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Ally Wilson

  • position Distance
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Central, S.C.
  • High school D.W. Daniel HS
  • position Distance
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Central, S.C.
  • High school D.W. Daniel HS

Ally Wilson Bio

Career Honors and Recognition

2x Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2023)
2x Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2022)

Season and Career Results
2023-24
Indoor
Appeared in six meets during the indoor season, running the 800m, 1000m, mile, 4x400m relay and one distance medley relay … Competed in the SEC Championship in both the DMR and the 800m, running as the leadoff leg in the DMR to place 13th with a time of 11:55.57 and then finishing 21st in the 800m after clocking 2:11.98 … Made her season debut in the Gamecock Opener, running the ninth fastest 1000m in Gamecock history after stopping the clock at 2:58.35 to finish third overall … Clocked a personal best time in the 800m at the Tiger Paw Invite, running 2:11.67 to finish 12th overall … The previous week at the SC Invite, she ran a new mile PR time of 5:04.43 to finish fourth overall in the standings … She ran two 4x400m relays, finishing fourth at the Carolina Challenge (3:51.04) and the USC Indoor Open (3:52.31).

Outdoor
Appeared in five meets during the outdoor campaign, running the 800m, 1500m and one 4x800m relay … Opened the season at the Shamrock Invitational in the 4x800m relay, running as the third leg for the ninth fastest 4x800m relay squad in program history, winning with a time of 8:58.16 … Ran a personal best 1500m time of 4:35.03 to finish third at the Weems Baskin Invitational … Clocked an 800m PR at the Florida Relays, running 2:11.54.

Cross Country
Competed in four different 5K meets for the Gamecocks this season … Finished inside the Top-100 in each of her four meets, beginning with a season-opening 59th place finish at the Eye Opener on Sept. 1 after running 19:22.9 … Her best finish came at the Gamecock Challenge when she ran a new personal best time of 18:59.4 to finish 30th overall … Her next best time of the season came in her final race of the year at the Upstate Invite on Oct. 14, running 19:15.0.

2022-23

Indoor

Appeared in two meets during the indoor season, running the mile and one distance medley relay … Opened the season at the Carolina Challenge, finishing sixth in the mile with a run of 5:13.78 … Also was part of the DMR team that finished third following a time of 12:31.60 … Recorded a new indoor personal best in the mile at the South Carolina Invitational, clocking 5:09.87.

Outdoor

Competed in two outdoor meets, running the 1500m and one 4×800 meter relay … Opened the outdoor campaign with a fourth-place finish in the 1500m at the Weems Baskin Relays, clocking 4:48.48 … Also guided her 4x800m relay squad down the stretch to a first-place finish at the Weems Baskin Relays, stopping the clock at 9:18.26 for the win … Competed in Carolina’s final home meet of the season, recording a new PR in the 1500m with a time of 4:47.70 to finish fourth at the USC Open.

Cross Country

Participated in four 5K events during the season, making her cross country debut at the Carolina Challenge with a 13th-place finish following a time of 20:25.0 … Set her 5K PR at the Winthrop Invitational when she finished 12th with a mark of 20:03.4 … Also ran 20:12.4 at the Live in Lou Classic 5K.

2021-22
Indoor

Competed in five events during the indoor campaign, primarily running in the 800-meter race … Placed 7th in her indoor debut in the 800m at the Gamecock Opener (Jan. 15) with a time of 2:23.12 … Secured her 800m PR in the Tiger Paw Invite on Feb. 12 with a time of 2:20.35, finishing 33rd overall … Concluded the indoor season running the Mile in the UofSC Indoor Open, finishing 16th with a time of 5:21.73.

Outdoor

Took part in three home meets for the Gamecocks, running the 1,500-meter race in each meet … Captured 6th overall in the Weems Baskin on March 26 with a time of 4:54.51 … Capped off the outdoor season by setting her 1,500m PR with a time of 4:53.24 in the UofSC Open on April 23, finishing 22nd in the event.

Cross Country

Did not compete.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

An eight-time state champion, Wilson owns titles in the 800m, 1,600m, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay and cross country … Grew up a Gamecock fan and always wanted to be a student-athlete for Carolina … Started running cross country in middle school to train for soccer, but ended up choosing cross country and track & field.

Personal

Born to her parents Nathan and Shelly on Oct. 18, 2002 … Was a member of National Science Honors Society, Beta Club and earned a Spanish 3 Awards honor.

Personal Records
Indoor

800m 2:11.67 (2/10/24)
1000m 2:58.35 (1/13/24)
Mile 5:04.43 (2/3/24)

Outdoor

800m 2:11.54 (3/30/24)
1500m 4:35.03 (3/22/24)

Cross Country

5K 18:59.4 (9/15/23)