2026 USC Track & Field Roster
Roster

Rachael Uvieghara
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Palm Harbor University High
- Hometown:
- Dunedin, Fla.
2025: Took third place in the 60m at her first collegiate meet, the TTU Red Raider Invitational (Jan. 24)...Ran a season-best in the 60m (7.29) and the 200m (23.53) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic 2025 (Feb. 8).
HIGH SCHOOL: 2024 graduate of Palm Harbor University High in Palm Harbor, Fla....Holds personal bests of 11.37 in the 100m and 23.17 in the 200m...Named the 2024 PCAC Athlete of the Year, a six-time All-American, three-time national champion and four-time Florida state champion...Won the 100m and 200m titles at the 2023 and 2024 Florida 4A state championships...Took first place at the 2024 Nike Nationals 100m title and placed second in the 200m...Four-time Joseph L. Carwise Award recipient...Named the Florida track and field freshman of the Year in 2021.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 12, 2005 in Dunedin, Fla..…Daughter of Godwin and Alero Uvieghara, and she has two siblings, Giselle and Michelle…Hobbies include double bass, reading, writing, math games, Kalimba, knitting and braiding…Lists her favorite actors as Tom Hanks, Quinta Brunson and Morgan Freeman, favorite movie as Forest Gump and favorite musical artists as Frank Ocean, Davido, Tems, CAS, The Neighborhood, SZA, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd…Says Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is her sports hero because he was never satisfied with winning and because he competed in goggles and embraced his look which made her confident to wear her goggles…Has been involved with People of Color and Allies POCA Clubs…Volunteered over 600 hours at the Hair Braiding Studios, promoting elderly women's hair care…Says Chinese food is her favorite…Would like to become a professional athlete, a medical anesthesiologist, and a screenwriter after graduating…Majoring in Health and Human Science at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 100m - 11.37 200m - 23.17
HIGH SCHOOL: 2024 graduate of Palm Harbor University High in Palm Harbor, Fla....Holds personal bests of 11.37 in the 100m and 23.17 in the 200m...Named the 2024 PCAC Athlete of the Year, a six-time All-American, three-time national champion and four-time Florida state champion...Won the 100m and 200m titles at the 2023 and 2024 Florida 4A state championships...Took first place at the 2024 Nike Nationals 100m title and placed second in the 200m...Four-time Joseph L. Carwise Award recipient...Named the Florida track and field freshman of the Year in 2021.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 12, 2005 in Dunedin, Fla..…Daughter of Godwin and Alero Uvieghara, and she has two siblings, Giselle and Michelle…Hobbies include double bass, reading, writing, math games, Kalimba, knitting and braiding…Lists her favorite actors as Tom Hanks, Quinta Brunson and Morgan Freeman, favorite movie as Forest Gump and favorite musical artists as Frank Ocean, Davido, Tems, CAS, The Neighborhood, SZA, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd…Says Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is her sports hero because he was never satisfied with winning and because he competed in goggles and embraced his look which made her confident to wear her goggles…Has been involved with People of Color and Allies POCA Clubs…Volunteered over 600 hours at the Hair Braiding Studios, promoting elderly women's hair care…Says Chinese food is her favorite…Would like to become a professional athlete, a medical anesthesiologist, and a screenwriter after graduating…Majoring in Health and Human Science at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 100m - 11.37 200m - 23.17
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