Rae attended Lakeshore Catholic High School in Ontario for which he set the Penn Relays high school record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:08 (minimum:sec). While still in high school, Rae finished in second place in the 1500 meters at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.
Rae competed for Notre Dame during his collegiate career. Rae has also represented Canada internationally in various world track meets. High school Collegiate and international Rae was recruited by Notre Dame.
Rae finished in fifth place overall for the 1500 meters at the 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association DI Outdoor T&F Championships.
Just a month after the National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Championships, Rae represented Canada at the 2013 Summer Universiade, finishing second to Valentin Smirnov, earning a silver medal from the men"s 1500 meter. At the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association DI Indoor T&F Championships, Rae finished the indoor mile finals in ninth place.
He holds various school records and won an National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship in the Distance Medley Relay in 2012. On February 7, 2014, Rae won Note Dame"s Meyo Invitational mile race in a time of 3:57.25, breaking Notre Dame"s previous mile record of 3:57.83 set by Luke Watson in 2002.
