Rachel Fereday

Photo by: Rayna Schmidt

Class:
Sophomore
Events:
Middle Distance, Distance
Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.
Height:
5-5
High School:
Dutchtown
Squadron:
02 Deuce

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2023-24: Member of the all-conference distance medley relay team…ran the 800-meter leg of the DMR that used the fourth-fastest time in program history (11:32.91, adjusted for altitude) to finish third at the Mountain West Indoor Championships…ran on the 4x800-meter relay that clocked an Academy Record time of 8:54.51 at the Drake Relays…also anchored the sprint medley that posted the second-fastest time in program history (4:03.43) at that meet…debuted on the program’s all-time standings of the 800-meter run during both the indoor and outdoor seasons…clocked a career-best time of 2:14.02a at the conference meet to finish the indoor season at No. 15 in the Air Force Record Book…first debuted on the program’s all-time rankings at the Colorado Invitational…picked up a first-place finish at the Ralph Lindeman Classic during the indoor season…debuted at No. 24 on the program’s outdoor standings in first race of the season (2;16.09, Bobcat Invitational)…moved up to No. 15 at the Kit Mayer Classic after posting a time of 2:14.53a to finish fourth out of 26 runners.

HIGH SCHOOL: Dutchtown High School…four-time Louisiana state 800-meter champion…won both the Division I indoor and 5A outdoor as a junior and senior…finished third in both championships as a sophomore…six-time all-state selection (three indoors, three outdoors)…three-time all-metro honoree in outdoor track and field…set the state’s outdoor class and composite record in the 800-meter run (2:11.75)…also set the Indoor State Championship Meet Record in that event at 2:14.50…school recordholder as a sophomore…also lettered three years in cross country…named to the all-academic teams for both cross country and track & field as a senior…two-time AP Scholar…Student of the Year finalist in 2022…graduated with a weighted 4.4 GPA.

PERSONAL: Full name is Rachel Elizabeth Fereday…daughter of Thomas and Laura Fereday…father was a member of the football team at LSU…has two older brothers – Mason, a 2020 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, who commissioned as a cryptologic warfare officer, and Jacob, who is currently attending Memphis Law School…also has one younger brother…majoring in meteorology…most important things are faith and family…hobbies include hiking, rock climbing, playing guitar and piano, painting, cooking, and reading…favorite music is classic rock…competed Azimuth over the summer, where she visited multiple Space Force bases, studied satellites, spoke with NASA astronauts, and took a Zero Gravity flight…also took part in Combat Survival Training…member of Cadet Squadron 02.