Emily Sisson

Sisson on 2019 London Marathon
Personal information
Born	(1991-10-12) October 12, 1991 (age 31) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track, long-distance running
Event(s)	10,000 meters, Half Marathon
College team	Providence Friars
Club	New Balance
Turned pro	2015
Coached by	Ray Treacy
Achievements and titles
World finals	2017 London 10,000 m, 9th 2019 Doha 10,000 m, 10th
Olympic finals	2021 Tokyo 10,000 m, 10th
Personal best(s)	Track 5000 m: 14:53.84 (Irvine 2021) 10,000 m: 30:49.57 (Palo Alto 2019) Road Half marathon: AR 67:11 (Indianapolis 2022) Marathon: 2:18:29 AR (Chicago 2022)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Pan American Junior Championships 2007 São Paulo 5000 m World Marathon Majors 2022 Chicago Marathon

Emily Sisson (born October 12, 1991) is an American distance runner who holds the NACAC area record in the marathon, set Oct. 9, 2022, at the 2022 Chicago Marathon, where she ran 2:18:29 to finish second.^[1] She also owns continental record in the half marathon.

Sisson was ninth in the 10,000 meters at the 2017 London IAAF World Championships in Athletics, and won the USATF road 10k Championships in 2016 and 5k in 2018. In the 2019 London Marathon, her first try at the distance, she placed sixth in a time of 2:23:08.^[2] In December 2020, she ran the Valencia Half-Marathon in 1:07:26, narrowly missing Molly Huddle’s American record. Sisson subsequently qualified to compete in the 10,000 m run at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after winning the US Olympic Trials; she finished 10th at the event. On May 7, 2022, clocking 1:07:11, she broke the USA woman's half marathon record at the USATF Half Marathon Championships in Indianapolis.^[3] She runs for New Balance in Flagstaff, Arizona.

High school

Emily Sisson is a four-time high school state champion in cross country while competing at the following Missouri State High School Activities Association and Nebraska School Activities Association schools: Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield, Missouri, Omaha (Nebraska) Marian High School and Millard (Nebraska) North High School. Sisson won a 2 mile in 9:53 before running in her first Diamond League. She also ran a personal best 4:44.02 in the 2010 adidas Jim Ryun Girls Dream Mile at the New York Diamond League in June. At 2009 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, Sisson finished third in 17:19 behind Chelsey Sveinsson and winner Megan Goethals. ^[4] Sisson finished 29th at 2008 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals.^[5]

College

Sisson redshirted her first fall at University of Wisconsin before transferring to Providence College to train under Ray Treacy.

At the 2013 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Sisson placed 7th in the 6000m with a time of 20:17.5. Sisson set an NCAA Division 1 indoor track and field 5000 meters record,^[6][7][8][9] won three NCAA titles, and earned All-American and All-Big East honors eleven times. While competing for the Wisconsin Badgers during her freshman year, Sisson also earned All-Big Ten honors in cross country, and Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in both the cross country and outdoor track seasons.

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Professional career

On March 29, 2019, running the 10,000 meters in the Stanford Invitational, Sisson beat her training partner and U.S. record-holder Molly Huddle, by 8.9 seconds and lapped the rest of the field.^[2]

Competition record

Representing the  United States

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2007	Pan American Junior Athletics Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	5000 m	17.47.81[26]
2009	Pan American Junior Athletics Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	4th	3000 m	10:17.15[27]
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	10th	3000 m	9:16.80
			6th	5000 m	15:48.91
	World Cross Country Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	18th	Junior race	20:08
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	9th	10,000 m	31:26.36
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	10th	10,000 m	31:12.56
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	10th	10,000 m	31:04.46

USA National Championships

Road

Sisson won the 2016 Manchester Road Race in 24:06, and finished second to Molly Huddle at 2017 New York Road Runners New York Half Marathon in 1:08:21.^[28] She later beat her PR at the Valencia half-marathon in 2020, resulting in nearly an American record; her half marathon time is the US all-time second-fastest.^[29] After setting an American debut record at the 2017 United Airlines New York Road Runners New York Half Marathon, Sisson finished second behind Buze Diriba of Ethiopia with a time of 1:12:24 in the 2018 race.^[30][31]

Outdoor track and field

Personal bests

All data sourced from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.^[51] Data as of October 9, 2022.