# Giants honor Rachel Apa after New York City Marathon death at age 24: ‘She’s in God’s hands now’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/giants-honor-rachel-apa-after-new-york-city-marathon-death-at-age-24-shes-in-gods-hands-now/
- Published: 2026-11-06T10:14:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T13:08:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/giants-honor-rachel-apa-after-new-york-city-marathon-death-age-24-shes-gods-hands-now
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Giants coach John Harbaugh paid tribute to Rachel Apa.
- Apa, 24, died after collapsing near mile 24 of the marathon.
- Her family has created a foundation in her name.

## Summary

New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh paid tribute to Rachel Apa, a 24-year-old runner who died after collapsing during the New York City Marathon. His remarks recognised her family’s grief and pride in her life, and reflected tributes from her university communities and runners.

Apa, a former Division I field hockey player at Bucknell University and graduate student at Charleston Southern, was running her first marathon to raise money for Parkinson’s disease research in memory of her grandfather. She collapsed near mile 24 and died later in hospital; her family said doctors cited rhabdomyolysis, while medical examiners are still determining the official cause. Her relatives have established the Rachel Apa Foundation to continue her charitable work and promote runner health and medical safety.

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