As Roisin Willis and Juliette Whittaker contemplated where they would go to college last year, the two track stars often spoke to each other. Willis was from Wisconsin, while Whittaker lived in Maryland.
Still, as arguably the two most highly recruited girls in the high school Class of 2022 and long-time competitors, the two could relate to the anxieties and excitement they felt as the nation's best programs reached out to them.
After Willis committed to Stanford in October 2021, Whittaker was one of the first people she told. About two weeks later, Whittaker decided to join her friend at Stanford, a school that fit what she wanted both academically and athletically.
This week, Willis and Whittaker are concluding their freshmen seasons at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at the University of Texas ...
