Wiley split a 2:01.25 on the third leg of the 4x800 to take Huntington from last (9th) to 4th, before the anchor got nipped at the line and finished in 5th.
So much for her second relay title. If she was clutch she would've run 1:47 to get them the title. She should've doubled back with the 5k right after too. Plus run the 3k steeple prelims on Day 1. So she could win the 3k steeple, 1500, 800, and 5k on day 3.
Wiley advanced in her heat of the 1500 prelims in an easy 4:35.83. She will compete in the 4x800 prelim later today and then the 800 prelims tomorrow. All three finals will be on Friday.
The future of American milers looks bright, and her name is Addy Wiley!
Maybe you don't realize that Addy had a chance to run at a prestigious D1 school but opted to reneg on her commitment to go run for her coaches, neither of whom are now actually coaching her current school for reasons that I don't need to point out.
Maybe if she didn't spurn her original college decision, she'd be getting more attention because she'd be racing in meets that more people cared about.
If she wants to go pro, why doesn't she just go pro? Too hard to turn down those lucrative NIL deals from all those Fortune 500 companies based in Huntington, IN, I guess.
She should just go pro. Let the Johnsons coach her officially rather than behind the scenes like now. But when you go pro there’s this testing thing.
I can't imagine Nike/Adidas/Puma/New Balance/etc., taking a chance on her until the legal drama goes away. Maybe if she moves to a different group/coach, but I don't see that happening.
Wiley wins her 5th individual national championship of her freshman year in the 1500 in a comfortable 4:14.56, winning by over 8 seconds. Cruised through 1100 in 3:14 and then dropped a 60-flat final 400.
800m final is scheduled for 3:50 pm EST.
The future of American milers looks bright, and her name is Addy Wiley!
What place did their team get? I remember the coach parading the indoor trophy around on the bus and in bed. Guess he won't get to do that for outdoor.
Women's 1500m Pro Alexina Teubel Angel Piccirillo Carina Viljoen Anna Vess Lauren Berman Madeleine Berkson Addy Wiley Kate Current Lauren Ryan Athing Mu Presley Weems Esther Gitahi