Emily Sisson


Emily Sisson is a professional runner for New Balance in Phoenix, Arizona. Emily Sisson was 9th at the 2017 London IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships for 10,000 meters, 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 6th in a time of 2:23:08.

High school

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 Marian High School and Millard 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.
Sisson finished 29th at 2008 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals.

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 for the Providence College in 20:17.5. Sisson set a NCAA Division 1 indoor track and field 5000 meters record, 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.

NCAA championships

Outdoor track and field

Indoor track and field

Cross country

Conference championships

Outdoor track and field

Indoor track and field

Cross country

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.

Competition record

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. Her half marathon time is US All-time top 10. 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.

Outdoor track and field