Roisin Willis wins 800-meter gold medal at World Junior Championships
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Published: Aug. 3, 2022 at 8:19 PM CDT|Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 8:20 PM CDT
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.
Willis is set to run at Stanford next season.
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