2019-20 Track & Field Roster
Sarah Wills
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Morgantown, W.Va.
- High School:
- University HS
2018-19 (r-So.)
Outdoor Season- Grabbed ninth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 37:10.62 at the Big 12 Championship
- Raced in the 10,000 meters at the Mountaineer Showcase and took fourth place with a time of 36:56.87
- Took 24th in the 5,000-meter run in 17:09.33 at the Bison Outdoor Classic
- Placed fourth in the 1,500 meters after notching a time of 4:39.41 at the Virginia Quad
- Competed in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays
- Finished in 11th place in the 1,500-meter run in 4:38.91 at the 49er Classic
- Was a member of the third-place distance medley relay team at the Big 12 Championship, finishing in a season-best time of 11:40.42 to earn All-Big 12 honors
- Also competed in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, earning 35th overall with a time of 10:24.81
- Placed fourth in the women’s mile after finishing in 4:56.83 at the Penn State Tune-Up
- Helped the distance medley relay team earn first place (11:52.96) at the SPIRE Division I Classic
- Competed in the distance medley relay and helped the team earn sixth place in 12:55.37 at the Akron Invitational
2017-18 (r-Fr.)
Outdoor Season- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Took second place in the 1,500 meters at the Virginia Challenge (4:32.71)
- Placed eighth in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational in a time of 17:03.80
- Also ran the 5,000 meters at the Penn Relays, taking 19th in section 2 (17:12.86)
- Earned All-Big 12 status as a member of the fourth-place distance medley relay team at the Big 12 Championship (11:28.20)
- Registered a third-place finish in the mile at the Penn State Tune-Up (4:58.36)
- Also placed third in the mile at the YSU College Invite in 4:59.86
- Finished fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Penn State National Open, crossing the finish line in 9:54.63
- Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, finishing in 9:54.78 for 21st place
- Traveled to the Boston University Valentine Invite and placed 11th in the 5,000 meters (17:04.57)
2016-17 (Fr.)
Outdoor Season- Redshirted
- Redshirted
High School
- Ran at University High for coach Ed Frohnapfel and ran club for West Virginia Flyers under coach Jonathan Wright
- West Virginia state champions in 2014 and 2015
- 2014 OVAC 5A champion
- Two-time cross country all-state
- Four time all-state honoree in the 4×800 relay
- Placed third in the 800 meters, running a personal-best time of 2:17 at the 2016 state championships
- Runner-up finish in the 3,200 meters at the 2016 state championships, finishing with a personal-best time of 10:57
- 2016 state champion in the 1,600 meters with a personal-best time of 5:04
- Member of the National Honor Society and math honorary - Mu Alpha Theta
Personal
- Daughter of Norman and Rebecca Wills
- Has one sister
- Birthday is December 11
- Majoring in biomedical engineering
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
T&F: DMR Team Big 12 Championship Post-Race Interview
Saturday, March 01
Petal Palmer - 2024 Wilma Rudolph Award Recipient
Monday, June 10
A Conversation with Wren Baker
Monday, December 05
Life as a Mountaineer - Haley Jackson
Monday, May 16
