Valery Tobias

Valery Tobias
Personal information
Born (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
Coached byPattiSue Plumer
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 1:59.40 (Eugene, 2025)
1500m: 4:15.29 (Portland, 2025)

Valery Tobias (born 24 September 2000) is an American middle-distance runner. She was runner-up over 800 metres at the 2025 and 2026 USA Indoor Championships.[1]

Early life

From Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, she attended Edinburg IDEA Quest.[2]

Career

Running for the University of Texas, she was one of a quartet, along with Julien Alfred, Rhasidat Adeleke, and Kennedy Simon that broke the collegiate record in the sprint medley, running 3:36.10 in April 2023 at the Texas Relays.[3][4] She set new college records for the 800 metres, both indoors and outdoors. Tobias joined the Brooks Beasts Track Club in 2024.[5]

She was runner-up to Nia Akins at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, running a 1:59.55 seconds personal best for the 800 metres.[6][7] She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where she placed fifth in her semi-final.[8][9][10]

In May 2025, she set a new personal best for the 800 metres, running 1:59.49 in Los Angeles.[11][12] She was a finalist in the 800 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running 1:59.40 in the semi-final before placing eighth overall in the final.[13][14][15]

On 1 March 2026, she was second to Addison Wiley in the 800 metres at the 2026 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, running 1:59.77, for a second consecutive runner-up place at the championships.[16] She was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, and although she qualified for the semi-finals was later disqualified for a lane infringement.[17][18]

International competitions

Representing the  United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing, China 8th 800m 2:03.39
2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland -- 800m DQ

National championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2023 USATF Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 21st 800m 2:03.58
2024 Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 24th 800m 2:04.33
2025 USATF Indoor Championships Staten Island, New York 2nd 800m 1:59.55
USATF Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 8th 800m 2:02.11
2026 USATF Indoor Championships Staten Island, New York 2nd 800m 1:59.77
USATF Outdoor Championships New York City, New York 12th 800m 2:01.98

References

  1. ↑ "Valery Tobias". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  2. ↑ Palacios, Ivan (12 May 2022). "A new wave: Valley distance runners aim to continue history of success". myrgv.com. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  3. ↑ "LONGHORN WOMEN SHOW THEIR MIGHT IN SPRINT RELAYS". Runnerspace. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  4. ↑ Dutch, Taylor (3 April 2023). "4 Collegiate Records Fall in Outdoor Track Opening Weekend". Runners World. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  5. ↑ Palacios, Ivan (23 June 2024). "Former IDEA Quest mid-distance runner Tobias vying for Olympic bid". myrgv.com. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  6. ↑ Davern, John (23 Feb 2025). "2025 USATF Indoor Track And Field Championship: Recap And Highlights". Flo Track. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  7. ↑ Jampol, Noah (23 Feb 2025). "Nikki Hiltz Completes 1500/3000 Sweep, Resurgent Nia Akins Wins 800". Lets Run. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
  8. ↑ Hall, Dan (14 March 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "2025 World Indoors Day 1 AM: Nia Akins & Josh Hoey Look Great in a Good Session for Americans". Lets Run. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Gault, Jonathan (22 March 2025). "2025 World Indoors Day 2 AM: Hoey, Miller to 800m Final; Akins Almost Qualifies Despite Fall". Lets Run. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Sound Running Track Fest 2025 Results & Videos: Athing Mu Returns, Kenneth Rooks is Back, Eduardo Herrera Breaks Arturo Barrios' Mexican Record". Lets Run. May 25, 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Track Fest". World Athletics. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Women's 800m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  14. ↑ Monti, David (2 August 2025). "Quick 800m Semi-Finals At Toyota USATF Championships - RRW". Runnerspace. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  15. ↑ Johnson, Weldon (August 4, 2025). "Roisin Willis arrives, Houlihan returns, a brutal weekend for front-runners – Sunday at USATF Championships". Lets Run. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "HILTZ FOUR-PEAT HIGHLIGHTS FINAL DAY OF USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2026 WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. March 13, 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "Bori Akinola, Maeve O'Neill and Mark English advance to World Indoor semi-finals". RTE. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
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