Freshman (2024)
Outdoor: Qualified for NCAA Championships as a freshman, placing 18 with a 13-7.25 (4.15) clearance in Eugene … Cleared a career best 14-1.25 (4.30) to place eighth in NCAA West First Round … Finished 13th in SEC pole vault with clearance of 12-8.75 (3.88) … Runner-up at Arkansas Twilight with a height of 13-11.25 (4.25) … Finished fourth in LSU Invitational with mark of 13-3.75 (4.06) … Placed second at John McDonnell Invitational in clearing 13-5.75 (4.11) … Won Florida’s Tom Jones Memorial Invitational with 13-3 (4.04) height … Placed third at Arkansas Spring Invitational (12-8.25 | 3.87) … Cleared 13-2.5 (4.03) to place fourth at Texas State Bobcat Invitational.
Indoor: Placed 13th in SEC pole vault with 13-6.25 (4.12) height … Placed 10th at Arkansas Qualifier (12-10.75 | 3.93) … Finished 10th at Tyson Invitational (12-8.75 | 3.88) … Eleventh at Razorback Invitational with 13-0.75 (3.98) clearance … In debut as Razorback, placed fourth at Arkansas Invitational with 12-11 (3.94) mark.
High School
2023 graduate of Liberty HS in Liberty, Missouri … Lettered three years in track and field … Coached by Wayne Washburn … Valedictorian of her class with 4.0 GPA … Member of FCA, NHS, Leadership, and Young Republicans … Also competed with Just Vault track club, coached by Todd Cooper … After missing freshman season due to COVID-19, completed undefeated seasons as a sophomore and junior, then an injury shortened senior campaign … Set all-time, all-class Missouri state record with clearance of 14 feet (4.27) to win 2022 Missouri Class 5 State title, becoming the only Missouri high school vaulter to break 14 foot barrier … In 2023, placed fourth at Texas Relays with a clearance of 13-9.25 … Then won four consecutive meets before injury … Indoors, cleared 14-0 to win Just Vault Invitational … Also won Arkansas HS Invitational with 13-6.25 clearance … Junior undefeated outdoor season included 10 meets, cleared 13-3.5 for district title, 13-6.25 for sectional victory and 14-0 for State gold … Indoors, won Arkansas HS Invitational with 13-2.25 clearance … Sophomore undefeated season included nine outdoor victories, clearing 12-0 in district, 12-11.5 in sectional and 12-9.25 at State … Season best in 2021 was 13-7.5 … Indoors, claimed three meet titles at Just Vault Holiday Invitational (13-0), Northwest Youth Open (13-1), and High School Elite PV Invitational (13-6) … During limited 2020 season, produced season best of 12-11.75 to place third in Vaulter Magazine Big Red Barn meet … Won 2019 AAU Junior Olympic title with 11-3.75 clearance after eighth grade year … Also won AAU National Club Championship with season best height of 12-4.
Personal
Rachel Madison Homoly was born May 10, 2005 in Dallas, Texas … Hometown is Kansas City, Missouri … Daughter of Casey and Kristin Homoly .. Has a younger brother, Jack … Father played baseball at University of Illinois, grandfather played professional baseball with Giants and football with Cleveland Browns … Plans to major in journalism … Career plans include qualifying for Olympics, professional athlete and sports journalist … Life’s ambition is to make Christ known through all she does with sports, school, social media … Favorite athletes are Katie Moon, Mondo Duplantis, and Sydney McLaughlin … People she most admires are her parents … Loves to travel and has been to 26 states, has two pet goats – Maverick and Goose … Chose Arkansas for the location, church community, track program, facilities, coaches, and athletes.
