Semaj Willis

Jameson Woodell

Sprints/Hurdles

/ Men's Track & Field

Photo by: KC McGinnis

Rutgers Men's & Women's Track and Field hosts the 2019 Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on April 12-13 at the Bauer Track and Field Complex.

Photo by: David Nemec/Rutgers Athletics

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

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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Upcoming Events

2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Roster

Louis Akpadago

Qayyim Ali

Nikhil Bagchi

Hamza Barkouch

Eric Barnes

Will Berger

Aaron Black

A'nan Bridgett

Nadale Buntin

Taj Burgess

Nicholas Chartoff

Jin Choi

Perry Christie

Andrew Comito

Steve Coponi

Andrew Daniluk

Al-Tariq Dunson

Jon Fontana

Billy Hill

Christopher Hill

Thomas Hillyer

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Adam Hunt

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Jason Schweizer

Adebowale Smith

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Luke Souders

Steven Steinberg-McElroy

Antonio Tarantino

Tobi Tella

Michael Thomas

Jonathan Torres

Patrick Walsh

Patrick Warren

Semaj Willis

Jameson Woodell

Roster

Louis Akpadago

Qayyim Ali

Nikhil Bagchi

Hamza Barkouch

Eric Barnes

Will Berger

Aaron Black

A'nan Bridgett

Nadale Buntin

Taj Burgess

Nicholas Chartoff

Jin Choi

Perry Christie

Andrew Comito

Steve Coponi

Andrew Daniluk

Al-Tariq Dunson

Jon Fontana

Billy Hill

Christopher Hill

Thomas Hillyer