Addison Wiley

Addison “Addy” Wiley (born October 24, 2003) is an American middle- and long-distance runner.
Wiley is a seven-time individual National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national champion in track and field. She holds the high school national record for the 1600m with a time of 4:26.16. She placed 5th in the World Athletics U20 Championships in the 1500m in 2022 and won gold in the NACAC U23 Championships in 2023.
==High School Career==
Wiley attended Huntington North High School in Huntington, Indiana. She was a multi-sport athlete that did not fully commit to running until her senior season. She played on the varsity soccer team and was named All-Conference all four years, earning First Team honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior while leading her team in goals scored. She also played varsity basketball as a freshman and sophomore.Wiley signs with University of Colorado, the Huntington County TAB, Huntington County Community School Corporation, November 30, 2021. 
===2019===
In her freshman track season, Wiley ran the fastest time ever by an Indiana freshman in winning her first state championship in the 1600m in 4:46.93. She added another All-State performance by placing 7th in the 800m in 2:13.26.HNHS frosh Wiley wins state championship at 1,600, the Huntington County TAB, Steve Clark, June 6, 2019.
As a sophomore in the fall, she competed in cross country for the first time. Despite limited running training due to being a member of the soccer team, Wiley achieved All-State by placing 10th at the state championships in 18:28.6.2019 IHSAA State Cross Country Championship results, Indiana High School Athletic Association
===2020===
Wiley was unable to defend her 1600m state championship title in spring of her sophomore year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the fall of her junior year, Wiley achieved All-State status in cross country again by placing 6th with a time of 18:25.9.2020 IHSAA State Cross Country Championship results, Indiana High School Athletic Association
===2021===
On March 26 & 28, Wiley competed in the NSAF USA Meet of Champions in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where she won the mile in 4:48.23 and placed second in the 5000m in 17:16.15.Wiley wins mile run at NSAF Meet of Champions, Huntington County Community School Corporation, March 30, 2021.
At the 2021 IHSAA State Track and Field Championships, she became the first Indiana runner to win both the 800m (2:08.62) and the 1600m (4:45.27).IHSAA girls state track notebook: Lily Cridge, Addy Wiley make distance-running history, Indianapolis Star, David Woods, June 6, 2021.2021 IHSAA State Track and Field Championship results, Indiana High School Athletic Association She was subsequently named the 2020-2021 Gatorade Player of the Year award winner for Indiana Girls Track and Field.2020-2021 Gatorade Indiana Girls Track and Field Player of the Year, The Gatorade Company, Inc.
On June 12, Wiley competed in the RunningLane Track Championships in Madison, Alabama. She won the mile in a new personal record of 4:38.14, the fastest high school time in the nation in 2021 and the fastest ever by an Indiana runner. Her time also ranked #9 on the all-time high school list for the outdoor mile.Addy Wiley Wins, with 14-year-old Sadie Engelhardt setting mile record at RunningLane Track Championships, Dyestat, Erik Boal, June 14, 2021.Track & Field News 2021 High School Girls Absolute Top-10 Lists, Track & Field News
Wiley next traveled to Renton, Washington to compete in the Brooks PR Invitational. Despite finishing second, her time of 2:04.41 was a new Indiana state record and the #5 fastest time in the nation for 2021.[https://brooksprinvitational.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?do=info&event_id=5619&year=2021 2021 Brooks PR Invitational results 
Track & Field News 2021 High School Girls Absolute Top-10 Lists, Track & Field News
Wiley ended her track season on July 3 at the Nike Outdoor National Championships at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. She won her first high school national championship in the mile with a time of 4:42.78.2021 Nike Outdoor Nationals results, National Scholastic Athletics Foundation
On October 30, Wiley finished her high school cross country career, achieving All-State status for the third time by placing 7th with a time of 18:40.2.2021 IHSAA State Cross Country Championship results, Indiana High School Athletic Association
===2022===
Wiley opened her senior track season on March 12 at Nike Indoor Nationals at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island, New York. She earned All-America honors in both the 800m (3rd in 2:09.52) and the mile (2nd in 4:52.55).2022 Nike Indoor Nationals results, National Scholastic Athletics Foundation
At the 2022 IHSAA State Track and Field Championships on June 3, she repeated as state champion in both the 800m and 1600m. For the second consecutive year, she completed the double that no other Indiana runner has ever accomplished. She won the 1600m in 4:38.69 and the 800m in 2:06.26, both of which were state meet records. She then finished third in the 3200m in 10:38.57, and finally anchored the 4x400 relay team with a split time of 57.03. All four races were run within a timespan of only two hours, 17 minutes, foreshadowing a historic collegiate performance nine months later.'Addy Wiley is an absolute beast.' Huntington North star completes unheard-of double-double, Indianapolis Star, David Woods, June 4, 2022.
Wiley finished her high school career as a five-time Indiana State Champion and holder of six school records - 200m (26.24), 400m (57.12), 800m (2:04.40), 1500m (4:37.98), mile (4:42.67), and 3200m (10:27.08).Huntington North High School Track and Field Records, Huntington North HS Track and Field For the second consecutive year, Wiley was honored as the 2021-2022 Gatorade Player of the Year award winner for Indiana Girls Track and Field.2021-2022 Gatorade Indiana Girls Track and Field Player of the Year, The Gatorade Company, Inc.
On June 11, one week after the state championship meet, Wiley competed in the Midwest Redemption Meet at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. Her 1600m time of 4:26.16 broke the national high school record of 4:33.29, set by Alexa Efraimson in 2014. Her time converts to a 4:27.71 for the mile, faster than the overall national record of 4:28.25 set by Mary Cain in 2013 and the outdoor mile record of 4:33.87 set by Katelyn Tuohy in 2018.Indiana state champion Addy Wiley smashes national high school record in 1,600 meters, Indianapolis Star, David Woods, June 4, 2022.
Wiley next competed in the Nike Outdoor National Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on June 19. She won her second national title, this time in the 800m. Her winning time of 2:04.64 was the #5 fastest time in the nation for 2022.Addy Wiley wins 800 at 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals, The Journal Gazette, Victoria Jacobsen, June 19, 2022.
The following weekend, Wiley again competed in Eugene in the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships. She won her first USA Track & Field national title in the 1500m with a time of 4:15.53. Her placing earned her a spot on the United States team that would compete in the World Athletics U20 Championships the following month.Addy Wiley Adds Another National Title to Her Resume, Milesplit, Becca Atchley, June 27, 2022.
At the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, Wiley qualified for the final by placing second in her heat with a time of 4:19.39. In the final, Wiley placed 5th with a personal record of 4:11.43.Indiana champ Addy Wiley charges for medal, finishes 5th in world 1,500 meters, Indianapolis Star, David Woods, August 6, 2022.
==College Career==
===2022===
Wiley began her collegiate career at Huntington University in the fall of 2022. She won her first three cross country races, the Louisville ClassicHU has strong showing at Louisville XC Classic, Huntington University, October 1, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky, the Great Lakes ChallengeForesters have strong showing at NAIA Great Lakes Challenge, Huntington University, October 22, 2022 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the Crossroads League ChampionshipsWiley best in league, men take 2nd at CL Championships, Huntington University, November 5, 2022 hosted by Marian University in Shelbyville, Indiana. At the 2022 NAIA Cross Country Championships held in Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida, Wiley finished in second place to earn her first collegiate All-America honor with a time of 16:58.9. Huntington placed 13th overall in the team standings.Foresters shine at NAIA National Championships, Huntington University, November 18, 2022
===2023===
Wiley opened her track season at the Camel City Elite Races at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Her mile time of 4:32.15 set a new NAIA national record and was the fastest collegiate time ever run at the Camel City Elite Races. She had to decline the $6,000 winnings due to NAIA regulations. It was the first time a collegiate athlete had won an Elite Race at Camel City.Wiley holds off Duke’s Maatoug to smash NAIA all-time mark, also post JDL Fast Track collegiate record with 4:32.15 effort; Steelman and Kioko shine in 3,000 victories, with Detra, Heppenstall, Holdsworth also earning Camel City Elite wins, Dyestat, Erik Boal, February 4, 2023.
On February 18, Wiley got her first taste of professional running when she competed in the 1500m at the 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In a field consisting of 10 professional runners and only two collegiates, Wiley lead the race for the first 1200m before ultimately placing 4th with a time of 4:18.84. She again had to decline the $1,500 prize money.2023 USATF Indoor Track and Field Championships results, USA Track and Field
At the 2023 NAIA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship held in Brookings, South Dakota, Wiley produced one of the greatest performances in NAIA history. In a span of only three hours, 55 minutes, she won five national championships and broke one meet record. She started the day by winning the mile in 4:48.04. An hour later, she won the 600m in a meet record time of 1:29.47. Forty-five minutes later, Wiley won the 800m in 2:10.93 and only thirty-five minutes later, she won the 3000m in 9:47.57. She finished the day by anchoring Huntington's Distance Medley Relay team to victory in 11:46.74.HU women take home NAIA runner-up trophy, Wiley tabbed Most Valuable Performer, Huntington University, March 5, 2023 Only 13 female athletes in NAIA history have won five or more indoor titles in a four-year career; Wiley accomplished it in less than four hours. She was named the meet's Most Valuable Performer and the Huntington women's team finished as the national runner-up.Indiana Tech cruises to third straight NAIA Women’s Indoor Track & Field title, NAIA, March 4, 2023
Wiley began her outdoor season on the roads, competing in the USATF Mile Road Championships in Des Moines, Iowa on April 25. Despite being the only non-professional runner in the 20-woman field, she placed 3rd with a time of 4:31. Her time was the 6th fastest in the nine-year history of the event. As an amateur, she had to decline the $1,500 prize for third place.Nikki Hiltz, Sam Prakel Both Become Two-time Winners at USATF 1 Mile Road Championships, Dyestat, Erik Boal, April 26, 2023.
Wiley remained in Des Moines to compete against another professional field in the Drake Relays. She placed 4th in the 1500m with an NAIA record time of 4:12.53. She suffered her only loss of the year to a collegiate runner in a track final, losing to Canadian Simone Plourde of the University of Utah.Wiley breaks NAIA all-time record in 1500 meters at Drake Relays, Huntington University, April 29, 2023
At the end of May, Wiley competed in the NAIA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship held at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. She added two more national championships to her resumé, winning both the 800m (2:04.29) and the 1500m (4:14.56), along with running a leg of Huntington's 5th place 4x800m relay in 2:01.25. The Huntington women's team placed 6th in the team standings.Wiley claims two national titles, Foresters rack up 11 All-American honors, Huntington University, May 26, 2023
In total, she won seven NAIA national championships, nine NAIA All-America honors, nine Crossroads League Athlete of the Weeks honors, six NAIA Athlete of the Week honors, and was the NAIA Runner-up in cross country during her freshman year. Wiley also set five NAIA records and established two more NAIA all-conditions/out-of-competition records.Wiley named Crossroads League Female Athlete of the Year, Huntington University, July 19, 2023
Though Wiley's collegiate season was complete, she had several more races on her summer schedule.
Her first race was at the Music City Track Carnival at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee on June 3, part of the American Track League professional series. Wiley ran in second place throughout the race and then unleashed a 61.3 for the final 400m to win in a personal best time of 4:03.22. Her time was the second fastest collegiate time in history behind only Jennifer SimpsonCollegiate Track & Field All-Time Best Marks - 1500m, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, who won four Olympic and World Championship medals in the 1500m including the 2011 World Championship gold medal. The time broke the meet record of 4:03.64 set by 2021 Olympian Cory McGee and also met the World Athletics Championships standard of 4:03.50.Wiley posts historic performance at Music City Track Carnival, Huntington University, June 3, 2023 Wiley again had to decline a cash prize, this time for $2,000.
Wiley next competed in the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. On July 6, Wiley won her semifinal heat with a time of 4:09.53, finishing ahead of 2021 Olympic gold medalist Athing Mu and Olympian Cory McGee. Two days later, she finished 5th in the final with a time of 4:04.25.Wiley finishes 5th in 1500m at USA Outdoor Championships, Huntington University, July 13, 2023 As a result of her placing, Wiley earned a spot on the United States team that would participate in the NACAC U23 Championships later that month but had to decline another $2,000 prize.
On July 23, Wiley represented the United States in the NACAC U23 Championships in San José, Costa Rica. The meet consists of athletes from North America, Central America, and the Carribean. Competing in the 1500m, she won the gold medal and set a new meet record with a time of 4:05.84, her third sub-4:06 performance since the start of June. The previous record of 4:15.52 was set in 2014 by Canada's Jenna Westaway.Wiley wins gold for U.S. at NACAC U23 Championships, The Journal Gazette, Victoria Jacobsen, July 27, 2023.2023 NACAC U23 Championships results, NACAC
Wiley closed out her 2023 track season at the Ed Murphey Classic held at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, another stop on the American Track League professional series. For the first time, she competed against professionals in a distance other than 1500m or the mile. Wiley outran a professional field that included 2023 World Championship team member Kaela Edwards to win in a personal record of 1:59.00, the fastest collegiate time in the nation in 2023. Wiley became the only female collegiate runner to ever run under 2:00 in the 800m and under 4:04 in the 1500m in her career. Addy Wiley Adds Sub-2 800 Performance to Impressive Resume at Ed Murphey Classic, Dyestat, Erik Boal, August 5, 2023.Collegiate Track & Field All-Time Best Marks - 800m, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association The following day, she competed on the roads again, this time in the Beale Street Murphey Mile against another field of professionals. Wiley bested a field led by three-time NCAA Champion Dani Jones to win in 4:37.7. Wiley earned $1,000 for each win but was required to decline it as an amateur athlete.Addy Wiley, Vincent Ciattei Victorious in Beale Street Murphey Mile, Dyestat, Erik Boal, August 6, 2023.
==Achievements==
===International competitions===
2022	World Athletics U20 Championships	Cali, Colombia 	5th	1500m	4:11.43
2023	NACAC U23 Championships 	San José, Costa Rica	1st	1500m	4:05.84
===National championships===
2022	USATF U20 Championships 	Eugene, Oregon 	1st	1500m 	4:15.53
2023	USATF Indoor Championships 	Albuquerque, New Mexico	4th	1500m 	4:18.84
2023	USATF 1 Mile Road Championships	Des Moines, Iowa 	3rd	One mile	4:31
2023	USATF Championships 	Eugene, Oregon 	5th	1500m 	4:04.25
===NAIA championships===
Representing Huntington University
2022	NAIA XC Championships 	Tallahassee, Florida 	2nd	5K 	16:58.9 	
2023	NAIA Indoor Championships 	Brookings, South Dakota	1st	600 m 	1:29.47 	
2023	NAIA Indoor Championships 	Brookings, South Dakota	1st	800 m 	2:10.93 	
2023	NAIA Indoor Championships 	Brookings, South Dakota	1st	Mile 	4:48.04 	
2023	NAIA Indoor Championships 	Brookings, South Dakota	1st	3000 m 	9:47.57 	
2023	NAIA Indoor Championships 	Brookings, South Dakota	1st	DMR 	11:46.74	
2023	NAIA Outdoor Championships	Marion, Indiana 	1st	800 m 	2:04.29 	
2023	NAIA Outdoor Championships	Marion, Indiana 	1st	1500 m 	4:14.56 	
2023	NAIA Outdoor Championships	Marion, Indiana 	5th	4 x 800 m relay	9:10.21 	
 	 	Marion, Indiana 	 	 	 	
 	 	Marion, Indiana 	 	 	 	
===NAIA Records===
Event 	Time 	Venue 	Date
Outdoor 	Outdoor	Outdoor 	Outdoor
800 meters 	1:59.00	Memphis, Tennessee 	August 4, 2023
1500 meters	4:03.22	Nashville, Tennessee 	June 3, 2023
Indoor 	Indoor 	Indoor 	Indoor
600 meters 	1:29.47	Brookings, South Dakota 	March 4, 2023
800 meters 	2:02.33	Allendale, Michigan 	February 10, 2023
1500 meters	4:18.84	Albuquerque, New Mexico 	February 16, 2023
One mile 	4:32.15	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	February 4, 2023
==Personal Life==
When Wiley was 10-years-old, doctors discovered an extremely rare tumor known as an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor between her right lung and her diaphragm. An IMT occurs in less than one in one million people and roughly 150-200 cases occur in the United States each year.Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor (IMT), National Cancer Institute, February 27, 2019. The tennis ball sized tumor was pressing on her lung and causing high fevers, extreme fatigue and headaches. IMT’s are usually benign but Wiley’s was not. Doctors were able to completely remove the tumor surgically and no further treatments were necessary other than routine checkups. During the surgery, parts of her lung and diaphragm were removed and are held together today by two titanium staples.Addy Wiley is Indiana's fastest teen miler — and a cancer survivor, Indianapolis Star, David Woods, May 17, 2022.Huntington North’s Addy Wiley overcame childhood tumor to become nation’s no. 1 distance runner, WANE, Glenn Marini, July 21, 2021.
Wiley was active in numerous organizations during her high school years. She served as the vice president of the National Honor Society, a Freshman Mentor, a Student Athletic Board Member, was a member of the Rotary Interact Club, volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House, and was ranked in the top-25 in her class academically.Wiley signs with University of Colorado, the Huntington County TAB, Huntington County Community School Corporation, November 30, 2021.Addy Wiley is Indiana's fastest teen miler — and a cancer survivor, Indianapolis Star, David Woods, May 17, 2022. She was also elected as her school’s Homecoming Queen.Your 2021 Homecoming king and queen, Cam McCarver and Addy Wiley!, Huntington County Community School Corporation, September 24, 2021.
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