Rachel Forsyth's Strength Has Been On Full Display This Fall

Inside Recruiting

Tim Casey

Oct 04, 2023

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* Rachel Forsyth is one of the nation's top cross country runners this fall

Photo Credit: Raymond Tran/MileSplit

By Tim Casey - MileSplit Recruiting Reporter

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As a sophomore at Ann Arbor Pioneer (MI) High School in 2021, Rachel Forsyth emerged as one of the best young distance runners in the country.

Forsyth won the 2021 NXR Midwest Regional by more than 13 seconds. She then ran 2:06.30 in the 800m, 4:44.20 in the mile and 10:02.12 in the 3,200m during the indoor season. Those were the U.S. No. 4, No. 7 and No. 3 times, respectively.

She was firmly on the radar of college programs.

But she missed the outdoor season and ran sparingly during her junior cross country and indoor seasons, due to an illness that hospitalized her and injuries.

Forsyth was finally able to fully train again during the outdoor season this spring, more than a year after she showed such promise.

In June, she was back to her old self, setting personal outdoor bests in the 800m (2:06.88) and mile (4:41.48), the U.S. ...