Rachel Smith (née Schneider, born July 18, 1991)[1] is an American middle- and long-distance runner.

Smith represented the United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha and at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.

[2] She went on to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,[2] where she became a Big East Conference champion, school-record holder, and earned multiple All-American honors.

In 2019, Smith competed in the women's 5000 metres at the World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar, where she did not advance to the final.

[5] In April 2021, she won the USATF road mile championship, ahead of Shannon Osika and Heather Kampf.