Rachel Nichwitz

Title

Assistant Coach
Email

rnichwitz@ccu.edu

Awards Under Coach Rachel Nichwitz

All American Indoor 3000m Josh Pierantoni, 14th Place (2024)
All American Indoor 3000m Matthew Storer, 8th Place (2024)
All American Indoor 5000m Josh Pierantoni, 8th Place (2024)
All American Indoor 5000m Matthew Storer, 5th Place (2024)
All American Indoor Mile Shannon King, 10th Place (2024)
2 Second Team All Conference Athletes (2024)
5 First Team All Conference Athletes (2024)
RMAC Indoor DMR Champions Matt Storer, Hudson Majeski, Mateo Luna, Trent Cochran (2024)
3 RMAC First Team Academic All Conference Athletes (2023)
All-American Matthew Storer Men's Cross Country (2023)
Men's Cross Country 8th Place NCAA National Championships (2023)
Women's Cross Country 16th Place NCAA National Championships (2023)

Rachel is in her first year of coaching at CCU. She ran collegiately at the University of Arkansas and graduated with a degree in Kinesiology in 2019. While at Arkansas, she was a member of three SEC cross country championship teams, three indoor track and field SEC championship teams, and two outdoor SEC championship teams. Rachel was a 3-time NCAA Division 1 West Regional Qualifier in the 3k Steeplechase with a personal best time of 10:09. During her time as a Razorback, the Women's XC/TF Team won national titles in both indoor and outdoor track and field.

Upon graduation from Arkansas, Rachel earned her master’s degree in Outdoor and Adventure Leadership from Wheaton College at the HoneyRock Center for Leadership Development. While serving as a graduate assistant for HoneyRock, Rachel oversaw multiple high-school summer camper programs and led various teams of college students within the ministry. She then served as the Group Program Manager at HoneyRock for two years leading all hospitality and retreat ministries in addition to assisting in the facilitation of school year and summer programs.

Rachel is originally from Fishers, IN where her parents John, Liz, and younger sister, Rylee still reside.