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Billy Hill

Billy Hill

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Somerset, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Franklin
  • Major:
    Exercise Science

Summary

Biography


Hill's All-Time Results

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Outdoor Record Holder 1,500m (3:42.57)
2022 NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifier - 1,500m
2020-21 Academic All-Big Ten

2022 (Outdoor):
Set a school record with a time of 3:42.57 (1,500m) at the Virginia Challenge ... placed third with a time of 3:44.54 (1,500m) at the Larry Ellis Invite...placed first with a time of 1:50.60 (800m) at the UCF Invitational...placed first with a time of 3:44.98 (1,500m) at the UCF Black & Gold Invitational...placed third with a time of 1:52.15 (800m) at the Tennessee Relays ... placed third as a leg in the distance medley relay with a time of 9:48.74 at the Penn Relays.

2022 (Indoor): Placed second with a time of 1:52.31 (800m) at the Great Dane Classic ... placed third with a time of 1:52.52 (800m) at the Rutgers Open. 

2021 (Outdoor): Placed second with a time of 1:52.31 (800m) at the B1G Invitational...he placed first with a time of 1:52.37 (800m) at the Rutgers B1G Tri-Meet. 
 
2021 (Indoor): Set a school record with a time of 4:02.11 at the Spire Institute Open where he placed fourth. 
 
2019-20 (Indoor):
  • Contributed to a second place finish in the 4x800m with a time of 7:31.12 at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships (March 8)
  • Ran a personal record mile with a time of 4:07:76 at Boston's David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 14-15)
  • Contributed to the Distance Medley Relay's time of 10:07.44 to finish first at the Metropolitan Championships (Jan. 31)
  • Placed first in the mile with a time of 4:12.75 at the Metropolitan Championships (Jan.31)
  • Placed first in the 800m with a time of 1:54.26 at the TCNJ Lions Invitational and contributed to the 4x800 relay's time of 7:51.59 to finish second at the TCNJ Lions Invitational (Jan. 11)
2019 (Outdoor):
  • Contributed to the 4x800m relay's time of 7:47.06 to finish 8th at the 125th Penn Relays (April 27).
  • Posted an outdoor PR in the 800m Elite Final with a time of 1:52.32 at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 20). 
  • Won the 1500m with a PR of 3:51.30, while contributing two a second-place finish for the 4x800m relay (7:46.96) at the Metropolitan Championships (April 13). 
  • Won first place in the 1500m (3:54.41) and took third in the 800m (1:52.99) at the USF Bulls Invite (Mar. 23)
2018-19 (Indoor)
  • Contributed to the third-place finish for the 4x800m team at the IC4A Championships, earning All-East accolades in the event (Mar. 3). 
  • Finished eighth in the distance medley relay at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, posting a time of 9:55.87 for RU's first ever podium finish in th event at Big Ten's (Feb. 24). 
  • Posted a PR of 1:52.42 in the 800m at the BU Invite (Feb. 8-9). 
  • Contributed to the first-place finish for the distance medley relay team, while also placing third in the mile (4:17.03) at the Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 1). 
  • Finished second in the 800m (1:55.78) at the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invite (Jan. 12).
2018 (Outdoor): 
  • Recorded a time of 1:59.96 in the 800m at the 2018 Outdoor Metropolitan Championships (Apr. 14)
  • Finished fourth in the 1500m with a time of 4:00.37 at the Rider 5-Way (Mar. 31)
2017-18 (Indoor): 
  • Collected All-East honors with the 4 x 800 relay team at the IC4A Championships (Mar. 3-4), posting a time of 7:37.40
  • Finished fifth in the 1,000m with a PR of 2:29.38 at the Met Championships (Feb. 2)
  • Contributed to the 4x800 relay third-place finish with a time of 7:51.39 at the Met Championships (Feb. 2)
  • Finished sixth in the mile with a time of 4:16.23 at the Dr. Sander Invitational (Jan. 26)
  • Finished fifth in the 800m with a time of 1:54.82 at the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 20)
  • Contributed to the 4 x 400 victory also at the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 20)
  • Runner-up in the 1,000m with a time of 2:31.20 in Rutgers debut at the Towson Tiger Invitational (Jan. 14)
  • Contributed to the 4 x 400 runner-up finish also at the Towson Tiger Invitational (Jan. 14)
Prior to Rutgers: A three-sport athlete at Franklin Township High School, competing in soccer, track and field and cross country...As a senior in 2017, named Somerset County Scholar Athlete of the Year, NJ All-Group 4 First Team in track, Skyland Conference All Conference First Team, Indoor Track Second Team All-State and Courier News Boys Indoor Track Runner of the Year...As a junior in 2016, selected as Courier News Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, Somerset County First Team and Third Team All-State / Second Team All Group 4 in cross country...Finished second at the NJSIAA Group 4 State Sectional in the 5K with a personal best time of 15:37.1 … also placed first at the Somerset County Championships and New Balance Shore Coaches XC Invitational.

Personal: A meteorology major... Son of Ann Marie and William... Has one sibling, Christopher... Proudest achievement is winning the Group 4 NJSIAA Track & Field State Championship.
 

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