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2018-19 Track & Field Roster
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Willis, Meredith
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Meredith Willis
- Position:
- Jumps/Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wytheville, Va.
- High School:
- George Wythe
Bio
Personal Records:
7.56 seconds in indoor 60m (VT Challenge, 2/21/20)
23.85 seconds in indoor 200m (ECAC Indoor Championships, 3/8/20)
56.66 seconds in indoor 400m (ECAC Indoor Championships, 3/4/16)
5.53Â meters in indoor long jump (Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup, 2/3/17)
11.43 meters in indoor triple jump (Sykes & Sabock Challenge, 2/6/16)
11.74 seconds in outdoor 100-meter dash (JMU Invitational, 4/20/19)
23.84 seconds in outdoor 200m (CAA Championship, 5/3/19)
5.27 meters in outdoor long jump (VCU Ram Invitational, 3/18/17)
Career Highlights:
Indoor Track & Field
Outdoor Track & Field
2017-18 as a Junior:
Outdoor Track & Field
Outdoor Track & Field
2015-16 as a Freshman:
Indoor Track & Field
Outdoor Track & Field
Other
High School and Club:
7.56 seconds in indoor 60m (VT Challenge, 2/21/20)
23.85 seconds in indoor 200m (ECAC Indoor Championships, 3/8/20)
56.66 seconds in indoor 400m (ECAC Indoor Championships, 3/4/16)
5.53Â meters in indoor long jump (Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup, 2/3/17)
11.43 meters in indoor triple jump (Sykes & Sabock Challenge, 2/6/16)
11.74 seconds in outdoor 100-meter dash (JMU Invitational, 4/20/19)
23.84 seconds in outdoor 200m (CAA Championship, 5/3/19)
5.27 meters in outdoor long jump (VCU Ram Invitational, 3/18/17)
Career Highlights:
- 2019 CAA 100m dash Runner-up
- 2019 CAA 200m dash Runner-up
- Record holder in the outdoor 200m (23.84)
- Record holder in the indoor 200m (23.85)
- Member of the 2016 ECAC champion 4x100 relay team
- Member of the outdoor 4x100 relay team that holds the JMU record (45.37)
- Member of the outdoor 4x200 relay team that holds the JMU record (1:36.19)
- Member of the indoor 4x400 relay team that holds the JMU record (3:42.25)
- Member of the outdoor 4x400 relay team that holds the JMU record (3:41.48)
- 2nd on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x100 relay (45.66)
- 6th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x200 relay (1:38.66)
- 6th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the indoor 400-meter dash (56.66)
- 6th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x200 relay (1:38.53)
- 7th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 100-meter dash (11.90)
- 5th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the indoor 60-meter dash (7.56)
- 9th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x100 relay (46.59)
- 10th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x200 relay (1:38.90)
Indoor Track & Field
- Finished first in the 60m finals at the Marshall Women’s Only Meet with a time of 7.75 [1/11]
- Finished first in the 60m preliminary at the Marshall Women’s Only Meet with a time of 7.78 [1/11]
- Finished first in the 200m at the Marshall Women’s Only Meet with a time of 24.80 [1/11]
- Finished third in the 60m finals at the VMI Keydet Invitational with a time of 7.73 [1/17-18]
- Finished third in the 60m semifinals at the VMI Keydet Invitational with a time of 7.65 [1/17-18]
- Finished fourth in the 60m preliminaries at the VMI Keydet Invitational with a time of 7.72 [1/17-18]
- Finished sixth in the 200m race at the Penn State National Open with a time of 24.44 [2/1]
- Finished sixth in 60m race at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge with a time of 7.66. [2/8]
- Finished fifth in the 200m race at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge with a time of 24.49. [2/8]
- Finished 14th in the 200m with a time of 24:49 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational [2/14-2/15]Â
- Part of the 4x400m relay team that finished 12th with a time of 3:50.17 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational [2/14-2/15]
- Finished third in the 60m race at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 7.56. [2/21-2/22]
- Finished first in the 200m race at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 24.01. [2/21-2/22]
- Finished fifth in the ECAC Championship 60m finals with a time of 7.60 [3/8]
- Finished eighth in the ECAC Championship 60m semifinals with a time of 7.60 [3/7]
- Finished sixth in the ECAC Championship 60m prelims with a time of 7.64 [3/7]
- Won the ECAC Championship 200m finals with a time of 23.85 [3/8]
- Won the ECAC Championship 200m prelims with a time of 24.18 [3/7]
- Part of the 4x400m relay team that finished fifth in the ECAC Championship finals with a time of 3:46.55 [3/8]
Outdoor Track & Field
- Qualified for the ECAC Championship in the 200m dash with a time of 24.51 at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational, 4/13/19
- Won the 100m and 200m dash at the JMU Invitational with new personal bests in both events, 4/20/19
- Finished ninth out of 62 at the Colonial Relay 200- meter with a time of 25.51 [4/5]
- Finished 33rd out of 55 at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational 100- meter with a time of 12.10 [4/13]
- Finished 29th out of 69 at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational 200- meter with a time of 24.51 [4/13]
- Finished first out of three at the JMU Invitational 100- meter with a time of 11.74 [4/20]
- Finished first out of three at the JMU Invitational 200- meter with a time of 23.86 [4/20]
- Finished third out of 21 at the CAA Championship 100- meter preliminary with a time of 12.13 [5/3]
- Finished first out of 23 at the CAA Championship 200- meter preliminary with a time of 23.84 [5/3]
- Finished second out of eight at the CAA Championship 100- meter finals with a time of 12.03 [5/4]
- Finished second out of eight at the CAA Championship 200- meter finals with a time of 24.01 [5/4]
2017-18 as a Junior:
Outdoor Track & Field
- All-ECAC
- Finished sixth out of 32 runners at the VCU Ram Invite 200-meter dash with a time of 25.43 [3/16]
- Part of the 4x400Â relay team that finished second out of five teams at the VCU Ram Invite with a time of 3:55.46 [3/17]
- Part of the 4x100-meter relays team that finished 22nd out of 43 teams at the Texas Relays with a time of 46.93 seconds [3/30]
- Part of the 4x200-meter relays team that finished eighth out of 11 teams at the Texas Relays with a time of 1:39.42 [3/31]
- Finished 13th out of 69 runners at the Colonial Relays 200-meter race with a time of 24.65 seconds [4/6]
- Part of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished second out of seven teams at the Mason Spring Invitational with a time of 46.44 seconds [4/14]
- Finished sixth out of 42 runners at the Mason Spring Invitational 100-meter dash with a time of 11.94 seconds [4/14]
- Finished sixth out of 53 runners at the Mason Spring Invitational 200-meter dash with a time of 24.18 seconds [4/14]
- Part of the 4x100 relay team that won at the JMU Invitational with a time 45.84 seconds [4/21]
- Part of the 4x100 meter relay team that finished second out of eight teams at the CAA Championships with a time of 45.76 seconds [5/5]
- Finished fourth out of eight runners at the CAA Championships 100-meter dash with a time of 12.12 seconds [5/5]
- Finished second out of eight runners at the CAA Championships 200-meter dash with a time of 24.37 seconds [5/5]
- Finished fourth out of eight runners at the ECAC Championships 200-meter dash with a time of 24.43 seconds [5/13]
- Part of the 4x100 meter relay team that finished sixth out of 16 teams at the ECAC Championships with a time of 46.39 seconds [5/12]
- Finished second out of eight runners at the Father Diamond Invitational 60-meter dash with a time of 7.73 seconds [1/6]
- Part of the 4x400Â relay team that finished second out of seven teams at the Father Diamond Invitational with a time of 3:57.88 [1/6]
- Won the Marshall Women's Classic 60-meter dash with a time of 7.78 seconds [1/13]
- Finished ninth out of 58Â runners at the Keydet Invitational 200-meter dash with a time of 25.06 seconds [1/20]
- Part of the 4x400 relay team that finished sixth out of 20 teams at the Keydet Invitational with a time of 3:53.56 [1/20]
- Finished second out of 18 runners at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup 400-meter dash with a time of 56.90 seconds. [2/3]
- Finished fifth out of 20 runners at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup 200-meter dash with a time of 24.93 seconds. [2/3]
- Part of the 4x400 relay team that placed third out of seven teams at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup with a time of 3:50.93. [2/3]
- Finished sixth out of nine runners at the David Hemery Invitational 60-meter dash with a time of 7.68 [2/10]
- Finished 11th out of 207 at the David Hemery Invitational 200-meter dash with a time of 24.64 [2/10]
- Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Fall ’17, Spring '18)
- Dean’s List (Fall ’17, Spring '18)
Outdoor Track & Field
- CAA Track Athlete of the Week [3/28, 4/11]
- Won the VCU Ram Invitational long jump with a mark of 5.27 meters [3/18]
- Finished fourth out of 18 runners at the Raleigh Relays 200-meter dash with a time of 24.31 seconds [3/25]
- Won the Liberty Collegiate Invite 100-meter dash with a time of 12.00 seconds [4/8]
- Won the Liberty Collegiate Invite 200-meter dash with a time of 23.92 seconds [4/8]
- Finished second out of 12 runners at the William Walton Invitational 100-meter dash with a time of 11.73 seconds [4/15]
- Finished second out of 18 runners at the William Walton Invitational 200-meter dash with a time of 23.98 seconds [4/15]
- Finished eighth out of 25 runners at the CAA Championships 100-meter dash with a best time of 12.05 seconds [5/5-6]
- Part of the 4x100 relay team that placed second out of 21 at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 45.80 seconds [3/25]
- Part of the 4x100 relay team that placed 14th out of 47 at the Texas Relays with a time of 45.89 seconds [3/31]
- Part of the 4x100 relay team that placed second out of 11 at the UVA Challenge with a time of 45.37 seconds [4/21]
- Part of the 4x400Â relay team that placed sixth out of 49 at the Texas Relays with a best time of 3:41.48 [3/31-4/1]
- Finished third out of 21 runners at the Father Diamond Invitational 200-meter dash with a time of 25.59 [1/7]
- Part of the 4x400 relay team that finished third at the Father Diamond Invitational with a time of 3:56.09 [1/7]
- Qualified for the ECACs in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.98 at the Kentucky Invitational [1/14]
- Finished 17th out of 49 jumpers in the long jump at the Kentucky Invitational with a distance of 5.42 meters [1/14]
- Part of the 4x400 team that qualified for ECACs at the Kentucky Invitational with a time of 3:48.76 [1/14]
- Qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.65 seconds at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational [1/28]
- Part of the 4x400 relay team that qualified for the ECAC Championships with a time of 3:52.27 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational [1/28]
- Finished fourth out of 15 jumpers at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup long jump with a distance of 5.53 meters [2/3]
- Finished ninth out of 29 runners at the Liberty Elite Invitational 60-meter dash with a time of 7.71 seconds [2/11]
- Finished 10th out of 28 runners at the Liberty Elite Invitational 200-meter dash with a time of 25.01 seconds [2/11]
- Part of the 4x400 meter relay team that won the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 3:42.25 [2/18]
- Finished seventh out of 27 runners at the ECAC Indoor Championships 60-meter dash with a best time of 7.62 seconds [3/5]
- Finished fourth out of 27 runners at the ECAC Indoor Championships 200-meter dash with a best time of 24.34 seconds [3/5]
- Fall 2016 Dean's List
- Athletic Director's Scholar Athlete Award
2015-16 as a Freshman:
Indoor Track & Field
- Member of 4x400 meter relay team that qualified for the ECAC Indoor Championships at the Virginia Tech Challenge
- Placed second and qualified for the ECAC Indoor Championships with a time of 57.14 at the George Mason Last Chance meet
- Ran a personal-best time of 56.66 at the ECAC Indoor Championships to move into sixth in program history
Outdoor Track & Field
- Took bronze in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.06 seconds at the CAA Championships
- Part of 4x100-meter relay team that placed second at the CAA Championships with 46.06 seconds
- Member of the 4x200-meter relay team that finished with a time of 1:38.66Â in the ECAC Finals at the Penn Relays, posting the fourth fastest mark in school history
- Finished third out of 12 competitors in the 200-meter dash at the JMU Invitational with a time of 24.80, setting a personal record
- Placed tied for third out of 12 runners in the 100-meter dash at the JMU Invitational with a time of 11.90, setting a personal record while also qualifying for the ECAC outdoor championshipsÂ
- Finished third out of 24 runners in the 200-meter dash at the Lou Onesty/Milton G. Abramson Invitational with a time of 24.85, qualifying her for the ECAC outdoor championshipsÂ
- Placed 13th out of 108 athletes in the 200-meter dash at the Colonial Relays with a time of 24.83 seconds
- Placed 13th out of 23 with a time of 1:39.77 on the 4x200 meter relay team in the Raleigh Relays, seventh in program history
Other
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- Dean's List (Fall 2015)
- Dean's List (Spring 2016)Â
High School and Club:
- Won the Virginia State 1A Outdoor 100-meter and 200-meter dash championships in both 2014 and 2015
- Won the 2014 Virginia State 1A Indoor 55-meter and 300-meter dash championships
- Won the 2014 Virginia State 1A Indoor and Outdoor Long Jump championship
- Won the 2015 and 2014 Outdoor and 2014 Indoor Virginia State 1A Triple Jump championships
- Meredith Ashley Willis
- Daughter of Steve and Judy Willis
- Majoring in accounting
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