Emily Sisson

Emily Sisson (born October 12, 1991) is a professional runner for New Balance in Phoenix, Arizona. Emily Sisson was 9th at the 2017 London IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships for 10,000 meters, won the USATF road 10k Championships in 2016 and 5k in 2018. In the 2019 London Marathon, her first try at the distance, she placed 6th in a time of 2:23:08.[2]

Emily Sisson
Emily Sisson (far right)
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-10-12) October 12, 1991
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Sport
SportTrack, long-distance running
Event(s)10,000 meters, Half Marathon
College teamProvidence Friars
ClubNew Balance
Turned pro2015
Coached byRay Treacy
Achievements and titles
World finals2017
10,000 m, 9th
2019
10,000 m, 10th
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pan American Junior Championships
2007 São Paulo5000

High school

Sisson is a four-time high school state champion in cross country while competing at the following Missouri State High School Activities Association and Nebraska School Activities Association schools: Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield, Missouri, Omaha (Nebraska) Marian High School and Millard (Nebraska) North High School. Sisson won a 2 mile in 9:53 before running in her first Diamond League. She also ran a personal best 4:44.02 in the 2010 adidas Jim Ryun Girls Dream Mile at the New York Diamond League in June. At 2009 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, Sisson finished third in 17:19 behind Chelsey Sveinsson and winner Megan Goethals. [3] Sisson finished 29th at 2008 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals.[4]

College

Sisson redshirted her first fall at University of Wisconsin before transferring to Providence College to train under Ray Treacy.

At the 2013 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Sisson placed 7th for the Providence College in 20:17.5. Sisson set a NCAA Division 1 indoor track and field 5000 meters record,[5][6][7][8] won three NCAA titles, and earned All-American and All-Big East honors eleven times. While competing for the Wisconsin Badgers during her freshman year, Sisson also earned All-Big Ten honors in cross country, and Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in both the cross country and outdoor track seasons.

NCAA championships

Outdoor track and field
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Wisconsin
2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 10th 5000 m 15:53.90[9]
Representing Providence College
2012 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 4th 5000 m 16:18.24
2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 6th 5000 m 15:58.40[10]
2015 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 5000 m 15:34.10[11]

Indoor track and field
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Providence College
2012 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Nampa, Idaho 12th 3000 m 9:25.13[12]
2013 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas 9th 5000 m 15:54.73[13]
2014 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 8th 5000 m 16:34.18[14]
2015 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas 1st 5000 m 15:32.15[15]
3rd 3000 m 9:01.16[16]

Cross country
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing Wisconsin
2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Indiana 14th 20:28.3[17]
Representing Providence College
2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Louisville, Kentucky 15th 20:00.1[18]
2013 NCAA Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Indiana 7th 20:17.5[19]

Conference championships

Outdoor track and field
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Wisconsin
2011 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships Iowa City, Iowa 3rd 10,000 m 35:07.35
3rd 5000 m 16:16.06
Representing Providence College
2012 Big East Outdoor Track and Field Championships Tampa, Florida 1st 5000 m 15:45.83
2013 Big East Outdoor Track and Field Championships New Brunswick, New Jersey 1st 10,000 m 33:02.88
2015 Big East Outdoor Track and Field Championships Tampa, Florida 1st 5000 m 15:40.64

Indoor track and field
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Providence College
2012 Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships New York, New York 5th Mile 4:49.52
2013 Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships Geneva, Ohio 1st 3000 m 9:20.68
6th DMR 11:21.02
2014 Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships New York, New York 2nd 3000 m 9:09.35
Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships New York, New York 1st 5000 m 16:08.01
2015 Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships New York, New York 1st 5000 m 15:12.22

Cross country
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing Wisconsin
2010 Big Ten Cross Country Championship Madison, Wisconsin 3rd 20:02.8; All-Big Ten[20]
Representing Providence College
2011 Big East Cross Country Championship Louisville, Kentucky 4th 19:57.4; All-Big East[21]
2013 Big East Cross Country Championship Somers, Wisconsin 1st 19:49; All-Big East, meet & course record[22]

Professional Career

On March 29, 2019, running the 10,000 meters in the Stanford Invitational, Sisson beat her training partner and U.S. record-holder Molly Huddle, by 8.9 seconds and lapped the rest of the field.[2]

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd 5000 m 17.47.81[23]
2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4th 3000 m 10:17.15[24]
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 10th 3000 m 9:16.80
6th 5000 m 15:48.91
World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 18th Junior race 20:08
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th 10,000 m 31:26.36

USA National Championships

Road

Sisson won the 2016 Manchester Road Race in 24:06, and finished second to Molly Huddle at 2017 New York Road Runners New York Half Marathon in 1:08:21.[25] Her half marathon time is US All-time top 10.[26] After setting an American debut record at the 2017 United Airlines New York Road Runners New York Half Marathon, Sisson finished second behind Buze Diriba of Ethiopia with a time of 1:12:24 in the 2018 race.[27][28]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2014 USA 5 km Championships Providence, Rhode Island 4th 5 km 15:44[29]
USA 12 km Championships Alexandria, Virginia 2nd 12 km 38:12[30]
2015 USA 5 km Championships Providence, Rhode Island 3rd 5 km 15:48[31]
USATF 10 km Championships hosted by
Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women		 Boston, Massachusetts 2nd 10 km 32:28[32]
2016 USATF 20 km Championships hosted by
Faxon Law New Haven Road Race		 New Haven, Connecticut 2nd 20 km 1:06:03[33]
USA 5 km Championships Providence, Rhode Island 2nd 5 km 15:42[34]
USATF 10 km Championships hosted by
Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women		 Boston, MA 1st 10 km 31:47[35]
2018 USA 5 km Championships New York City 1st 5 km 15:38[36]

Outdoor track and field
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2007 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, IUPUI 1st 5000 m 16:48.67[37]
2008 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium,
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio		 4th 3000 m 10:01.73[38]
2009 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd 3000 m 9:55.31[39]
2010 USA Junior Cross Country Championships Spokane, Washington 2nd Junior race 20:31.5[40]
USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st 3000 m 9:18.73[41]
— 5000 m DNF
2013 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 6th 10,000 m 33:27.23[42]
2015 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 5th 10,000 m 32:28.73[43]
2016 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 10th 10,000 m 32:54.06[44]
2017 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 3rd 10,000 m 31:25.64[45]
2018 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 4th 10,000 m 32:06.31
2019 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, California 1st 10,000 m 30:49.57[46]
2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 2nd 10,000 m 32:02.19[47]
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