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2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Semaj Willis

Semaj Willis

  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Trenton, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Trenton Central
  • Major:
    Africana Studies

Summary

Biography

Willis' All-Time Results 



2021 (Indoor):
  • Placed third in high jump with a height of 2.03m at the Big Ten Invitational. (Feb 12-13)
  • Finished first in high jump at PSU Tri Meet.  (Feb 6)
  • Placed third in high jump with a height of 2.03m at Nittany Lion Opener. (Jan 16)
2019-20 (Indoor):
  • Finished fourth in the high jump (2.00m) at Arkansas' Tyson Invitational (Feb. 14-15)
  • Contributed to the 4x400m relay's sixth place finish with a time of 3:10.03 at Arkansas' Tyson Invitational (Feb. 14-15)
  • Finished fifth in the high jump (2.01m) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb.8)
  • Contributed to the 4x400m relay's third place finish with a time of 3:09.53 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb.8)
  • Contributed to the 4x400m relay's first place finish with a time of 3:10.97 at the Metropolitan Championships (Jan. 31)
  • Finished third in the high jump (2.05m) at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 25)
  • Contributed to the 4x400m relay's second-place finish with a time of 3:13.18 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 25)
  • Runner up in the high jump (1.92m) at the TCNJ Lions Invitational (Jan. 11)
2019 (Outdoor):
  • Contributed to the 4x400m relay's time of 3:08.55 at the NCAA East Preliminary, finishing 14th at the regional (May 25).
  • Contributed to the 4x400m relay's eighth-place podium finish at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, while also registering a mark of 2.03m in the high jump (May 10-12). 
  • Posted a mark of 1.92m in the high jump college event at the 125th Penn Relays (April 26). 
  • Finished seventh in the high jump with an outdoor PR of 2.08m at the Virginia Challenge (April 20). 
  • Finished third in the high jump (1.97m) and contributed to the first-place finish for the 4x400m to help collect the team title at the Metropolitan Championships (April 13).  
  • Contributed to the 4x400m relay team's runner-up finish (3:14.98) at the Sam Howell Invitational (April 6). 
  • Finished fourth in the high jump (1.95m) and contributed to the third place finish of the 4x400m relay (3:18.92) at the USF Bulls Invite (Mar. 23).
2018-19 (Indoor): 
  • Earned All-East accolades with Top 8 finishes in the 4x400m (1st) and high jump (8th) at the IC4A Championships (Mar. 3). 
  • Finished third in the high jump with a mark of 2.04m at the BU Invite (Feb. 9). 
  • Finished second in the high jump with a season-best mark of 2:10m at the Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 1). 
  • Finished second in the high jump with an IC4A qualifying mark of 2.04m at the Terrier Classic (Jan. 26)
  • Finished third in the high jump (2.01m) at the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 19).
  • Finished second in the high jump (2.00m) at the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invite (Jan. 12).
  • Won the title in the high jump (2.08m) in his debut as a Scarlet Knight at the TCNJ Indoor Opener (Dec. 1).
Prior to Rutgers: Rated as the No. 2 high jumper in New Jersey and No. 13 high jumper in the country by Milesplit … Third Team All-State by the Star-Ledger … captured the NJSIAA Group 4 State title in the high jump with a personal best of 6'10" … also finished first in the high jump at the NJSIAA sectional in the high jump … third-place jump at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions … also plays football at Trenton Central.

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