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Career Highlights

  • NCAA Champion- Team (2023)
  • NCAA Champion- Varsity Eight (2023)
  • Pocock Racing Shells First Team All-American (2023)
  • Pac-12 All-Conference (2023)
  • Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Team (2021, 2022)
  • Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Varsity Four (2021), Second Varsity Eight (2022)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Champions- Team (2022, 2023)
  • Pac-12 Champion- Varsity Eight (2023)
  • Three-time CRCA National Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)

As a Senior (2022-23) • NCAA Champion (Team, Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Varsity Eight)

  • Pocock Racing Shells First Team All-American
  • 2023 Pac-12 All-Conference
  • CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Spent the entire season coxing the Cardinal's varsity eight boat
  • Coxed the varsity eight to a second-place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic
  • Coxed the Cardinal varsity eight boat to first-place finishes at the Big 10 Invite (Fri AM, Fri PM, Sat), Big Row, and the Pac-12 Challenge
  • Coxed team and varsity eight to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships 
  • Led team and varsity eight boat to national championship victories, Stanford's first since 2009

As a Junior (2021-22) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Second Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team)

  • CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Coxed the Cardinal to victory at the San Diego Crew Classic
  • Coxed the varsity four (Sat.) and second varsity eight (Sun.) in two wins at the Pac-12 Invite
  • Coxed the varsity eight (Fri. AM), varsity four (Fri. PM), and second varsity eight (Sat.) in three top finishes at the Big-10 Invite
  • Helped the second varsity eight to a second-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships as the boat’s coxswain
  • Aided the Cardinal team and second varsity eight to a silver-medal finish at the NCAA Championships as the boat’s coxswain

As a Sophomore (2020-21) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Varsity Four)

  • CRCA National Scholar Athlete
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Coxswain with the varsity four in a sweep over Cal at the Big Row
  • Coxswain with the varsity four in wins over USC and UCLA in Los Angeles
  • Helped varsity four win Pac-12s, and team to second place as the coxswain
  • Coxswain with second-place varsity four at NCAAs, helping Stanford take second place overall

As a Freshman (2019-20)

  • Most of season canceled

Prior to Stanford

  • Attending USRowing's Development Camp in 2017
  • Represented USR HP camp at club nationals and placed third in the 4+ boat
  • In the varsity 8+, placed third at the Northwest Regionals and 11th at nationals
  • Winner of the Rose City Rowing Club's Leadership Award in 2019
  • Captain of the Cleveland High swim team in 2018 and 2019
  • Among her awards for Cleveland High swimming: the Tougher Than Nails and Most Inspirational awards

Personal

  • Parents are Ryan and Nicole Miller
  • Sibling is Mikalya
  • Mother, Nicole, was captain of the swim team at the Air Force Academy

Why Rachel Miller chose Stanford

  • "I want to become the best version of myself, and at Stanford I am surrounded by teammates and peers with the same vision for themselves."