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Jordan Willis

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Sophomore
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Williamsburg, Va.
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Jamestown High
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Jordan Willis - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

All-ACC
2022 Outdoor: 400m (1st Team)
2021 Outdoor:
400m (2nd Team)
2021 Indoor:
400m (1st Team)
2020 Indoor:
400m (2nd Team)
2019 Outdoor: 400m (2nd Team)

NCAA East Preliminary Round
2022:
400m
2021:
400m
2019: 400m
2018:
4x400m relay

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2022 Outdoor
• Placed third in the 200m at the Virginia Open with his time of 21.14 (w4.8)
• Placed first in the 400m at the Virginia Open with his time of 47.72
• Placed sixth in the 400m and 7th in the 200m at Raleigh Relays
• Placed fifth in the 200m at the Duke Invitational clocking 21.10(w)
• Won the 400m at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 46.48
• Helped UVA to a fourth-place finish in the 4×400 at the Virginia Challenge
• Clocked 21.02 in the 200m at the Virginia Challenge
• Helped UVA to a fourth-place finish in the DMR at Penn Relays (9:30.69)
• Won silver in the 400m at the ACC Championships with a school-record time of 45.70
• Broke 46.00 seconds twice in the 400 meters at the ACC Championships
• Scored for the Hoos in both the 4×100 (8th) and the 4×400 (6th) at the ACC Championships
• Advanced to the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 400 meters for the third consecutive season
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to the 2022 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022 Indoor
• Placed fourth in the 400m at the Virginia Tech Invitational (49.02)
• Helped Virginia to a third-place finish in the 4x400m at the Virginia Tech Invitational (3:17.64)
• Recorded a second-place finish in the 400m (47.34) at the Hokie Invitational
• Placed fifth in the 300m (36.61) at the Hokie Invitational
• Competed in the 200m and 400m at the Tiger Paw Invitational
• Helped Virginia to a school record in the 4x400m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (3:11.64)
• Helped Virginia to a second-place finish in the DMR at the JDL DMR Invitational (9:38.25)
• Placed fourth in the 400m at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Helped Virginia to a sixth-place finish in the 4x400m at the ACC Indoor Championships

2021 Outdoor
• Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Preliminary in the 400m where he placed 19th
• Placed sixth at 400m at ACC Championships
• Finished first in 400m at Virginia Challenge (46.23)
• Won 400m at Raleigh Relays in PB time of 46.10 that ranks No. 4 on UVA all-time performance list
• Also had PB of 21.16 in 200m at Raleigh Relays that ranks No. 4 on the school all-time list
• Won the 200m at UVA Opener and was on victorious 4×100 team
• Third in the 200m at the Virginia Invitational
• Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to 2021 USTFCCA All-Academic Team

2021 Indoor
• Finished third at ACC Championships (46.64) in 400m to earn first-team all-conference honors
• Ran on 4×400 relay team at ACC Championships that had SB time of 3:12.79 that ranks fifth on UVA all-time performance list
• Was second at the Hokie Invitational in 200m
• Finished third in 400m at Virginia Beach Invitational
• Named to 2021 All-ACC Academic team

2020 Outdoor 
• Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 Indoor 
• Earned All-ACC second-team honors in the 400m at the ACC Championships with a fifth-place finish at the meet
• Placed ninth in the 200m at the ACC Championships
• Competed in the 4x400m at the ACC Championships
• Set a UVA record in the 200m dash, running a career-best time of 21.42 at the Navy Invitational II
• Ranks third in program history in the 400m dash
• Ranks 29th in the NCAA this season in the 400m with a career-best time of 46.61 from the ACC Championships

2019 Outdoor 
• Competed in the 400m at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds
• Finished fifth in the 400m at the ACC Championships, earning second-team All-ACC honors
• Placed fifth at the ACC Championships in the 4x400m relay
• Ran a career-best time of 46.59, fifth-fastest time in school history, at the Virginia Challenge
• Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and All-ACC Academic Team
• Recognized on the ACC Academic Honor

2019 Indoor 
• Placed ninth in the 4x400m relay and 12th in the 400m at the ACC Championships
• Recorded a season best in the 400m at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invite, recording a time of 47.48 for third place
• Career-best time from Tiger Paw Invite ranks fifth in UVA history
• Captured the second-fastest time school history in the 200m at the Tiger Paw Invite, running a time of 21.69

2018 Outdoor 
• Finished 11th in the 400m dash at the ACC Championships
• Competed with the 4x400m relay at the ACC Championships, finishing sixth with the team
• Ranks 10th on UVA’s all-time performance list in the 400m dash, recording a time of 47.11 at the Virginia Grand Prix

2018 Indoor 
•Set a school record with the 4x400m relay at the ACC Championships, finishing sixth in the meet with a time of 3:11.76
• Ran a season-best time of 49.93 at the Tiger Paw Invitational in the 400m dash

Background
• Was a four-year letter winner in track
• Recognized as a five-time VHSL 4A State champion
• Holds the school record in the 200m, 400m 4x100m, long jump and the 300m
• Named the 2017 Daily Press Track Athlete of the Year
• Played football senior year of high school

Personal
• Majoring in INTER-computer science and minoring in entrepreneurship
• Son of Clarence and Kathy Willis
• Has a sister Maya