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2014-15 Women's Track & Field Roster

Krista Willard

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Midlothian
  • Hometown Midlothian, Va.

Biography

2013-14: Indoor, set career-best time of 18:59.45 in 5,000-meter at Big South Championship.

2012-13: Outdoor, finished 12th at the NC A&T Aggie Invitational in the 1,500-meter run with a career-best 5:35.60 ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2011-12: Placed fourth at the John C. Smith Invitational in the 5,000 meter with a time of 19:24.03.

Prep:
A four-year member of the track & field and cross country teams at Midlothian High ... Helped team to state cross country titles in 2007, 2008 and 2010 as well as a runner-up finish in 2009 ... Cross country team finished fourth at the southeast regional of Nike Cross Country Nationals twice ... Placed 20th in her race at the Great American Cross Country Festival in 2010, running a career-best 18:34 for the 5K course ... On the track, earned All-District honors in the 1,000-meter, 1,600-meter and 4x800 relay indoors, and the 1,600-meter and 4x800 relay outdoors multiple times in her career ... Career bests of 5:18 in the 1,600-meter, 11:14 in the 3,200-meter ... All-Academic honoree.

Personal: Plans to major in Communications ... Daughter of Scott and Gail ... Father played football at North Carolina ... Has an older sister, Tierney, and a younger brother, Sean ... Sister runs for the College of Charleston ... Grandfather, Ken Willard, played football and baseball at UNC and 10 seasons as a running back for the San Francisco 49ers ... Several other relatives played college sports ... Born Aug. 18. 1993.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2013-14Junior

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2014-15Senior

    Distance
    5'3"