Roisin Willis
- 800 m: 1:59.13 (Cali 2022)
- Indoors
- 800 m: 1:59.93 (Albuquerque 2023)
- 1000 m: 2:41.53 AU18B (Chicago 2021)
Women's athletics | ||
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Representing United States | ||
World U20 Championships | ||
2022 Cali | 800 m | |
2022 Cali | 4x400 m relay |
Roisin Willis (born August 6, 2004)[1] is an American middle-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the 2022 World Under-20 Championships, adding second title for the women's 4x400 m relay.
Willis is a two-time NCAA champion.
Personal life
Her mother is Irish track athlete Breeda Dennehy-Willis, who competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Willis attended Stevens Point High School in Wisconsin.[2] After graduation from high school, she attended Stanford University, where she participates in cross country and track and field.[3]
Career
Willis was successful as a high-school athlete. She is the U.S. high-school indoor 800 meters record holder. Her outdoor mark of 2:00.78 recorded in 2021 is a U.S. under-18 record.[4] She holds Wisconsin state records in 400 m, 800 m and 1600 m. Willis qualified to run in the 2020 US Olympic trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, after running 2:00.78 for the 800 m at the Trials of Miles New York City. At the Olympic trials she reached the semi-finals, finishing 13th.[5]
She took silver in the 800 m at the 2022 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships,[6] Two months later, she won the event at the World U20 Championships held in Cali, Colombia, breaking the championship record with a personal best of 1:59.13.[7] It was the first time she ran sub-two minutes in an 800 m race.[8] She added gold for the women's 4 x 400 m relay with an official split time of 51.34.[9]
Collegiate career
As a freshman at Stanford, Willis won the 800m in a time of 1:59.93 at the NCAA Indoor T&F Championships in Albuquerque, NM, setting a personal best, and meet and facility records in the process. She was also a member of the Stanford team that won the distance medley relay.[1][10] That same year at the NCAA Outdoor T&F Championships she finished 4th in the 800m. Following her freshman year, she signed an NIL deal with New Balance prior to competing at the US Track and Field Championships.[11]
Achievements
NCAA titles
References
- ^ a b "Roisin WILLIS – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Meet the Six High Schoolers Who Have Qualified to Run at the Olympic Trials". Runners World.
- ^ "Roisin Willis' commitment to Stanford caps a year of accomplishments". WSAW.com.
- ^ "Halfmiler Roisin Willis Riding A Hot Streak". Trackandfieldnews.com.
- ^ "On the rise:Roisin Willis (US High school 800m record holder)". citiusmag.com.
- ^ "2022 Cross Country Roster". Gostandord.com.
- ^ "Roisin Willis wins 800-meter gold medal at World Junior Championships". WSAW-TV.
- ^ "Super Roisin Willis wins World U20 Championships 800m gold medal with 1:59.13CR". World-track.org.
- ^ "Interview:Roisin Willis after winning gold at the world athletics u20 championships 800m". Citiusmag.com.
- ^ "Phenoms Katelyn Tuohy and Roisin Willis Shine at NCAA Indoors". LetsRun.com. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Chavez, Chris (July 3, 2023). "NCAA Champion Roisin Willis Signs New Balance NIL Deal". Citius Mag. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
External links
- Roisin Willis at World Athletics
- Roisin Willis at TFRRS.org
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- 1986: Selina Chirchir (KEN)
- 1988: Birte Bruhns (GDR)
- 1990: Liu Li (CHN)
- 1992: Lu Yi (CHN)
- 1994: Mioara Cosulianu (ROM)
- 1996: Claudia Gesell (GER)
- 1998: Olga Mikayeva (RUS)
- 2000: Nancy Langat (KEN)
- 2002: Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)
- 2004: Natalya Koreyvo (BLR)
- 2006: Olga Cristea (MDA)
- 2008: Mirela Lavric (ROM)
- 2010: Mirela Lavric (ROM)
- 2012: Ajeé Wilson (USA)
- 2014: Margaret Wambui (KEN)
- 2016: Samantha Watson (USA)
- 2018: Diribe Welteji (ETH)
- 2021: Ayal Dagnachew (ETH)
- 2022: Roisin Willis (USA)