She took 10th in Japan at that event, three spots ahead of Amery native (and UW alumna) Alicia Monson.Īrchive: Meet the 2021 Olympic athletes who have ties to Wisconsin The 30-year-old Sisson also competed in the Tokyo Olympics in track and field after winning the 10,000 meters at the U.S. Kastor set the mark in 2006 and held the record until D'Amato's run earlier this year. Sisson posed for a photo with D'Amato and previous record holders Deena Kastor and Joan Benoit Samuelson after the race. Sisson transferred to Providence College thereafter. She earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year in cross country and earned All-American status when she took second at the NCAA Great Lakes regional and third at the Big Ten championships.

Sisson attended high school in Missouri but returned to the state of her birth to begin her college career when she competed as a freshman at the University of Wisconsin. Sisson broke Keira D'Amato's record by 43 seconds (set in Houston earlier this year) and placed second overall in the event, behind native Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich (2:14:18). Milwaukee-born Emily Sisson demolished an American marathon record when she crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 29 seconds in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

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