Ned Willig

Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Phoenixville, Pa.
High School:
Great Valley
Position:
Mid-Distance

Last Updated: May 30, 2017

At Michigan
• USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (2017 indoor: mile)

Redshirt Senior (2017)

Outdoor
• Ran 3:51.90 in the 1500 meter run to finish 31st at the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27)
• Scored nine points at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships from come-from-behind fourth- and fifth-place finishes at 1500 meters (3:51.21) and 800 meters (1:51.14). Ran 3:50.56 and 1:48.59 in the prelims for those respective events.
• Ran a leg of the team that clocked 16:30.61 in the 4xMile to finish 5th at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29), and a leg of the 7th-place 4x800 relay team that clocked 7:23.93.
• Ran 3:45.44 in the 1500 meter run to win the event title at the Jesse Owens Invitational (Apr. 21-22)
• Ran 3:45.65 in the 1500 meter run (invitational) to finish 8th at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 13-14)
• Ran 3:55.56 in the 1500 meter run to finish 4th at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)

Indoor
• Earned USTFCCCA second-team All-America honors with a time of 4:05.48 in the Mile to finish 16th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 10-11)
• Ran 4:05.46 in the Mile to finish 7th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran the 1200m leg of the team that clocked 9:32.13 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 8th at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 18)
• Ran a career-best 1:49.70 in the 800 meter run to finish 15th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 10-11)
• Ran a career-best 3:58.09 in the Mile to finish 2nd at the Boston U. John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 28), moving him to No. 5 on the all-time U-M performers list.
• Ran 1:50.13 in the 800 meter run to win at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran a career-best 4:05.26 in the Mile to finish eighth at the Vanderbilt Commodore Invitational (Jan. 13-14)

Prior to Michigan
• Graduated from Brown University in 2016 with a degree in Geology and Biology
• While at Brown, won three Ivy League Championships (2013: 1,000 meters; 2014: 4x800-meter relay; 2016: 800 meters)
• Brown record-holder at 1,000 meters (2:21.60)
• Two-year NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round Qualifier
• During his high school years, was a two-time indoor All-State athlete
• Garnered a pair of top-five New Balance Nationals finishes, earning All-American recognition during indoor and outdoor seasons.

Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Natural Resources, pursuing a Masters of Science in Environmental Informatics
• Son of Hugh and Sarah Willig
• Father, Hugh, ran track at the University of Pennsylvania
• Mother, Sarah, ran track and played field hockey at Princeton University.
• Born on February 8, 1994

Personal Bests:
Track and Field
800-meter run -- 1:48.04
1,000-meter run -- 2:21.60
1,500-meter run -- 3:44.97