Valery Tobias

Valery Tobias

Personal information
Born	(2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:59.40 (Eugene, 2025) 1500m: 4:15.29 (Portland, 2025)

Valery Tobias (born 24 September 2000) is an American middle-distance runner. She was runner-up at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships over 800 metres. ^[1]

Early life

From Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, she attended Edinburg IDEA Quest. ^[2]

Career

Running for the University of Texas, she was one of a quartet, along with Julien Alfred, Rhasidat Adeleke, and Kennedy Simon that broke the collegiate record in the sprint medley, running 3:36.10 in April 2023 at the Texas Relays. ^{[3] [4]} She set new college records for the 800 metres, both indoors and outdoors. Tobias joined the Brooks Beasts Track Club in 2024. ^[5]

She was runner-up to Nia Akins at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, running a 1:59.55 seconds personal best for the 800 metres. ^{[6] [7]} She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where she placed fifth in her semi-final. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

In May 2025, she set a new personal best for the 800 metres, running 1:59.49 in Los Angeles. ^{[11] [12]} She was a finalist in the 800 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running 1:59.40 in the semi-final before placing eighth overall in the final. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

References

1. "Valery Tobias". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
2. Palacios, Ivan (12 May 2022). "A new wave: Valley distance runners aim to continue history of success". myrgv.com. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
3. "LONGHORN WOMEN SHOW THEIR MIGHT IN SPRINT RELAYS". Runnerspace. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
4. Dutch, Taylor (3 April 2023). "4 Collegiate Records Fall in Outdoor Track Opening Weekend". Runners World. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
5. Palacios, Ivan (23 June 2024). "Former IDEA Quest mid-distance runner Tobias vying for Olympic bid". myrgv.com. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
6. Davern, John (23 Feb 2025). "2025 USATF Indoor Track And Field Championship: Recap And Highlights". Flo Track. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
7. Jampol, Noah (23 Feb 2025). "Nikki Hiltz Completes 1500/3000 Sweep, Resurgent Nia Akins Wins 800". Lets Run. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
8. Hall, Dan (14 March 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
9. "2025 World Indoors Day 1 AM: Nia Akins & Josh Hoey Look Great in a Good Session for Americans". Lets Run. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
10. Gault, Jonathan (22 March 2025). "2025 World Indoors Day 2 AM: Hoey, Miller to 800m Final; Akins Almost Qualifies Despite Fall". Lets Run. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
11. "Sound Running Track Fest 2025 Results & Videos: Athing Mu Returns, Kenneth Rooks is Back, Eduardo Herrera Breaks Arturo Barrios' Mexican Record". Lets Run. May 25, 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
12. "Track Fest". World Athletics. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
13. "Women's 800m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
14. Monti, David (2 August 2025). "Quick 800m Semi-Finals At Toyota USATF Championships - RRW". Runnerspace. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
15. Johnson, Weldon (August 4, 2025). "Roisin Willis arrives, Houlihan returns, a brutal weekend for front-runners – Sunday at USATF Championships". Lets Run. Retrieved 4 August 2025.