2022 Women's Track & Field Roster
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)Â
- 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 TwilightÂ
- 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 matchesÂ
- 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
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2018Freshman
High Jump
6'0"
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2019Sophomore
High Jump
6'0"
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2020Junior
Sprints/Jumps
6'0"
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2021Senior
Sprints/Jumps
6'0"
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2022Senior
Sprints/Jumps
6'0"