Indiana running phenom Addy Wiley, a top candidate to make the Paris Olympics, announced Tuesday she is turning pro.
The 20-year-old will thus no longer represent Huntington University after winning eight NAIA titles representing the Foresters in 2023.
In an Instagram post, the Huntington North High School graduate said she signed a contract with Adidas. Longtime agent Paul Doyle said he will represent Wiley and the runner would be coached by former Huntington coach Lauren Johnson.
On Sept. 8, Wiley set a collegiate 1,500-meter record of 3:59.17, breaking a 14-year-old record held by Jenny (Barringer) Simpson, a 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and 2011 world champion. Also last summer, Wiley ran 800 meters in 1:57.54, second-fastest ever by a college runner.
In her last race for Huntington, she won an NAIA cross-country title Nov. 17 at Vancouver, Wash.
“My team is in place and I couldn’t be happier! Excited to starting racing! :)”
Wiley is a survivor of childhood cancer. Before arrival at Huntington University, she set a national high school record for 1,600 meters in June 2022. She later de-committed from Colorado and enrolled at her hometown university.