Gabriel Willis

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Jumps
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Carrollton, Texas
Prev School:
Creekview High School

TFRRS Profile

CUSA Individual Titles (1)
2025 Indoor Heptathlon

All-CUSA Honors (3)
2025 Indoor High Jump - 2nd
2025 Indoor Heptathlon - 1st
2025 Outdoor Decathlon - 2nd

All-ASUN Honors (1)
2021 Indoor High Jump - 2nd

2024 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)

Did not compete in any meets for Liberty due to injury
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member

2023-24 Indoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)

Pole vaulted and high jumped at the season-opening Liberty Kickoff in his lone meet before suffering a season-ending injury

2023 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)

Did not compete in any meets for Liberty and was redshirted
Racing unattached, won the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic open 100 in 10.81
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2022-23 Indoor Track & Field (R-So.)

At the ASUN Championship, finished fifth in both the heptathlon and high jump
High jumped a season-best 6-8.75 at the Virginia Tech Invitational

2022 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)

Placed seventh in the ASUN high jump
Won the Virginia Open and WildCat Twilight high jump competitions
Season-best 6-7 high jump clearance came at the Triton Invitational
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2021-22 Indoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)

Came in fourth in the ASUN high jump
Opened his season with a 6-10.75 high jump clearance, winning the Liberty Kickoff title

2021 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)

Placed fifth in the ASUN high jump with a season-best 6-8 clearance and took 10^th in the long jump
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2021 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)

ASUN high jump runner-up and placed fifth in the long jump
High jumped 6-11.75 in his collegiate debut at the Liberty Elite Invitational, placing third overall and first among collegiates. The mark ranked No. 26 nationally for the season.
Back-to-back ASUN Men’s Freshman of the week on Jan. 27 and Feb. 3
VaSID Second Team All-State (jumps)

Prep

Graduated from Creekview High School
High jumped a school-record 6-10 as a senior, ranking among the nation's top five high jumpers during the abbreviated 2020 outdoor season
Qualified for the Texas 5A state high jump final as a sophomore
Also played football and basketball

Personal

Son of Eric and Jennifer Willis
Father played basketball at Oklahoma Baptist
Birthday is July 12
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2024
Working on a MBA

Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
It supports my worldview and challenges me to live according to the Gospel while competing at a high level.

What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
Outdoors activities like hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking.