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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 31, 1996 (1996-03-31) (age 29)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Wallingford, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Strath Haven High School Monmouth University[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Monmouth Hawks[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Heartland Track Club[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Chris Tarello[4] Amy Yoder Begley[5] | ||||||||||||||
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Allie Wilson (born March 31, 1996) is an Americanmiddle-distance runner specializing in the800 metres. She was the2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winner in the 800 m.
Her first major breakthrough came in 2018 during her third year atMonmouth University, advancing from 2:11 to a 2:04 best in the 800 m and qualifying for her firstNCAA Championships. After a best finish of 5th atthe 2019 NCAA finals, Wilson signed as a professional with theAtlanta Track Club coached byAmy Yoder Begley and her husband Andrew. She went on to finish sixth atthe Olympic Trials and fourth atthe 2022 U.S. championships, just one spot away from making a U.S. global championship team. At the2022 NACAC Championships, she won the silver medal in the 800 metres.
Wilson is fromWallingford, Pennsylvania, where she attendedStrath Haven High School.[2] She started running the 800 m in 2005, under theCatholic Youth Organization atSt. John Chrysostom Catholic Church.[6]
At Strath Haven, she split her fall seasons betweencross country running and soccer while working as alifeguard. She was theDelaware County Daily Times 2013 Girls' Soccer Player of the Year, and was considered the bestdefender inDelaware County.[7] Despite getting offers fromNCAA Division I schools to run cross country and track, Wilson said that soccer was her "main sport".[7]
In 2014, Wilson's Strath Haven team qualified for thePenn Relays Championship of America in the4 × 800 metres relay for the fifth year in a row, with the help of Wilson splitting 2:17 on the third leg.[8] The team's best finish in the Championship of America finals was 4th, at the 2011 edition when both Wilson and her sister Val split 2:15 on the first and second legs.[9][10]
From fall 2014 to spring 2019, Wilson ran for theMonmouth Hawks track and field program, coached by Chris Tarello.[4][2] She failed to qualify for the NCAA championships her freshman and second years, and during her junior year she experienced afifth metatarsal fracture on her foot after jumping into a swimming pool.[11][12]
After recovering, she qualified for the2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the 2018 NCAA East regional inTampa, Florida. Running from the second heat, both Wilson and competitor Laurie Barton split 2:04.58 tying for the final qualifying spot, a difference that was later resolved in Wilson's favor by just 0.001 seconds.[3][1] In Eugene, Wilson finish just 7th in her semi-final and did not make the finals, although her time of 2:05.55 would have advanced if she had been placed in the third heat. During the 2018 season overall, Wilson improved herpersonal bests from 2:11 and 4:33 in the800 m and1500 m to 2:04 and 4:22 respectively.[13]
On February 8, 2019 at theBoston University Valentine Invitational, Wilson ran an 800 m personal best of 2:02.65, the number 2 time in the NCAA that season.[14] Wilson competed in her first senior national championship at the2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, while still a college senior. Racing the rarely-run1000 metres event, she qualified for the finals and finished 6th overall in a time of 2:41.76.[15] Later that season at the2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Wilson improved upon her placing to finish 4th in the finals. In doing so, she became the first Monmouth Hawk to finish top-8 at anNCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships.[14]
At the2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Wilson again qualified for the finals of the 800 m with the 3rd-fastest overall time in the semi-finals.[1] In the finals, she ran another personal best of 2:02.56 for 5th place. The time was the fastest in Monmouth program history.[16]
While in college, Wilson was anintern for the Shore Athletic Club, her first experience with a professional team.[17] On July 30, 2019, Wilson signed with theAtlanta Track Club to be coached underAmy Yoder Begley and her husband Andrew Begley.[5] She was inspired to join by Monmouth teammate and 2015 NCAA runner-upDylan Capwell, who had signed with the Atlanta TC earlier.[6]
During her first championships as a professional at the2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Wilson finished 3rd – her first national medal. Wilson was scheduled to run in nine different meetings before the2020 United States Olympic trials, but the postponement of the Olympics due toCOVID-19 changed her plans.[11]
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Wilson broke the 800 m two-minute barrier for the first time on May 15, 2021 at the Sound Running Track Meet inIrvine, California, with a time of 1:59.68 behind onlyLaura Muir.[18] At the postponed2021 United States Olympic trials inEugene, Oregon, Wilson placed 2nd in her heat and 3rd in her semi-final, advancing to her first Olympic Trials final.[1][19]
Hot conditions in Eugene led to a delay in the event schedule – it was 109 °F (43 °C) at 4:30 pm local time when the finals were originally set to be held, and a thermometer held to the track surface read 148.1 °F (64.5 °C).[20] Though the temperature dropped to 93 °F (34 °C) by the time of the delayed start, the relative heat and nighttime conditions were still an adjustment for the athletes.[20] Led byAthing Mu, the opening pace was very fast. Wilson was in eighth place after 200 metres, and seventh place at 400 m. After falling back to eighth place at 600 m, Wilson rallied to finish sixth overall in a new personal best of 1:59.02 despite the heat.[20] All five runners ahead of her also set lifetime bests in the race, and as only the top three were selected, Wilson did not qualify forthe 2021 U.S. Olympic team.[20]
At the 2022 Sound Running Track Meet, Wilson ran another personal best of 1:58.18, surpassing the2022 World Athletics Championships minimum qualifying standard while stumbling and falling at the finish line.[21] At the2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Wilson advanced to the finals and all eight finalists were within four metres of each other with 200 m to go, hitting the 600 m mark in 1:28.58.[22] Wilson ended up finishing fourth in 1:58.35, missing out on qualifying forthe U.S. Worlds team by just one spot.[1] As a consolation, Wilson was offered a spot on the2022 NACAC Championships U.S. squad, where she won the silver medal in aphoto finish with gold medalistAjeé Wilson.[23][24]
Wilson had a successful early 2023 season, beginning with her appearance at the2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 800 m. After Laurie Barton set the pace through 400 m in 59.09 seconds,Kaela Edwards took over at 600 m. BothNia Akins and Wilson moved to pass Edwards, but Akins' final lap of 29.71 seconds beat Wilson's of 29.83 seconds, earning Akins the gold and Wilson the silver medal.[25]
During the outdoor season, Wilson won the 2023Penn Relays Olympic Development 800 m in a time of 2:01.13, under "incessant" rain.[26][27] At the2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Wilson finished 4th in her semi-final behindAjeé Wilson, and she did not qualify forthe U.S. team at the 2023 World Championships.[1]
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Before she started her 2024 season, Wilson and her coachAmy Yoder Begley left theAtlanta Track Club, becoming an unsponsored athlete.[28] The two relocated toIndianapolis, Indiana and started Heartland Track Club coached by Amy's Husband, Andrew Begley.[29] After narrowly losing toOlivia Baker at the Dr. Sander Invite, Wilson won the2024 Millrose Games 800 m, this time beating Baker by 0.3 seconds.[30]
At the2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships finals,Addy Wiley in her first championships as a professional took the lead, but Wilson passed her in the final 50 metres to win her first national title.[31]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2024 | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Glasgow,Scotland | 14th | 800m | 2:01.66 |
| Olympic Games | Paris,France | 28th | 800m | 1:59.73 |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2020 | USATF Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 3rd | 800m | 2:02.99 |
| 2021 | USATF 1 Mile Road Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 9th | mile | 4:38.50 |
| USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 6th | 800m | 1:59.02 | |
| 2022 | USATF 1 Mile Road Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 4th | mile | 4:37.0 |
| USATF Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 4th | 800m | 1:58.35 | |
| 2023 | USATF Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 2nd | 800m | 2:00.33 |
| USATF Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 9th | 800m | 2:01.02 | |
| 2024 | USATF Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | 800m | 2:00.63 |
| USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | 800m | 1:58.32 |
| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref |
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| 600 metres | 1:26.40sh |  | Millrose Games | New York City | February 11, 2023 | [1] |
| 800 metres | 1:57.52 | 7th | Anniversary Games | London, United Kingdom | July 20, 2024 | |
| 1000 metres | 2:36.31sh |  | Terrier Classic | Boston, Massachusetts | January 28, 2023 | [1] |
| 1500 metres | 4:04.02 | | Ed Murphey Classic | Memphis, Tennessee | July 29, 2022 | [1] |
| Mile run | 4:26.04 | | Occidental College Sunset Tour | Eagle Rock, California | July 9, 2022 | [1] |
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