2015-16 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Zarriea Willis
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Alhambra
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
NCAA National Champion
- 2019 Indoor High Jump
USTFCCCA All-American
- 2019 First Team Indoor High Jump- 2018 First Team Outdoor High Jump
- 2018 First Team Indoor High Jump
- 2017 Second Team Outdoor High Jump
- 2017 Second Team Indoor High Jump
- 2016 Honorable Mention Outdoor High Jump
2019 OUTDOOR
Has jumped in five meets … placed fifth in the high jump at the Texas Relays … second at The Reveille … went over 1.80m for the first time at the Michael Johnson Invitational, where she cleared a season-best 6’-0.75” (1.85m) … also won at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout with a 6’-0.5” (1.85m) … successfully defended her Big 12 title with a win in Norman after clearing 6’-0” (1.83m).
2017 INDOOR
Big 12 Champion in high jump, making her the second in Texas Tech history… Broke a 10-year old school record at 1.85m/6-0.75… made five additions to the Texas Tech indoor record book… Ranked No. 7 nationally on the indoor qualifying list… collected four first place finishes and one second place finish this season…hit or matched a personal record in four of five meets in which she competed.
2016 OUTDOOR
Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the high jump after clearing 1.73m/5-8 to finish 21st ... matched her PR of 1.76m/5-9.25, clearing the bar on her first attempt to finish 10th at the West Prelims to qualify ... is the third Red Raider to advance to NCAA's in the event ... entered the Prelims with a mark of 1.76m/5-9.25 in the women's high jump, which ranked 26th in the region ... the clearance came at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship on May 15, as she earned bronze and All-Big 12 honors with the mark ... it was the third time she had notched a personal-best in the high jump during the outdoor slate, the first coming at the Texas Tech Open on March 24 at 1.71m/5-7.25 ... the second came nearly a month later at the Michael Johnson Invitational on April 23 at 1.72m/5-7.75 ... she also competed in the 100m, 200m and on the 4x400 & distance medley relays during her first outdoor season at Texas Tech.
2016 INDOOR
Represented Texas Tech in five meets in the high jump during her first indoor season ... opened at the Texas A&M Quadrangular on Jan. 23 with a third-place finish after a clearance of 1.68m/5-6 ... would match it two weeks later at the New Mexico Classic ... moved up a bar the following week at the Tyson Invitational to finish 10th in the invite section at 1.71m/5-7.25 ... matched her personal-best again at the Big 12 Indoor Championship to earn sixth place and All-Big 12 honors.
PERSONAL
Competed for Alhambra High School in Phoenix, Arizona ... competed in the high jump, as well as the 200 & 400 meters ... cleared a pre-collegiate best of 5'-9" during her senior 2015 season.
