{"id":11306,"date":"2014-05-15T18:01:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T18:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delandgibson.com\/?p=11306"},"modified":"2023-12-01T12:11:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:11:27","slug":"wellesley-townsman-athlete-of-the-week-ally-isley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delandgibson.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/15\/wellesley-townsman-athlete-of-the-week-ally-isley\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellesley Townsman Athlete of the Week: Ally Isley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posted May. 15, 2014
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Ally Isley found herself on the basketball court a lot during her youth, but it wasn\u2019t the game itself that drew her in.<\/p>\n

While basketball had a lot to offer, it was all the running involved in playing the sport that appealed to her the most.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve always played basketball, and I\u2019ve always kind of liked the running aspect of that,” said Isley, a sophomore at Wellesley High. “I don\u2019t play anymore, but I used to play. So I started running outdoor track in middle school in sixth grade, and I kind of just kept with it.”<\/p>\n

Many of Isley\u2019s friends joined the middle school outdoor track team in sixth grade so she decided to tag along, thinking it would be a fun experience. Once Isley reached high school, she opted to stay with track on the indoor and outdoor squads. It was a logical choice considering her parents both ran track in high school and her cousin was a member of the track team in college.<\/p>\n

“A lot of people in my family have run,” said Isley. “It was something [that] I knew about growing up and it was kind of a sport I was exposed to.<\/p>\n

“What I like best is that it is an individual sport, but at the same time, you get to spend time with teammates and you get to go through meets and competition with teammates. You get to push each other, but at the same time, you can personally do well and you can personally improve on your own.”<\/p>\n

She has made track her year-round focus while also playing for the Wellesley girls junior varsity volleyball team in the fall. After a successful freshman year with the outdoor program that saw her notch a bevy of first place finishes \u2014 four in 100-meters, two in the 200, one in the triple jump, and six as a member of the 4×100 relay team, Isley has taken things to the next level as a sophomore.<\/p>\n

With Isley leading the charge, Wellesley has gone 5-1 overall while achieving a perfect 5-0 record in the Bay State Conference Herget Division. She has continued to dominate her events, placing first in the 100 four times and coming in second twice. She has three first place finishes in the 200 and one second. She\u2019s won the long jump three times, with one second, and has done the same in the triple jump as well.<\/p>\n

This spring, Isley has shattered all of her previous personal records. She boasts a best time of 12.44 seconds in the 100, and a time of 25.94 in the 200. In the 200 relay, Isley\u2019s best split time was 25.70 seconds. Her best long jump is 15-feet-10-inches, and her best triple jump mark is 34-6.<\/p>\n

“I think it has gone really well,” Isley said. “It\u2019s gone better than our last season, because our big dual meet of the season is usually Natick, and we beat Natick, which was a huge victory and really exciting.”<\/p>\n

This was reposted with the permission of The Wellesley Townsman.<\/em><\/p>\n

WICKED LOCAL STAFF PHOTO \/ SAM GORESH<\/p>\n

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