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Valery Tobias
Personal information
Born (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventmiddle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:59.49 (Los Angeles, 2025)
1500m: 4:15.32 (Azusa, 2023)

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

Early life

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

Career

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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]

References

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  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.
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