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Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Events Results

2022 Women's Track & Field Roster

Kentucky Wesleyan College
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Ernest Toh
Ernest Toh
Bryn Mozzi
Bryn Mozzi
Scott Huck, Cedarville University
Hillsdale Athletics
Scott Huck, Cedarville University
Scott Huck, Cedarville University

Lauren Willow

  • Position Sprints/Jumps
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arlington, OH
  • High School Arlington

Biography

CAREER STATS

2021-22 (5th Year Senior)
  • One of three players to appear in all 23 volleyball matches and all 86 sets during the fall campaign
  • Led team with a .358 attack percentage and 1.05 blocks/set
  • Tallied a season-high 18 kills in a five-set win over Illinois-Springfield at the Midwest Region Crossover in Hammond, Indiana
  • Registered a season-high six digs in a G-MAC match at Ohio Dominican
  • Put down a season-best eight total blocks in a G-MAC home win over Ursuline
  • Fired in a season-best three service aces in a league win against visiting ODU in the regular season finale
  • Finishes CU career with 1,199 kills and 439 total blocks
  • NCCAA All-America Second Team
  • NCCAA Midwest Region Player of the Year
  • D2 CCA All-Midwest Region Second Team
  • G-MAC First Team

2020-21 (Senior) 
  • Recorded a career-best indoor high jump effort of 5-5.75 for a runner-up finish at the Hillsdale Tune-Up
  • Placed fifth in the high jump (5-3) at the G-MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships held in CU’s Doden Field House
  • Produced a career-best 1:06.64 effort in the outdoor 400 meter hurdles in the prelims at the G-MAC Championships
  • Placed seventh in the 400 meter hurdles at the G-MAC with a 1:06.99 outing in the finals
  • A career-best 5-5 in the outdoor high jump produced a third place finish at the Miami Redhawk Invitational and a fourth place spot at the Tiffin University Invitational
  • USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic
  • NCCAA Scholar-Athlete
  • G-MAC Academic Team
  • One of four players to appear in all 13 volleyball matches and all 48 sets during the COVID-shortened volleyball season
  • Led CU in attack percentage with a .406 mark
  • Ranked second with 153 kills, 3.19 kills per set and .81 blocks per set
  • Hit for double-figure kills in nine matches
  • Posted a season-high16 kills at Hillsdale in the G-MAC Tournament Semifinals
  • Recorded a season-best six blocks in a four-set league win at Tiffin
  • Ended the campaign with 956 career kills
  • NCCAA All-America First Team selection
  • NCCAA Scholar-Athlete
  • Earned All-G-MAC First Team recognition for the second consecutive season

2019-20 (Junior)
  • Earned 39.3 individual points during the 2020 indoor season
  • Finished second in the high jump with a 5-1.75 outing to earn All-America honors at the NCCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
  • Placed second in the high jump (5-3.75) at the Cedarville Collegiate Indoor Invitational
  • A 5.25 high jump effort earned an eighth-place spot at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Indoor Championships
  • A 9.97 effort in the 60 meter hurdles earned a seventh-place spot in the G-MAC Indoor Championships
  • NCCAA Scholar-Athlete
  • G-MAC Academic Team
  • Appeared in 24 of the 27 volleyball matches during the 2019 season
  • Led team with a .327 attack percentage and 1.10 blocks per set
  • Posted a second-best 253 kills, 3.01 kills per set and 33 service aces
  • Drilled a career-high 24 kills in a five-set G-MAC victory at Alderson Broaddus
  • Tallied a season-high nine total blocks in a match against Indianapolis during the Cedarville Yellow Jacket Invitational
  • NCCAA All-America Third Team selection
  • All-G-MAC First Team
  • AVCA Division II All-America Honorable Mention

2018-19 (Sophomore)
  • Produced 57 indoor individual points
  • Top effort of 9.59 seconds in the 60 meter hurdles earned runner-up honors at the NCCAA Indoor Championships
  • Captured the 100 meter hurdles (16.11) and the high jump (5-05) events at the outdoor Centre College Twilight 
  • NCCAA Indoor High Jump Champion with a season-best 5-05 performance
  • NCCAA Indoor All-American in the 60 meter hurdles and the high jump
  • G-MAC Outdoor Third Team in the high jump
  • NCCAA Scholar-Athlete
  • Appeared in all 31 volleyball matches and 107 of 108 sets played during the campaign
  • Led team with a .313 attack percentage while posting a second-best 278 kills
  • Tallied a team-leading 23 solo blocks and 106 total blocks
  • Posted a fourth-best 23 service aces
  • Pounded a career-high 20 kills in a G-MAC road victory at Ursuline
  • Tallied double figure kills in 14 contests
  • Produced a season-best attack percentage of .714 (11 kills with one error in 14 attempts) in a conference win against visiting Alderson Broaddus
  • Registered a season-high eight blocks on three occasions - versus McKendree, Malone and Ursuline
  • Ranked sixth in the G-MAC attack percentage with 278 kills in 597 attack attempts
  • Fifth all-time at CU with .96 blocks per set
  • NCCAA Midwest Region Team
  • G-MAC First Team and G-MAC Academic Team

2017-18 (Freshman)
  • Recorded 38 individual indoor points
  • Placed third in the high jump at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Indoor Championships with a season-best 5-5.75 effort
  • Won the high jump event (5-3.75) at the Cedarville Collegiate Indoor Invitational
  • NCCAA Indoor All-American
  • G-MAC Indoor Third Team
  • One of 10 players to appear in all 33 volleyball matches 
  • Posted a fourth-best 272 kills and a second-best .250 attack percentage
  • Ranked second on the squad with seven solo blocks, 112 block assists and 119 block assists
  • Fourth-leading blocker in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) with .94 blocks per set
  • Powered in a season-high 15 kills in a five-set G-MAC victory over Ohio Dominican in the final home match of the season
  • Posted double figure kills in 11 matches
  • Tallied a career-high 10 total blocks in a five-set verdict at G-MAC foe Findlay
  • NCCAA All-Midwest Region Second Team
  • G-MAC Second Team

High School
  • Outstanding prep athlete at Arlington High School
  • Four-year letter winner in track & field
  • Four-time Team MVP
  • Holds school records in the 100 meter hurdles (15.74) and the high jump (5-5)
  • Four-year letter winner in volleyball
  • Led team to a first-ever district championship during senior season
  • Played in the District 8 All-Star Match and the OHSVCA State All-Star Match in final prep campaign
  • Set new school record with 335 kills during 2016 season
  • Garnered all-state second team recognition as a senior
  • Two-time all-conference, all-district first team and Team MVP
  • Completed high school career with a school record 944 kills
  • Experience with the Black Swamp Volleyball Club
  • Three-year letter winner in basketball
  • Member of three Blanchard Valley Conference (BVC) Championship squads and two district title teams
  • Earned the 2017 Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award
  • National Honor Society student

Personal
  • Dean’s List student as a special education/early childhood education double major at Cedarville University
  • Born October 11, 1998 in Sellersville, Pennsylvania
  • Daughter of Thomas and Anita Willow
  • Father played basketball, mother played volleyball and basketball at Pillsbury Bible College
  • Older sister, Alyssa, was a two-year member of the volleyball program at Grace College
  • Older brother, Nathan, was a two-year member of the track & field team at Bluffton University
  • Younger sister, Hannah, is a sophomore member of the CU track & field and volleyball teams
  • Has another younger sister and a younger brother

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    High Jump
    6'0"
  • 2019Sophomore

    High Jump
    6'0"
  • 2020Junior

    Sprints/Jumps
    6'0"
  • 2021Senior

    Sprints/Jumps
    6'0"
  • 2022Senior

    Sprints/Jumps
    6'0"