Mr. Rogers and Rhonda Hunt are the parents of Raevyn Rogers, an American middle-distance athlete.
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She won a bronze medal in the 800 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the fourth fastest woman in U.S. history in the event.
She finished second at the U.S. Track and Field Trials in June 2021 and after qualifying the semi-final run and making a place in the finals her mother, Rhonda Hunt opened about her feelings and said;
“My stomach was in knots. I had to leave the room to be by myself and then I started looking at the statistics myself. And then I saw she made it.
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“So it was a really big relief because I know how hard and how much she wanted it. We all wanted it, but she’s the one doing the work. I just know how much she put into it and I’m just happy for her and happy for all our ‘Raevyn’s Nest’ family that we made it to the next round.”
Rogers ran on the University of Oregon Ducks women’s track and field team until 2017, when she went professional.
At the 2019 World Championships, Rogers came from seventh with 100m remaining in the race to place silver over USA teammate Ajeé Wilson in bronze.
She earned a world indoor title as a member of national 4×400 m relay squad that took gold at the 2018 World Indoor Championships.
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