Tom Willems

Class:
Senior
Position:
Sprints
Hometown:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
High School:
Xavier College

Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor
- 55 meters - 6.62
- 60 meters - 7.02
- 200 meters - 20.97 (2nd in CSU history)
- 400 meters - 46.43 (1st in CSU history)
- 500 meters - 1:04.36
- 4x400 meter relay - 3:09.59 (1st in CSU history)
Outdoor
- 100 meters - 10.92
- 200 meters - 21.40 (12th in CSU history)
- 400 meters - 46.67 (4th in CSU history)

Records
- Indoor: 4x400m Relay 3:09.59 (1st in CSU history)

Accolades
- All-Mountain West, 400 meters (ITF 2020, OTF 2021, ITF 2022)
- All-Mountain West, 200 meters (OTF 2021. ITF 2022)
- All-Mountain West, distance medley relay (ITF 2020)
- All-Mountain West, 4x400m relay (ITF 2022)
- Mountain West Champion, 400m (ITF 2022)

Willems at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 2nd place, 200 meters (Indoor)
- 1st place, 400 meters (Indoor)
- 1st place, 4x400m Relay (Indoor)
2021
- 2nd place, 400 meters (Outdoor)
- 3rd place, 200 meters (Outdoor)
2020
- 2nd place, 400 meters (Indoor)
- 3rd place, distance medley relay (Indoor)
- 4th place, 4x400-meter relay (Indoor)

COLORADO STATE
Junior (2021-22)
(Indoor): Competed in five meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Won the 400m with a PR, resetting his school record, of 46.43 at conference...Also was runner-up with a 200m PR of 20.97 that is second in CSU History... Ran a 7.02 60m PR at the Air Force Holiday Open... Ran in the 3:09.59 4x400m relay at the Colorado Invitational placing 1st and is now 1st in CSU history...Competed at World Indoor Championships for Australia in the open 400.
(Outdoor):

Sophomore (2020-21)
(Indoor): Finished second in the 400m at AIr Force Invitational with a time of 47.82...Ran the 55m for first time at Wyoming Power Meet...Recorded the third-best time in prelims of the 400m at Championships at the Peak but did not compete in finals.
(Outdoor): Competed in seven meets including the Mountain West Championships and NCAA West Prelims...Earned two All-MW awards after finishing second in the 400 and third in the 200 for a total of 14 points for the men's score en route to the men's team title...Notched a 400 PR of 46.67 in the conference prelims for the fourth-best time in school history...Competed in the 400 at NCAA West Prelims, clocking a 47.88 in the prelims for 40th place...Clocked a then 47.34 PR in the 400m at Sooner Invitational for a share of the 10th-best time in school history and take third in the event...Captured the 12th-best 200m time in CSU history of 21.40 in his second-place finish at CU Invitational...A part of the first-place 4x400m relay team at Sooner Invitational that also took second at Doug Max Invite...Finished second in the 400 at Doug Max Invite...Made collegiate outdoor debut at CSU Pueblo Invite, taking first in the 400 with the 10th-best time in school history at 47.39, while his second-place 200 time would be in the same spot in the record book had it not be for wind...Ran first college 100m at CU Invite for a time of 10.92.

Freshman (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in five meets including the Mountain West Championships...Had a hand in 19 points (8 in 400m, 5 in 4x400m, 6 in DMR) en route to the men's Mountain West Championship...Clocked a 47.20 in the 400m at conference meet, registering as the third-best time in school history...As a freshmen, was the youngest finisher in the 400m at conference...Anchored the 4x400-meter relay squad...Ran the 400m leg of the distance medley relay...A part of the 4x400-meter relay that set a school record at the Colorado Invitational...Also recorded a PR in 200m with a third-place finish at CU Invite...Made CSU debut at AIr Force Holiday Open, winning the 500 meters...At Don Kirby Invitational, recorded fifth-best time for 400m in CSU history and took third place in the race, while also a part of the second-place 4x400m relay team.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Xavier College...Won the 400 Meters U20 final during the Australian Track and Field Championships with PR of 47.47...A part of the 4x400 meter relay mixed and 4x400 meter relay that won at Oceanian Championships...Won the 200m at 2019 Box Hill Classic...Won the 400m at Victorian Championships...State silver medalist in 100m...State gold medalist 200m...Finished first in the U18 1000m sprint medley and second in the U18 4x100m relay teams at 2017 Australian All Schools Championships.

High School/International Personal Bests
Outdoor
- 60 meters - 7.11
- 100 meters - 11.22
- 400 meters - 47.47