22 Facts About Allie Wilson

Allie Wilson was born on March 31,1996 and is an American middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres.

Allie Wilson went on to finish sixth at the Olympic Trials and fourth at the 2022 US championships, just one spot away from making a US global championship team.

Allie Wilson is from Wallingford, Pennsylvania, where she attended Strath Haven High School.

Allie Wilson started running the 800 m in 2005, under the Catholic Youth Organization at St John Chrysostom Catholic Church.

Allie Wilson was the Delaware County Daily Times 2013 Girls' Soccer Player of the Year, and was considered the best defender in Delaware County.

From fall 2014 to spring 2019, Allie Wilson ran for the Monmouth Hawks track and field program, coached by Chris Tarello.

Allie Wilson failed to qualify for the NCAA championships her freshman and second years, and during her junior year she experienced a fifth metatarsal fracture on her foot after jumping into a swimming pool.

On February 8,2019 at the Boston University Valentine Invitational, Allie Wilson ran an 800 m personal best of 2:02.65, the number 2 time in the NCAA that season.

Allie Wilson competed in her first senior national championship at the 2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, while still a college senior.

Later that season at the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Allie Wilson improved upon her placing to finish 4th in the finals.

On July 30,2019, Allie Wilson signed with the Atlanta Track Club to be coached under Amy Yoder Begley and her husband Andrew Begley.

Allie Wilson was inspired to join by Monmouth teammate and 2015 NCAA runner-up Dylan Capwell, who had signed with the Atlanta TC earlier.

Allie Wilson was scheduled to run in nine different meetings before the 2020 United States Olympic trials, but the postponement of the Olympics due to COVID-19 changed her plans.

Allie Wilson broke the 800 m two-minute barrier for the first time on May 15,2021 at the Sound Running Track Meet in Irvine, California, with a time of 1:59.68 behind only Laura Muir.

At the postponed 2021 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, Allie Wilson placed 2nd in her heat and 3rd in her semi-final, advancing to her first Olympic Trials final.

Wilson was in eighth place after 200 metres, and seventh place at 400 m After falling back to eighth place at 600 m, Wilson rallied to finish sixth overall in a new personal best of 1:59.02 despite the heat.

All five runners ahead of her set lifetime bests in the race, and as only the top three were selected, Allie Wilson did not qualify for the 2021 US Olympic team.

At the 2022 Sound Running Track Meet, Allie Wilson ran another personal best of 1:58.18, surpassing the 2022 World Athletics Championships minimum qualifying standard while stumbling and falling at the finish line.

Allie Wilson ended up finishing fourth in 1:58.35, missing out on qualifying for the US Worlds team by just one spot.

Wilson had a successful early 2023 season, beginning with her appearance at the 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 800 m After Laurie Barton set the pace through 400 m in 59.09 seconds, Kaela Edwards took over at 600 m Both Nia Akins and Wilson moved to pass Edwards, but Akins' final lap of 29.71 seconds beat Wilson's of 29.83 seconds, earning Akins the gold and Wilson the silver medal.

At the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Allie Wilson finished 4th in her semi-final behind Ajee Allie Wilson, and she did not qualify for the US team at the 2023 World Championships.

At the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships finals, Addy Wiley in her first championships as a professional took the lead, but Allie Wilson passed her in the final 50 metres to win her first national title.