COLLEGIATE PERSONAL-BESTS: Mile - 4:58.64, 3000m - 9:40.51, 5000m - 16:37.71, 3000s - 10:33.01
CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Claimed all-region honors twice (2018, 2019) in cross country. Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
ON A NATIONAL STAGE
Cross Country
NCAA XC Championships (11/23/19): Ran 21:05.6 to place 73rd.
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/15/19): Placed 15th to earn all-region honors with a time of 20:39.9.
NCAA XC Championships (11/17/18): Placed 94th to help lead Nittany Lions to fourth Top-20 team finish.
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/9/18): Finished sixth with a time of 21:21.1 to earn All-Region honors.
NCAA XC Championships (11/18/17): Placed 118th (20:51.95) and was the third finisher for the Nittany Lions at the NCAA Championships.
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/10/17): Was the second Nittany Lion, and fifth overall finisher (20:15.1)...Helped Penn State to NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship.
AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Track and Field
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2-23-24/18): Competed in the 5000m event.
Cross Country
Big Ten Championships (11/3/19): Finished 25th with a time of 21:02.2.
Big Ten Championships (10/28/18): Placed 18th with a time of 20:41.0.
Big Ten Championships (10/29/17): Ran 20:48.8 to placed 18th at first Big Ten Cross Country Championships of her career.
TRACK AND FIELD
2021 Outdoor
Competed twice for the Nittany Lions, winning the 3000s at the Maryland B1G Invite and setting a personal best of 10:33.01 in the 3000s to place fourth at the B1G Invite.
2020 Outdoor
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Indoor
Season: Competed in one meet.
Penn State National Open (1/31-2/1): Ran 9:52.23 in the 3000m.
2019 Outdoor
Season: Competed in three meets running the 5000m.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/13-14): Ran 16:57.05 to set personal-best.
2019 Indoor
Season: Did not compete.
2018 Outdoor
Season: Did not compete.
2018 Indoor
Season: Set personal-bests in the mile (4:58.64), 3000m (9:40.51) and 5000m (16:37.71) with both the 3000m and mile accomplishments were both set at Penn State home track...Competed in 5000m final at Big Ten Indoor Championships.
Penn State National (1/26-27): Ran 9:40.51 to set new personal-best mark in 3000m. Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/2-3): Ran 4:58.64 to set new personal-best mark in mile event.
CROSS COUNTRY
2018
Season: Had three top-ten finishes...Finished 18th at Big Ten Championships...Earned All-Region honors by finishing fifth overall at Mid-Atlantic Regional.
Penn State National Open (10/12): Finished fifth for top finish of the year (20:40.6). Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (9/28): Ran a season-best 20:39.6...Placed 45th.
2017
Season: Recorded four top-10 finishes in regular season.
Penn State National (9/30): Placed sixth, running 20.34.
BEFORE PENN STATE
High School PRs: 800m - 2:16.38, 1,600m - 4:56.81, 3,200m - 10:37.79, 3,000m (i) - 10:16.06, Two-Mile (i) - 10:57.07, 5K (XC) - 18:01.00
Won cross country team 2015 District III AAA championship...Won four Track & Field team League & County champions…Earned Berks Cross Country Champion, All-County Player Of The Year, & all-state honors…Won three 3200m & two 1600m Berks championships...Captured 2016 District III AAA 1600m & 4x800m Champion...Earned BCTFCA All-State honors in 3200m, 1600m, 4x800m...Named 2017 Berks All-County Track Player Of The Year...Named Earl Mohn Outstanding Student Athlete Track Award...Holds Wilson HS 1600m record...Earned swimming NISCA Academic All-American & three-year District III AAA qualifier... National Footlocker Cross Country Championship All-American Honorable Mention & first Berks female qualifier...Finished 15th at New Balance Indoor Nationals two-mile EE & 18th in 4x800m Championship...Gradauted Summa Cum Laude...Named National Honor Society...Earned E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award...Named Berks Chapter of the PA Sports Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award...Garnered Pepsi Outstanding Senior Athlete Award.
PERSONAL
Full name is Alison Elaine Willingmyre...Daughter of Rich and Darcie Willingmyre... Has one brother, Daniel Willingmyre… Born on June 27, 1999, in Wernersville, Pennsylvania.
Alison Willingmyre Season 2021
ClassSenior
HometownWernersville, Pa.
MajorEngineering Pre-Major
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Nittany Lions Set to Host Penn State National Open
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Nittany Lions Compete at Paul Short Invitational
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Cross Country Season Set to Begin at Lock Haven
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Cross Country Kicks Off Fall Intrasquad Competition
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Nittany Lions Run to Fifth Consecutive Top-20 Finish
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Women's Cross Country Competes at NCAA Championships
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Women's Cross Country Wins Mid-Atlantic Regional
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Nittany Lions Head to Big Ten Championships
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Nittany Lions Host National Open
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Women's Cross Country Ranked No. 22
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Cross Country Heads to Buckeye Preview
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Setting a Benchmark
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Milestones Highlight Annual Spiked Shoe Invitational
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Cross Country Begins 2019 Season at the Dolan Duals
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Track & Field Season Preview: Coach Reckart
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No. 22 Women's Cross Country Places 20th at NCAAs
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No. 22 Women's Cross Country Heads to NCAAs
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Nittany Lions Compete at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
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No. 13 Nittany Lion Women Finish Fourth at Big Tens
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No. 19 Women's Cross Country Wins National Open
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No. 13 Nittany Lion Women Finish 13th at Wisconsin
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Abert, Paternain Win Titles at Spiked Shoe
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From High School to the Big Leagues
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XC Sweeps Titles at Dolan Duals
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M&W XC Earn USTFCCCA Academic Honors
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T&F Competes Across the Country
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No. 8 MT&F captures Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup
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Fourth-Annual Penn State XC, T&F Awards Banquet
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Third-Straight Top-20 Finish for XC at NCAA's
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XC Focused on NCAA Championships
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WXC Three-Peats at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
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XC Wraps Up B1G Championships
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Cross Country Travels to Big Ten Championships
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No. 10 WXC Captures National Open on Senior Day
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Women Win Last Home Race of Season
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XC Set to Host Penn State National Open Friday
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XC Posts Top-Three Finishes at Cowboy Jamboree
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Freshman Finds Herself Making an Early Impact
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WXC Wins Sixth-Straight Spiked Shoe Invtl.
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XC Set to Host Annual Spiked Shoe Invite
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XC Sweeps Team Titles in Season Opener
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The Future is Bright for T&F
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T&F Travels to Stanford Invite, Florida Relays
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T&F Splits for Weekend Meets
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Meet Day: Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup
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Meet Day: Penn State National Open
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Meet Day: McCravy Memorial Invitational
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Meet Day: Nittany Lion Challenge
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Track & Field Signs Twelve During Early Signing
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