American runner (born 2000)
Valery Tobias
Personal information Born (2000-09-24 ) 24 September 2000 (age 25) Sport Sport Athletics Event
middle-distance running Achievements and titles Personalbest(s) 800m: 1:59.40 (Eugene, 2025)1500m: 4:15.29 (Portland, 2025)
Valery Tobias (born 24 September 2000) is an Americanmiddle-distance runner . She was runner-up at the2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships over800 metres .[ 1]
FromLower Rio Grande Valley inTexas , she attended Edinburg IDEA Quest .[ 2]
Running for theUniversity of Texas , she was one of a quartet, along withJulien Alfred ,Rhasidat Adeleke , andKennedy 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 toNia Akins at the2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships , running a 1:59.55 seconds personal best for the800 metres .[ 6] [ 7] She was selected for the2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships inNanjing 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 the2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships , running 1:59.40 in the semi-final before placing eighth overall in the final.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
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United States 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships team
Qualification Men's track Men's field Women's track Women's field Coaches & event managers Women's Head Coach - Throws Men's Head Coach – Sprints/Hurdles Women's Jumps/Multis Men's Jumps/Multis Women's Sprints/Hurdles Men's Throws Women's Distance Men's Distance Women's Head Manager Men's Head Manager Event ManagerMartin Palavicini Radious Guess Head Relay Coach