Skyler Willis

Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Withrow University HS
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

Honors
4x All-MAC: 100-meter hurdles (First Team, 2015 Outdoor), Pentathlon, 60m Hurdles (Second Team, 2014 Indoor), 400m Hurdles (Second Team, 2013 Outdoor)

2014-15: Indoor: Placed fifth in the pentathlon at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 27) with cumulative score of 3,706...won pentathlon at Akron Invitational (Feb. 7) with 3,877 total...won the 60-meter hurdles four times, including posting a season-best time of 8.55 at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 16)...member of 4x400 relay at MAC Championship which finished sixth in 3:50.57...registered season-best mark in high jump (5-6.00) at Kent State Dual (Jan. 16)...Outdoor: An NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier placing 38th and 45th, respectively, in the high jump (5-7) and 100-meter hurdles (13.88)...garnered second-team All-MAC after finishing second in the 100-meter hurdles in a school-record time of 13.57 at the MAC Championship (May 16)...recorded a career-best jump of 5-11.25 en route to placing third in high jump at MAC Championship (May 16), while also finishing fourth in 400-meter hurdles (60.24) and ninth as member of 4x400 relay squad (3:49.33)...posted seven top-10 performances in the 100-meter hurdles and five in the 400-meter hurdles on the campaign...placed first, second and second, respectively, in the 100-meter hurdles at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2), Ashland Alumni Open (April 25) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9) in times of 61.22, 62.49 and a season-best mark of 60.15...won 100-meter hurdles at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2), Cal State LA Twilight (April 16) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9) crossing the line in 13.86, 13.96 and 13.74...placed second, ninth and ninth in high jump at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2), Bobcat Invite (March 28) and Cal State LA Twilight (April 16) with jumps of 5-6, 5-3 and 5-0.50...member of winning 4x400 relay (3:48.01) at Ashland Alumni Open (April 25).

2014-15:Indoor: Earned All-MAC Second Team honors after placing runner-up in the penathlon at the league championships (Feb. 28) with 3,976 points ... it was the third-highest total in school history ... scored in a total of four events at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28-March 1) ... was a runner-up in the 60m hurdles (8.49), placed seventh in the high jump (5-04.25) and was a member of the Zips' school-record setting 4x400 relay team that placed fourth with a collective time of 3:45.85 ... ran a personal-record setting time of 8.47 in the preliminary round of the 60m hurdles ... it was the one hundredth of a second shy of matching the school record of 8.46 ... finished runner-up in the pentathlon at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) with a total of 3,781 points ... Outdoor: NCAA preliminary qualifer in the 100m and 400m hurdles ... placed 35th in the 400m hurdles (60.06) and 43rd in the 100m hurdles (14.09) at the prelims (May 29-30) ... contribued to 21 points at the MAC Championships (May 15-17) ... finished runner-up in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.71, took third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.11 and placed fifth in the high jump with a clearance of 5-07.25 ... also ran the first leg of the Zips 4x400 relay team that recorded a collective mark of 3:44.81 in a sixth-place finish ... broke her own school record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 58.96 while finishing runner-up at the Longhorn Invitational (May 3) ... also broke her won program milestone in the 100m hurdles, winning the event with a time of 13.66 at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 12) ... it was the second-fastest time recorded in the MAC in 2014.

2012-13: Indoor: Placed fourth in the pentathlon at the MAC Championships (Feb. 22) with 3,843 points ... won the high jump with a career-best leap of 5-07.75 and placed runner-up in the 800-meters with a time of 2:19.98 ... her point total was the fourth-highest on the Zips' all-time list ... Outdoor: Set the school record in the 400m hurdles on five occasions ... ran a top time 59.44 in a runner-up finish at the MAC Championships (May 11) to earn All-MAC Second Team honors ... also placed seventh in the 100m hurdles, running 14.12 ... ran a qualifying time of 13.97 during the preliminary round ... won the 400m hurdles at the Campbell/Wright Open (May 4), clocking a time of 59.49 ... advanced to the NCAA Preliminary Round (May 23) where she placed 44th with a time of 61.13

2011-12: Indoor: Took third place in the pentathlon at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24) with 3,654 points ... also finished third at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) with 3,636 points ... Outdoor: Placed fourth in the heptathlon at the MAC Championships (May 10-11) with a season-high point total of 4,867 ... finished ninth in the heptathlon at the USA Junior Championships (June 16-17) with 4,590 points.

at Withrow University HS: School record holder in the high jump (5-09.00) ... member of the national championship 800m sprint medley relay team ... recorded top times of 56.06 in the 400m and 54.8 in the 400m (split).

Personal: Parents are Reginald and Glynis Willis ... has four older siblings, Reginald Willis Jr., Roberto, Pharin and Milaan ... spoke Russian as a child.