Middle distance specialist, Raevyn Rogers, joins J.T. at Caesars Palace in Vegas for this week's podcast and talks about the respect she has for the 800m, the importance of speed training, her time as a Duck, and being a multi-sport athletes growing up.

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Name: Raevyn Rogers 
Sport: Track and Field
Event(s): 800-meter
Height: 5-9
DOB: 9/7/1996
Hometown: Houston, Texas
High School: Kinkaid School (Houston, Texas) ‘14
College: University of Oregon ‘18, Fine Arts
Coach(es): Pete Julian Olympic Experience

Olympic Games

• 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, bronze (800m)

World Athletics Championships

• 2019 IAAF World Championships, silver (800m)
• 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships, fifth (800m)
• 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships, H3 - sixth (800m)
• 2013 IAAF U18 Outdoor Championships, gold (medley relay); bronze (800m)

Career Highlights

• 2020 US Olympic Team Trials, silver (800m)
• 2019 USATF Toyota Outdoor Championships, bronze (800m)
• 2019 USATF Toyota Indoor Championships, silver (800m)
• 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (800m)
• 2018 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (800m)
• 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, fourth (800m)
• 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (800m, 4x400m Relay)
• 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (800m)
• 2016 US Olympic Team Trials, fifth (800m)
• 2016 NACAC U23 Championships, fourth (800m)
• 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (800m)
• 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (800m)
• 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (800m)
• 2015 USATF Junior Championships, gold (800m)
• 2015 Pan Am Junior Championships, gold (800m, 4x400m)
• 2014 USATF Junior Championships, gold (800m)
• 2013 USATF Junior Olympics, gold (4x800m)
• 2011 USATF Junior Olympics, gold (800m)
• 2010 USATF Junior Olympics, gold (400m)
• 2009 USATF Junior Olympics, gold (800m, 400m)

Personal

Daughter to Rhonda Hunt… Began running when she was 5 years old in summer track programs… Recipient of the 2017 Bowerman Award… Named 2017 USATFCCCA Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year… Grew up speaking Spanish in Texas and is now fluent… Majored in fine arts with a focus in mixed media… Hopes to get her paintings in art galleries and the MoMA…

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