2022 Track and Field Roster
Kern, Rachel
Rachel Kern
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Howell HS
- Hometown:
- Farmingdale, NJ
Bio
Career Records
Awards
2022 All-ACC Second Team (Outdoor)
2021 All-ACC Second Team (Outdoor)
2018 All-ACC First Team (Outdoor)
2019 ACC All-Academic
2018 ACC All-Academic
Top 10 Wake Forest Marks
No. 3 - Javelin Throw (Outdoor) - 50.22m (170' 1")
Collegiate PR
JT: 51.85m (170' 1")
2022 (Graduate)
Outdoor: Grabbed a first place finish in javelin at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/17) … Earned a fifth place finish at the Raleigh Relays (3/25) … Grabbed third place finish at the Duke Invite (4/9) … Placed fifth in the javelin at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/13), earning All-ACC Second Team.
2021 (Senior)
Outdoor: Grabbed a second place finish in javelin at the Perry Palooza Early Bird Classic (2/27) … Earned a sixth place finish at the Raleigh Relays (3/25) … Grabbed three consecutive top-five finishes at the Tobacco Road Challenge (4/9), Virginia Challenge (4/16), and Duke Twilight (5/3) … Placed sixth in the javelin at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/13).
2020 (Junior)
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2019 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Earned first place in javelin at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/14) … Placed eighth in javelin at the Raleigh Relays (3/29) … Got her second win of the season at the Charlotte Invitational (4/12) … Placed fourth and set a new personal best in javelin at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/9).
2018 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Had a stellar freshman campaign that culminated in First Team All-ACC honors in the javelin after taking second with a best throw of 45.21m…Finished 30th at the NCAA East Preliminary…Won the javelin at the Charlotte Invitational…Took second at the WF Outdoor Opener…Finished fifth at the Virginia Challenge…Also competed at the Raleigh Relays and Penn Relays.
High School
Ranked top-20 nationally and No. 1 in the state of New Jersey...Set six meet records as a senior in 2017 and took sixth at the Penn Relays...Finished first at the 2016 Monmouth County Championships, Shore Conference Championships, New Jersey Group IV State Championships, the New Jersey Meet of Champions and fifth at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals...Shore Track Coaches Association Thrower of the Year...Personal best of 146’ 5” in the javelin.
Personal
Majoring in Business & Enterprise Management.
Awards
2022 All-ACC Second Team (Outdoor)
2021 All-ACC Second Team (Outdoor)
2018 All-ACC First Team (Outdoor)
2019 ACC All-Academic
2018 ACC All-Academic
Top 10 Wake Forest Marks
No. 3 - Javelin Throw (Outdoor) - 50.22m (170' 1")
Collegiate PR
JT: 51.85m (170' 1")
2022 (Graduate)
Outdoor: Grabbed a first place finish in javelin at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/17) … Earned a fifth place finish at the Raleigh Relays (3/25) … Grabbed third place finish at the Duke Invite (4/9) … Placed fifth in the javelin at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/13), earning All-ACC Second Team.
2021 (Senior)
Outdoor: Grabbed a second place finish in javelin at the Perry Palooza Early Bird Classic (2/27) … Earned a sixth place finish at the Raleigh Relays (3/25) … Grabbed three consecutive top-five finishes at the Tobacco Road Challenge (4/9), Virginia Challenge (4/16), and Duke Twilight (5/3) … Placed sixth in the javelin at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/13).
2020 (Junior)
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2019 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Earned first place in javelin at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/14) … Placed eighth in javelin at the Raleigh Relays (3/29) … Got her second win of the season at the Charlotte Invitational (4/12) … Placed fourth and set a new personal best in javelin at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/9).
2018 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Had a stellar freshman campaign that culminated in First Team All-ACC honors in the javelin after taking second with a best throw of 45.21m…Finished 30th at the NCAA East Preliminary…Won the javelin at the Charlotte Invitational…Took second at the WF Outdoor Opener…Finished fifth at the Virginia Challenge…Also competed at the Raleigh Relays and Penn Relays.
High School
Ranked top-20 nationally and No. 1 in the state of New Jersey...Set six meet records as a senior in 2017 and took sixth at the Penn Relays...Finished first at the 2016 Monmouth County Championships, Shore Conference Championships, New Jersey Group IV State Championships, the New Jersey Meet of Champions and fifth at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals...Shore Track Coaches Association Thrower of the Year...Personal best of 146’ 5” in the javelin.
Personal
Majoring in Business & Enterprise Management.
Football Media Availability (9/24/25)
Wednesday, September 24
Football Media Availability (9/23/25)
Tuesday, September 23
Wake Forest Football Head Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (Week 5)
Tuesday, September 23
Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (Sept. 22, 2025)
Monday, September 22
