Roisin Willis
Stevens Point High School
Impact Statement
Willis’ scholastic career ended in record-breaking fashion and picked right back at Stanford.
Biography
Willis’ scholastic career ended in record-breaking fashion. Early in June, Willis won the Division 1 gold medal in the 800-meter race and broke the national high school record in the process. Her final time was 2:00:03, which also set a new state record that she set when she won the race as a freshman in 2019.
Since 2019, she missed the 2020 season due to COVID-19 shutting down the season and she didn’t run in 2021 as she tried to qualify for the Olympics.
During the Olympic Trials in the 800, the teenager finished 13th. Willis, who will attend Stanford University on an academic and athletic scholarship, was Gatorade’s National Player of the Year in Track & Field during the 2020-21 sports season.
As a freshman, she won two NCAA indoor titles and four All-American honors at Stanford. She was also named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
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