Will Ross

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Waverly, Ill.
Prev School:
Illinois College
High School:
Waverly

Will Ross TFRRS Profile

CAREER HONORS
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2024)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024)

CAREER HONORS (at Illinois College):
• NCAA Division III Outdoor National Champion, Triple Jump (2022)
• NCAA Division III All-American, Triple Jump (2022)
• Midwest Conference Indoor Gold Medalist, Triple Jump (2022)
• Midwest Conference Indoor Silver Medalist, Triple Jump (2022)
• Midwest Conference Indoor Silver Medalist, High Jump (2023)
• Midwest Conference Indoor Bronze Medalist, 4x200m Relay (2022)
• Midwest Conference Indoor Bronze Medalist, Long Jump (2022, 2023)

2023-24
Indoor:
• Competed in one meet, recording a mark of 14.59m (47-10.5) in the triple jump at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational

Outdoor:
• Competed in the triple jump at three meets
• Finished as the runner-up in the triple jump at the Clark Wood Invitational with a wind-aided mark of 14.80m (48-6.75)
• Leapt to a mark of 14.10m (46-3.25) in the event at the ACC Outdoor Championships

Illinois College Honors:
• 2022 NCAA DIII outdoor national champion in the triple jump after qualifying for the championship meet three times
• Honored as the 2022 Illinois College track team MVP
• Holds Midwest Conference record in outdoor triple jump
• Six-time Midwest Conference medalist, winning indoor and outdoor titles in the triple jump in 2022

Prep/High School Honors:
• Four-time Illinois 1A state qualifier, winning the 2021 title in the triple jump
• Held Waverly school records in the 200m and triple jump at time of graduation

Personal:
• Birthdate is February 4, 2003
• Parents are Annisha Dunaway and Brian Ross
• Has four siblings: Hope, Ashlan, Mia and Nayla
• Majoring in exercise science
• Hopes to become an athletic trainer after graduating college
• Also participated in football, golf, and basketball during high school
• Chose UofL because the competition level within the team, the coaching stage, and the opportunity it provides to compete at a larger stage