“Roisin is one of those athletes that you dream of coaching and have no chance at beating if you have to coach against her. I have rarely seen another athlete that has the kind of range and top-end speed that Roisin has.”

Tim Olson

Head Coach - Head coach of Wausau East High

Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year, the 5-foot-11 sophomore broke the tape in the 400-meter dash at the 2020 Iowa Distance Festival with a time of 54.23 seconds, which ranked as the nation’s No. 1 time among prep competitors during the abbreviated spring sports campaign. A year after setting the freshman national indoor record in the 800, Willis won her heat of the 800 at February’s Boston University Last Chance indoor meet in 2:03.05, which ranked as the nation’s No. 4 clocking in history among prep competitors. In the finals, she finished seventh behind two Olympians, three professionals and a collegian. She also took silver at the USATF Under-20 National Championships last summer in the 800, beating three collegians in the process, and she broke tape in the 800 at the Brooks PR Invitational.

Academic Achievement

Willis has maintained a weighted 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

Willis plays violin at the Aber Suzuki Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She has volunteered locally at the Portage County Cultural Festival.