Addison "Addy" Wiley (born October 24, 2003) is an American professional middle- and long-distance runner and the American Record Holder in the 1000m.
Wiley is an eight-time NAIA national champion in cross country and track and field. She held the high school national record for the 1600m with a time of 4:26.16 and the collegiate record for the 1500m with a time of 3:59.17. She placed 5th in the World Athletics U20 Championships in the 1500m in 2022 and won gold in the NACAC U23 championships in 2023. She placed 2nd at the USATF indoor championships in the 800m to qualify for the 2024 world indoor championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
High school career Wiley attended Huntington North High School in Huntington, Indiana. She was a multi-sport athlete that did not fully commit to running until her senior season. She played on the varsity soccer team and was named All-Conference all four years, earning First Team honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior while leading her team in goals scored. She also played varsity basketball as a freshman and sophomore.Wiley signs with University of Colorado, Huntington County Community School Corporation, Eric Andrews, November 22, 2021.
2019 In her freshman track season, Wiley ran the fastest time ever by an Indiana freshman in winning her first state championship in the 1600m in 4:46.93. She added another All-State performance by placing 7th in the 800m in 2:13.26.HNHS frosh Wiley wins state championship at 1,600, the Huntington County TAB, Steve Clark, June 6, 2019.
As a sophomore in the fall, she competed in cross country for the first time. Despite limited running training due to being a member of the soccer team, Wiley achieved All-State by placing 10th at the state championships in 18:28.6.2019 IHSAA State Cross Country Championship results, Indiana High School Athletic Association
2020 Wiley was unable to defend her 1600m state championship title in spring of her sophomore year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the fall of her junior year, Wiley achieved All-State status in cross country again by placing 6th with a time of 18:25.9.2020 IHSAA State Cross Country Championship results, Indiana High School Athletic Association
2021 On March 26 & 28, Wiley competed in the NSAF USA Meet of Champions in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where she won the mile in 4:48.23 and placed second in the 5000m in 17:16.15.Wiley wins mile run at NSAF Meet of Champions, Huntington County Community School Corporation, Eric Andrews, March 30, 2021.
At the 2021 IHSAA State Track and Field Championships, she became the first Indiana runner to win both the 800m (2:08.62) and the 1600m (4:45.27).IHSAA girls state track notebook: Lily Cridge, Addy Wiley make distance-running history, Indianapolis Star, David Woods, June 6, 2021.2021 IHSAA State Track and Field Championship results, Indiana High School Athletic Association She was subsequently named the 2020–2021 Gatorade Player of the Year award winner for Indiana Girls Track and Field.2020–2021 Gatorade Indiana Girls Track and Field Player of the Year, The Gatorade Company, Inc.
On June 12, Wiley competed in the RunningLane Track Championships in Madison, Alabama. She won the mile in a new personal record of 4:38.14, the fastest high school time in the nation in 2021 and the fastest ever by an Indiana runner. Her time also ranked No. 9 on the all-time high school list for the outdoor mile.Addy Wiley Wins, with 14-year-old Sadie Engelhardt setting mile record at RunningLane Track Championships, Dyestat, Erik Boal, June 14, 2021.Track & Field News 2021 High School Girls Absolute Top-10 Lists, Track & Field News
Wiley next traveled to Renton, Washington to compete in the Brooks PR Invitational. Despite finishing second, her time of 2:04.41 was a new Indiana state record and the No. 5 fastest time in the nation for 2021.2021 Brooks PR Invitational results Track & Field News 2021 High School Girls Absolute Top-10 Lists, Track & Field News
Wiley ended her track season on July 3 at the Nike Outdoor National Championships at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. She won her first high school national championship in the mile with a time of 4:42.78.2021 Nike Outdoor Nationals results, National Scholastic Athletics Foundation
On October 30, Wiley finished her high school cross country career, achieving All-State status for the third time by placing 7th with a time of 18:40.2.2021 IHSAA State Cross Country Championship results, Indiana High School Athletic Association
Wiley signed her National Letter of Intent with the University of Colorado on November 22,Wiley signs with University of Colorado, Huntington County Community School Corporation, Eric Andrews, November 22, 2021. but would de-commit the following summer to enroll at her hometown college, Huntington University.
2022 Wiley opened her senior track season on March 12 at Nike Indoor Nationals at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island, New York. She earned All-America honors in both the 800m (3rd in 2:09.52) and the mile (2nd in 4:52.55).2022 Nike Indoor Nationals results, National Scholastic Athletics Foundation
At the 2022 IHSAA State Track and Field Championships on June 3, she repeated as state champion in both the 800m and 1600m. For the second consecutive year, she completed the double that no other Indiana runner has ever accomplished. She won the 1600m in 4:38.69 and the 800m in 2:06.26, both of which were state meet records. She then finished third in the 3200m in 10:38.57, and finally anchored the 4x400 relay team with a split time of 57.03. All four races were run within a timespan of only two hours, 17 minutes.'Addy Wiley is an absolute beast.' Huntington North star completes unheard-of double-double, Indianapolis Star, David Woods, June 4, 2022.
Wiley finished her high school career as a five-time Indiana State Champion and holder of six school records – 200m (26.24), 400m (57.12), 800m (2:04.40), 1600m (4:37.98), mile (4:38.14), and 3200m (10:13.40).Huntington North High School Track and Field Records, Huntington North HS Track and Field For the second consecutive year, Wiley was honored as the 2021–2022 Gatorade Player of the Year award winner for Indiana Girls Track and Field.2021–2022 Gatorade Indiana Girls Track and Field Player of the Year, The Gatorade Company, Inc.
On June 11, one week after the state championship meet, Wiley competed in the Midwest Redemption Meet at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. Her 1600m time of 4:26.16 broke the national high school record of 4:33.29, set by Alexa Efraimson in 2014. Her time converts to a 4:27.71 for the mile, faster than the overall national record of 4:28.25 set by Mary Cain in 2013 and the outdoor mile record of 4:33.87 set by Katelyn Tuohy in 2018.Indiana state champion Addy Wiley smashes national high school record in 1,600 meters, Indianapolis Star, David Woods, June 11, 2022.
Wiley next competed in the Nike Outdoor National Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on June 19. She won her second national title, this time in the 800m. Her winning time of 2:04.64 was the No. 5 fastest time in the nation for 2022.Addy Wiley wins 800 at 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals, The Journal Gazette, Victoria Jacobsen, June 19, 2022.
The following weekend, Wiley again competed in Eugene in the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships. She won her first USA Track & Field national title in the 1500m with a time of 4:15.53. Her placing earned her a spot on the United States team that would compete in the World Athletics U20 Championships the following month.Addy Wiley Adds Another National Title to Her Resume, Milesplit, Becca Atchley, June 27, 2022.
At the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, Wiley qualified for the final by placing second in her heat with a time of 4:19.39. In the final, Wiley placed 4th with a personal record of 4:11.43.Indiana champ Addy Wiley charges for medal, finishes 5th in world 1,500 meters, Indianapolis Star, David Woods, August 6, 2022.
College career 2022 Wiley began her collegiate career at Huntington University in the fall of 2022. She won her first three cross country races, the Louisville ClassicHU has strong showing at Louisville XC Classic, Huntington University, October 1, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky, the Great Lakes ChallengeForesters have strong showing at NAIA Great Lakes Challenge, Huntington University, October 22, 2022 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the Crossroads League ChampionshipsWiley best in league, men take 2nd at CL Championships, Huntington University, November 5, 2022 hosted by Marian University in Shelbyville, Indiana. At the 2022 NAIA Cross Country Championships held in Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida, Wiley finished in second place to earn her first collegiate All-America honor with a time of 16:58.9. Huntington placed 13th overall in the team standings.Foresters shine at NAIA National Championships, Huntington University, November 18, 2022
2023 Wiley opened her track season at the Camel City Elite Races at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Her mile time of 4:32.15 set a new NAIA national record and was the fastest collegiate time ever run at the Camel City Elite Races. She had to decline the $6,000 winnings due to NAIA regulations. It was the first time a collegiate athlete had won an Elite Race at Camel City.Wiley holds off Duke’s Maatoug to smash NAIA all-time mark, also post JDL Fast Track collegiate record with 4:32.15 effort; Steelman and Kioko shine in 3,000 victories, with Detra, Heppenstall, Holdsworth also earning Camel City Elite wins, Dyestat, Erik Boal, February 4, 2023.
On February 18, Wiley competed in the 1500m at the 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In a field consisting of 10 professional runners and only two collegiates, Wiley led the race for the first 1200m before ultimately placing 4th with a time of 4:18.84. She again had to decline the $1,500 prize money.2023 USATF Indoor Track and Field Championships results, USA Track and Field
At the 2023 NAIA indoor track and field championships held in Brookings, South Dakota, Wiley won five national championships and broke one meet record in a span of only three hours, 55 minutes. She started the day by winning the mile in 4:48.04. An hour later, she won the 600m in a meet record time of 1:29.47. Forty-five minutes later, Wiley won the 800m in 2:10.93 and only thirty-five minutes later, she won the 3000m in 9:47.57. She finished the day by anchoring Huntington's Distance Medley Relay team to victory in 11:46.74.HU women take home NAIA runner-up trophy, Wiley tabbed Most Valuable Performer, Huntington University, March 5, 2023 Only 13 female athletes in NAIA history have won five or more indoor titles in a four-year career; Wiley accomplished it in less than four hours. She was named the meet's Most Valuable Performer and the Huntington women's team finished as the national runner-up.Indiana Tech cruises to third straight NAIA Women’s Indoor Track & Field title, NAIA, March 4, 2023
Wiley was named the 2023 NAIA women's indoor track & field National Track Athlete of the YearAddy Wiley, Huntington (Ind.): 2023 NAIA Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Track Athlete of the Year, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and the 2023 NAIA Women's Indoor Track & Field National Scholar Track Athlete of the YearAddy Wiley, Huntington (Ind.): 2023 NAIA Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. In addition to her five national championships, she maintained a 3.512 cumulative GPA.