Rachel Wender
Rachel Wender

Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
The Woodlands, Texas
High School:
The Woodlands HS
Height:
5-6
Event:
Sprint Free/Back
Experience:
3L
Club Tean:
Mizzou Swim Team


Honors and Awards
2005 first-team Academic All-Big 12


2005-06 (Junior): Placed 18th in the 100 back (58.50) and 19th in the 200 back (2:04.47) at the 2006 Big 12 Championships ... finished sixth in the 200 free (2:00.43) in the dual win over Missouri State ... placed fifth in the 200 back (2:09.92) as the Tigers downed conference foe Iowa State ... touched fifth in the 200 back (2:12.05) to help the Tigers defeat Drury in dual action.

2004-05 (Sophomore): First-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... placed in the top-20 in the 200 back at the Big 12 Championships ... competed in the 100 free at the TYR Invitational and the 200 free in the triangular with Truman State and South Dakota ... turned in a second-place effort in the 200 free versus Drury, her highest individual finish as a Tiger.

2003-04 (Freshman): Finished in the top-25 in the 200 free, and the 100 and 200 back at the Indiana Invite ... finished fifth in the 200 free against Kansas and fifth in the 1000 free against Nebraska.

High School: Attended The Woodlands High School ... high school All-American in 2001, 2002, and 2003 ... nominated to Texas All-State team 2000-03 ... qualified for Junior Nationals ... Texas age group state champion in the 200 back and 200 IM ... Academic All-American ... graduated Magna Cum Laude ... member of The Woodlands National Honor Society ... captain of high school swim team ... also lettered in water polo ... served as water polo team captain.

Personal: Full name is Rachel Renee Wender ... born November 17, 1984 in Denver, Colo. ... daughter of Lawrence and Deborah Wender ... intends to major in business.

Jasmer, Morcom Win Bronze On Day Three

02/26/2010 - W. Swimming

With two bronze medal finishes by Kim Jasmer and Jordan Morcom on Friday night, the Missouri women's swimming and diving team remains in third place overall at the 2010 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships.

Mizzou Finishes Day Two

02/25/2010 - W. Swimming

In one of the more thrilling races of the day, the Missouri women's swimming and diving team capped off Thursday in a big way by demolishing the 200 free relay school record at the 2010 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships.

New School Record Highlights Day One

02/24/2010 - W. Swimming

Although most of the events in the women's portion of the 2010 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships begins in earnest tomorrow, it didn't stop the Tiger women from setting a new school record in the 200 medley relay on day one.

Tigers Get Final Tune-Up Before Championships

02/23/2010 - W. Swimming

Although the weather conditions resembled that of Columbia, the Tigers arrived in College Station, Texas, Tuesday afternoon and headed straight to the pool for one final practice before the start of the 2010 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday afternoon.

Tigers Set For Conference Championships

02/22/2010 - W. Swimming

After a challenging season, the Missouri men's and women's swimming and diving team head to the campus of Texas A&M for the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships this week.