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Career Highlights

  • 2017 All-Pac-12 second team in the all-around
  • Three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection 
    • 2015 (HM); 2016 (HM); 2017 (HM)

2017 Season (Senior) 

  • All-Pac-12 second team in the all-around
  • Tied for sixth on floor at the NCAA Seattle Regional (April 1)
  • Scored a career-high 39.300 in the all-around to finish ninth at the Pac-12 Championships (March 18)
  • Tied for the first on beam with a 9.850 at Arizona State (Feb. 18)
  • Tied for fifth on floor (9.850) and beam (9.800) at No. 5 UCLA (Feb. 11)
  • Tied for second on floor with a 9.850 against Washington (Feb. 5)
  • Placed second in the all-around (38.975), tied for second on floor (9.800) and tied for sixth on bars (9.800) at the UC Davis Quad Meet (Jan. 13)
  • Competed in the all-around for the first time in her career and finished third with a 38.700 at the NorCal Classic at No. 10 California (Jan. 9)
  • Competed in all 12 meets on bars, 11-of-12 on beam and floor, and 8-of-12 on vault
  • Hit 35-of-42 routines and competed in the all-around eight times
  • Registered seven top-10 scores among Stanford gymnasts on floor and two top-10 scores on beam
  • Earned one individual event victory on beam at Arizona State (Feb. 18) with a 9.850

2016 Season (Junior)

  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
  • NACGC/W Scholastic All-American
  • Made her season-debut on vault at the NCAA Championships Semifinal and scored 9.7875 (April 15)
  • Tied for 10th on floor with a 9.850 at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional (April 2)
  • Tied for third on beam with a 9.925 against No. 7 UCLA and No. 10 Georgia (March 6)
  • Tied for the individual event victory on beam with a 9.850 at Oregon State (Feb. 29)
  • Returned to the lineup after recovering from an injury at the beginning of the season
  • Hit all eight routines on beam and floor

2015 Season (Sophomore)

  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
  • Scored 9.875 on floor to tie for fourth at No. 4 Utah (Feb. 21)
  • Tied for second on beam a with a 9.850 at San Jose State (Jan. 9)
  • Tied for second on beam at the NorCal Classic (Jan. 4)

2014 Season (Freshman)

  • Contributed scores on floor (9.850), beam (9.825) and vault (9.800) at the NCAA Championships Semifinals (April 18)
  • Tied for ninth on floor with a 9.875 at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (April 5)
  • Tied for ninth on beam with a 9.875 and registered a 9.875 on vault at the Pac-12 Championships (March 22)
  • Recorded a 9.875 on floor and 9.850 on vault at No. 4 Alabama (March 7)
  • Scored a career-best 9.900 on vault to tie for the individual victory, and tied for fourth on floor with a 9.850 against No. 22 California (March 3)
  • Tied for fourth on floor and tied for fifth on vault with scores of 9.875 at No. 9 UCLA (Feb. 22)
  • Tied her collegiate best on vault (9.875) to tie for third at Oregon State (Feb. 3)
  • Scored a 9.875 in her first collegiate performance on beam in a quad meet at UC Davis (Jan. 26)
  • Was named the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Week for the week of Jan. 13-19 - the first Stanford gymnast to ever receive the honor
  • Contributed scores on vault (9.875) and floor (9.900) against No. 19 Arizona and Sacramento State (Jan. 19)
  • Made her collegiate debut at the NorCal Quad Meet and hit both of her routines on vault and floor (Jan. 5)
  • Recorded one top-10 score among Stanford gymnasts in vault and floor
  • Competed in all 13 meets on vault, 12 on floor and six on beam

Club/High School

  • Trained with Stars Houston in Houston, Texas under the direction of Dan Baker, Ashley Baker and Debbie Kaitchuck
  • 2013 Texas all-around champion and first on bars, floor and the all-around in regional competition
  • Competed at the 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup
  • 2012 Junior Olympic National Team member
  • Finished third on beam and the all-around at the 2012 national competition after claiming the Texas all-around title
  • Claimed the 2011 Junior Olympic national vault and floor titles
  • Competed at the 2010 Visa Championships
  • A 2013 graduate of National Connections Academy

Personal

  • Daughter of Jan and Fred Daum
  • Has a twin brother, Freddy
  • Volunteers each week at the veteran's hospital in Palo Alto
  • Began conducting research with a professor in the psychiatry department in 2015
  • Chair on the Cardinal Council executive committee for the student-athlete wellness group
  • Serves as a student-athlete liaison for the Student-Athlete Leadership Team for the Pac-12 (2015)
  • Enjoys reading, swimming, shopping and hanging out with family and friends
Career Scores
YearVaultBarsBeamFloorAll-Around
20149.900-9.8759.900-
20159.650-9.8509.775-
20169.775-9.9259.850-
20179.8259.8009.8509.87539.250
Career Highs9.9009.8009.9259.90039.250
JALCKAIOXAILDBA
2014
All Around
5-2 / -
JALCKAIOXAILDBA
2015
All Around
5-2 / -
Rachel_Daum_DB_11212016_115
2017
Vault, Beam, Floor
5-2 / -