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Stanford’s Willis Wins NCAA 800-Meter National Championship
Story Links EUGENE, Ore. (theACC.com) — Stanford’s Roisin Willis won the women’s 800-meter run with an NCAA Championship-record time of 1:58.13. She became the third athlete from the Atlantic Coast Conference to win an individual national championship this weekend at the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field […]
EUGENE, Ore. (theACC.com) — Stanford’s Roisin Willis won the women’s 800-meter run with an NCAA Championship-record time of 1:58.13. She became the third athlete from the Atlantic Coast Conference to win an individual national championship this weekend at the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships, joining Miami’s Devoux Deysel and Louisville’s Synclair Savage.
Willis became the second consecutive Cardinal to win the 800-meter run. The Stanford standout edged out North Carolina’s Makayla Paige and Duke’s Lauren Tolbert, who each finished in the top five to earn First Team All-America status.
She also became the first ACC student-athlete to win the event since Virginia’s Michaela Meyer in 2021. The Stevens Point, Wisconsin, native also won the 800-meter indoor crown in 2023, clocking a time of 1:59.93.
The Stanford women led the way for all ACC teams, logging 29 points and finishing in sixth place. NC State finished tied for 15th with 18 points, while Louisville’s 17 points were good for a 17th-place finish.
North Carolina led all ACC men’s teams with 16 points, which tied for 17th place. Louisville and Virginia Tech each logged 13 points, tying for 23rd.