Dartis Willis II

Dartis Willis II

  • Position
    Jumps
  • Class
    Redshirt
  • Hometown
    Beverly Hills, Mich.
  • Highschool
    Detroit Country Day
  • Major
    Product design

Biography

* All-American *

Career Bests (thru 2016 indoors):

  • High Jump: 7-2 1/4 (2.19m)
  • Long Jump: 23-11 1/2i (7.30m)

Stanford Record Book:
Outdoors

  • High Jump: 6th

Indoors

  • High Jump: 4th
  • Long Jump: 8th

At Stanford:

  • Earned All-America honorable mention honors in the high jump as a freshman.

2016 Season:
Indoors

  • Back on track with two meets of over 7 feet.
  • Finished second at the MPSF Championships with a high jump of 7-0 1/2.
  • That matched his indoor best from the season-opening UW Indoor Preview.

2015 Season:
Outdoors

  • Limited to two meets, both in the high jump.
  • Advanced to NCAA West Prelims, where he placed 25th in a season-best 6-11. 3/4.

Indoors

  • Doubled at the MPSF Championships, placing fifth in the high jump (season best 6-10 1/4) and seventh in the long jump (23-5 1/2).
  • Competed in four meets -- four in the LJ and three in the HJ.
  • Had a season best LJ of 23-10, placing seventh at the Razorback Invitational.

2014 Season:
Outdoors

  • Did not compete.

Indoors

  • In his only indoor competition of the season, placed eighth in the long jump at the MPSF Championships, at 22-9.

 

2013 Season:
Outdoors

  • Placed sixth in the long jump at the Pac-12 Championships with a wind-aided 24-2 1/4.
  • Was 11th at Pac-12's in the high jump at 6-9.
  • Third in the Big Meet in the long jump (23-10) and fourth in the high jump (6-8 1/4).
  • Had a season best high jump of 6-11 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational.

Indoors

  • Did not compete.

2012 Season:
Outdoors

  • Jumped 7-0 1/2 in the high jump at the NCAA Championships to place 17th and earn All-America honorable mention honors.
  • Jumped 7-1 1/2 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round to place ninth.
  • Placed ninth at the Pac-12 Championships in the high jump at 7-0 1/4 and 19th in the long jump at 22-7 1/4.

Indoors

  • Placed seventh in the MPSF Championships at 6-9 1/2.
  • Had a best of 6-11 1/2 at the UW Indoor Preview.
  • Placed 11th at MPSF's in the long jump at 22-8 1/2.
  • Jumped 23-11 1/2 at the Don Kirby Invitational.

High School:

  • A two-time Michigan Division 2 state champion in the high jump.
  • The 2010 and 2011 ESPN AAU Club Nationals high jump champion.
  • A three-time all-state performer in the high jump.
  • Named all-region in both the high jump and the long jump all four years of high school.
  • The 17-2 regional champion in the high jump all four years and the 2011 champ in the long jump.
  • The 2011 Oakland County champion in both the high jump and the long jump.
  • Holds the Detroit Country Day school record in the high jump with a mark of 7-2 1/4.
  • The Michigan Indoor Track Series state indoor record holder in the high jump with a mark of 7-2¼.
  • Helped Detroit Country Day to three regional titles and a runner-up finish at the county meet in 2011.
  • Also played football and Detroit Country Day.

Personal:

  • Majoring in product design.
  • Son of Dartis Willis and Jaqueline Moore-Willis.
  • Siblings are Taylor and Jordan.
  • Plays the saxophone.

Career Statistics:

Year Season (Meets) Event Season Best Conf. Finish W. Prelims NCAA Champs.
2016 Indoors (4) HJ 7-0 1/2 (2.15) 2 (MPSF) -- --
2015 Outdoors (2) HJ 6-11 3/4 (2.13) 5 (Pac-12) 25 --
  Indoors (4) HJ 6-10 1/4 (2.09) 5 (MPSF) -- --
    LJ 23-10 (7.26) 7 (MPSF) -- --
2014 Outdoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
  Indoors (1) LJ 22-9 (6.93) 8 (MPSF) -- --
2013 Outdoors (7) HJ 6-11 (2.11) 11 (Pac-12) -- --
    LJ 23-10, 24-2 1/4 6 (Pac-12) -- --
  Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
2012 Outdoors (6) HJ 7-1 1/2 (2.17) 9 (Pac-12) 9 17
    LJ 22-7 1/4w 19 (Pac-12) -- --
  Indoors (5) HJ 6-11 1/2 (2.12) 7 (MPSF) -- --
    LJ 23-11 1/2 (7.30) 11 (MPSF) -- --