Allie Wilson

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Allie Wilson
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Wilson at the 2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg   United States
BornMarch 31, 1996 (1996-03-31) (age 28) [1]
Home town Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Education Strath Haven High School
Monmouth University [2]
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [2]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 800 metres
College team Monmouth Hawks [2]
ClubHeartland Track Club [3]
Coached byChris Tarello [4]
Amy Yoder Begley [5]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
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NACAC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Freeport 800 m
Updated on January 1, 2024

Allie Wilson (born March 31, 1996) is an American middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. She was the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winner in the 800 m.

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Her first major breakthrough came in 2018 during her third year at Monmouth University, advancing from 2:11 to a 2:04 best in the 800 m and qualifying for her first NCAA Championships. After a best finish of 5th at the 2019 NCAA finals, Wilson signed as a professional with the Atlanta Track Club coached by Amy Yoder Begley and her husband Andrew. She went on to finish sixth at the Olympic Trials and fourth at the 2022 U.S. championships, just one spot away from making a U.S. global championship team. At the 2022 NACAC Championships, she won the silver medal in the 800 metres.

Early life

Wilson is from Wallingford, Pennsylvania, where she attended Strath Haven High School. [2] She started running the 800 m in 2005, under the Catholic Youth Organization at St. John Chrysostom Catholic Church. [6]

At Strath Haven, she split her fall seasons between cross country running and soccer while working as a lifeguard. She was the Delaware County Daily Times 2013 Girls' Soccer Player of the Year, and was considered the best defender in Delaware County. [7] Despite getting offers from NCAA Division I schools to run cross country and track, Wilson said that soccer was her "main sport". [7]

In 2014, Wilson's Strath Haven team qualified for the Penn Relays Championship of America in the 4 × 800 metres relay for the fifth year in a row, with the help of Wilson splitting 2:17 on the third leg. [8] The team's best finish in the Championship of America finals was 4th, at the 2011 edition when both Wilson and her sister Val split 2:15 on the first and second legs. [9] [10]

Collegiate career

From fall 2014 to spring 2019, Wilson ran for the Monmouth Hawks track and field program, coached by Chris Tarello. [4] [2] She failed to qualify for the NCAA championships her freshman and second years, and during her junior year she experienced a fifth metatarsal fracture on her foot after jumping into a swimming pool. [11] [12]

After recovering, she qualified for the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the 2018 NCAA East regional in Tampa, Florida. Running from the second heat, both Wilson and competitor Laurie Barton split 2:04.58 tying for the final qualifying spot, a difference that was later resolved in Wilson's favor by just 0.001 seconds. [3] [1] In Eugene, Wilson finish just 7th in her semi-final and did not make the finals, although her time of 2:05.55 would have advanced if she had been placed in the third heat. During the 2018 season overall, Wilson improved her personal bests from 2:11 and 4:33 in the 800 m and 1500 m to 2:04 and 4:22 respectively. [13]

On February 8, 2019 at the Boston University Valentine Invitational, Wilson ran an 800 m personal best of 2:02.65, the number 2 time in the NCAA that season. [14] Wilson competed in her first senior national championship at the 2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, while still a college senior. Racing the rarely-run 1000 metres event, she qualified for the finals and finished 6th overall in a time of 2:41.76. [15] Later that season at the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Wilson improved upon her placing to finish 4th in the finals. In doing so, she became the first Monmouth Hawk to finish top-8 at an NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships. [14]

At the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Wilson again qualified for the finals of the 800 m with the 3rd-fastest overall time in the semi-finals. [1] In the finals, she ran another personal best of 2:02.56 for 5th place. The time was the fastest in Monmouth program history. [16]

Professional career

2019-2020

While in college, Wilson was an intern for the Shore Athletic Club, her first experience with a professional team. [17] On July 30, 2019, Wilson signed with the Atlanta Track Club to be coached under Amy Yoder Begley and her husband Andrew Begley. [5] She was inspired to join by Monmouth teammate and 2015 NCAA runner-up Dylan Capwell, who had signed with the Atlanta TC earlier. [6]

During her first championships as a professional at the 2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Wilson finished 3rd – her first national medal. Wilson was scheduled to run in nine different meetings before the 2020 United States Olympic trials, but the postponement of the Olympics due to COVID-19 changed her plans. [11]

2021

Wilson at the Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in 2021 Keeping the Stride (51243176410).jpg
Wilson at the Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in 2021

Wilson broke the 800 m two-minute barrier for the first time on May 15, 2021 at the Sound Running Track Meet in Irvine, California, with a time of 1:59.68 behind only Laura Muir. [18] At the postponed 2021 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, Wilson placed 2nd in her heat and 3rd in her semi-final, advancing to her first Olympic Trials final. [1] [19]

Hot conditions in Eugene led to a delay in the event schedule – it was 109 °F (43 °C) at 4:30 pm local time when the finals were originally set to be held, and a thermometer held to the track surface read 148.1 °F (64.5 °C). [20] Though the temperature dropped to 93 °F (34 °C) by the time of the delayed start, the relative heat and nighttime conditions were still an adjustment for the athletes. [20] Led by Athing Mu, the opening pace was very fast. Wilson was in eighth place after 200 metres, and seventh place at 400 m. After falling back to eighth place at 600 m, Wilson rallied to finish sixth overall in a new personal best of 1:59.02 despite the heat. [20] All five runners ahead of her also set lifetime bests in the race, and as only the top three were selected, Wilson did not qualify for the 2021 U.S. Olympic team. [20]

2022

At the 2022 Sound Running Track Meet, Wilson ran another personal best of 1:58.18, surpassing the 2022 World Athletics Championships minimum qualifying standard while stumbling and falling at the finish line. [21] At the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Wilson advanced to the finals and all eight finalists were within four metres of each other with 200 m to go, hitting the 600 m mark in 1:28.58. [22] Wilson ended up finishing fourth in 1:58.35, missing out on qualifying for the U.S. Worlds team by just one spot. [1] As a consolation, Wilson was offered a spot on the 2022 NACAC Championships U.S. squad, where she won the silver medal in a photo finish with gold medalist Ajeé Wilson. [23] [24]

2023

Wilson had a successful early 2023 season, beginning with her appearance at the 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 800 m. After Laurie Barton set the pace through 400 m in 59.09 seconds, Kaela Edwards took over at 600 m. Both Nia Akins and Wilson moved to pass Edwards, but Akins' final lap of 29.71 seconds beat Wilson's of 29.83 seconds, earning Akins the gold and Wilson the silver medal. [25]

During the outdoor season, Wilson won the 2023 Penn Relays Olympic Development 800 m in a time of 2:01.13, under "incessant" rain. [26] [27] At the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Wilson finished 4th in her semi-final behind Ajeé Wilson, and she did not qualify for the U.S. team at the 2023 World Championships. [1]

2024

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Wilson at the 2024 US Olympic Trials

Before she started her 2024 season, Wilson and her coach Amy Yoder Begley left the Atlanta Track Club, becoming an unsponsored athlete. [28] The two relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana and started Heartland Track Club coached by Amy's Husband, Andrew Begley. [29] After narrowly losing to Olivia Baker at the Dr. Sander Invite, Wilson won the 2024 Millrose Games 800 m, this time beating Baker by 0.3 seconds. [30]

At the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships finals, Addy Wiley in her first championships as a professional took the lead, but Wilson passed her in the final 50 metres to win her first national title. [31]

International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 14th 800m 2:01.66
Olympic Games Paris, France 28th 800m 1:59.73

National championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2020 USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 3rd800m2:02.99
2021USATF 1 Mile Road Championships Des Moines, Iowa 9thmile4:38.50
USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 6th800m1:59.02
2022USATF 1 Mile Road Championships Des Moines, Iowa 4thmile4:37.0
USATF Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 4th800m1:58.35
2023 USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 2nd800m2:00.33
USATF Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 9th800m2:01.02
2024 USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st800m2:00.63
USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 2nd800m1:58.32

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkPlaceCompetitionVenueDateRef
600 metres 1:26.40 sh Bronze medal icon.svg Millrose Games New York City February 11, 2023 [1]
800 metres 1:57.527th Anniversary Games London, United Kingdom July 20, 2024
1000 metres 2:36.31 sh Silver medal icon.svg Terrier Classic Boston, MassachusettsJanuary 28, 2023 [1]
1500 metres 4:04.02Bronze medal icon.svg Ed Murphey Classic Memphis, Tennessee July 29, 2022 [1]
Mile run 4:26.04Silver medal icon.svg Occidental College Sunset Tour Eagle Rock, California July 9, 2022 [1]

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