Oklahoma State University Athletics
2025-26 Cowgirl Cross Country & Track Roster
Roster
Rachel Neaves
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Edmond, Oklahoma
- High School:
- Deer Creek HS
For an updated list of personal bests, visit the link below:
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8312006/Oklahoma_State/Rachel_Neaves.html
Personal Bests
Discus Throw – 41.53m/136-3
Hammer Throw – 65.53m/215-0
Shot Put – 14.57m/47-9.75
Weight Throw – 19.16m/62-10.5
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Honors and Awards
2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2025 Track & Field Academic First Team All-Big 12
2025 Outdoor All-Big 12 – Hammer Throw (4th)
2025 Indoor All-Big 12 – Weight Throw (7th)
2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2024 Track & Field Academic First Team All-Big 12
2024 Outdoor All-Big 12 (Hammer Throw)
2023 Outdoor All-Big 12 (Hammer Throw)
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2025 Outdoors
Opened her junior outdoor season in style, winning the Clyde Hart Classic Hammer Throw with a toss of 57.98 meters… Took sixth at the Texas Relays before grabbing a runner-up finish at the John Jacobs Invitational… Collected another top-5 finish in the Hammer Throw with her fourth-place toss of 61.18 meters at the Beach Invite in California, a personal best at the time… Earned her third consecutive All-Big 12 honor in the Hammer Throw with a massive personal-best throw of 65.53 meters to take home fourth as the Cowgirls would score 17 team points in the event… Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims for the third straight year.
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2025 Indoors
Appeared in five meets during the indoor season in the Weight Throw… Kicked off her season with a personal best at the Owen Hewett Invitational with her toss of 18.47 meters… Secured her second straight top-5 finish as she placed fifth at the JD Martin Invitational… At the Big 12 Indoor Championships, Neaves dropped a huge personal best, throwing 19.16 meters to place seventh for her first indoor All-Big 12 honor.
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2024 Outdoors
Competed seven times for the Cowgirls during her sophomore season… Opened the season with a sixth-place finish in the Hammer Throw at the Clyde Hart Classic… Set her current personal best in the Hammer at the John Jacobs Invitational with a toss of 60.86 meters, which ranks third in program history… Placed second and third in the Hammer Throw and Shot Put, respectively at the John McDonnell Invitational… Came back two weeks later and once again placed second and third in the two events… At the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, Neaves earned her second All-Big 12 honor in the Hammer Throw with her third-place throw of 58.30 meters… Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims, placing 17th overall.
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2024 Indoors
Opened her inaugural indoor campaign with a pair of top-5 finishes in the Shot Put and Weight Throw at the Arkansas Invitational… Repeated the same feat at the Arkansas Qualifier in February with a personal best in the Weight Throw of 17.80 meters, which ranks ninth in program history.
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2023 Outdoors
Appeared in seven outdoor meets during her freshman season, emerging as one of the best freshman throwers in the country… Earned a pair of top-5 finishes at the Clyde Hart Classic at Baylor in the Hammer Throw and Shot Put… Competed in the Discus at the John Jacobs Invitational, setting a personal best… Earned All-Big 12 honors in the Hammer with her fifth-place throw of 59.95 meters… Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the Hammer, throwing a new personal best 60.28 meters.
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High School
Attended Deer Creek High School in Edmond, Okla… Lettered four years in track & field… Was the 2021 State Champion in shot put and discus… Awarded USATF Hammer All-American in 2019… COAC Female Field Event Athlete of 2021.
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Personal
Daughter of Todd and Andi Neaves… Born April 27, 2003… Sibling to Megan Neaves… Majoring in pre-med.
