Roisin Willis wins 800-meter gold medal at World Junior Championships

Cali, Colombia. (WSAW) - Stevens Point native Roisin Willis won the gold medal in the 800-meter race at the World Junior Championships. She set a championship-record with a time of 1:59.13.

The time is her personal best and first time running the 800-meter under two minutes. It marks her first-career international medal. Willis entered the race with the second-fastest personal best of 2:00.03, set at the WIAA State High School meet.

What a battle for the win 💪@roisinwillis_ 🇺🇸 defeats @AudreyWerro 🇨🇭 with a superb kick and breaks the championship 800m record for gold in 1:59:13!#WorldAthleticsU20 pic.twitter.com/JvcijkX9EB
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 4, 2022

WHAT 👏 A 👏 RACE👏

Roisin Willis ran a new Championship record in 1:59.13 to take 800m🥇 at #WorldAthleticsU20!

Juliette Whittaker took bronze in 2:00.18 🥉🇺🇸#JourneyToGold
— USATF (@usatf) August 4, 2022

WORLD U20 CHAMPION 🥇@roisinwillis_ 🇺🇸 produces a huge kick to break the championship 800m record in 1:59.13 and strikes gold!#WorldAthleticsU20 pic.twitter.com/s49qnShSqs
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 4, 2022

Willis is set to run at Stanford next season.