Alison Willingmyre Season 2022

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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.