 60-meter final at the Bayou Bengal Invitational with a time of 7.46 … Ran 7.47 for ninth place at the LSU Twilight.
PRIOR TO LSU
One of the premier sprinters in the state of Louisiana throughout her prep career at Episcopal High School … A 12-time state champion on the track between the indoor and outdoor seasons … Swept Class 2A state titles in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes in three-straight seasons from 2013-15 while competing at the Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 2A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … First crowned the Class 2A state champion in both events as a sophomore in 2013 with winning wind-aided times of 11.87 (+5.1) and 24.68 (+3.2) in the state finals … Defended her titles as a junior in 2014 while setting her wind-legal personal records of 11.73 (+1.2) and 24.64 (-2.3) to rank among the top sprinters in the state of Louisiana during the 2014 outdoor season … Wind-legal PR of 11.73 in the 100-meter dash ranked No. 36 nationally in the event for the 2014 season … Finished off her high school career by sweeping Class 2A state titles in the 100 meters and 200 meters for the third-straight season as a senior in 2015 with winning times of 11.74w (+2.7) and 24.71 (+1.9), respectively, in the state finals … Also a four-time state champion in the relays during the outdoor season during her time at Episcopal High School … Helped lead the team to three-straight state titles in the 4×400-meter relay from 2013-15 … Also a member of Episcopal’s state-title-winning 4×100-meter relay team during her sophomore season in 2013 … Captured a pair of Region 2-2A titles in the 100 meters (12.14) and 200 meters (25.27) during her senior season in 2015 … Enjoyed a strong senior season indoors as the LHSAA Division II Indoor state champion in both the 60-meter and 400-meter dashes for the first time in her prep career … Clocked 7.66 in the prelims and 7.74 in the final to claim the Division II Indoor state title in the 60 meters in 2015 … Qualified for the state meet with a personal-best time of 7.59 at the LSU High School Last Chance Qualifier to rank No. 36 nationally in the event for the 2015 indoor season … Added the Division II Indoor state title in the 400 meters with an indoor PR of 57.68 in the prelims and 57.96 in the final at the 2015 state meet … Scored the LHSAA Division II Indoor silver medal in the 55 meters as a sophomore in 2013 with a time of 7.26 in the state final and bagged the LHSAA Division II Indoor bronze medal in the 60 meters as a junior in 2014 with a time of 7.72.
PERSONAL
Full name is Rachel Nicole Misher … Born on Feb. 4, 1997 … Parents are Allen and Eunice Misher … Has five siblings, Jared, Quentin, Jhaelyn, Cameron and Peyton … Father is a former national champion and All-American hurdler at LSU, winning the NCAA Indoor Championship in the 60-yard hurdles in 1976 … An award winning ballet dancer who has been a recipient of the Award of Merit … Majoring in biology.