Wayne State University Athletics

Women's Track & Field 9/5/2025 3:22:00 PM Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

2025 Hall of Fame Inductee - Elizabeth (Herriman) Willnow

THE WAYNE STATE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT THE EASTERN. BANQUET TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE.

Below is the third of the six inductees bios.

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Elizabeth (Herriman) Willnow was a seven-time women's track and field letterwinner (2014-17) and a three-time national qualifier in the javelin earning Second Team All-America recognition in 2015.

Even eight years after competing, Elizabeth still holds the top 19 marks in the javelin (school record 44.84m at the 2016 NCAA Championships), top 11 distances in the discus (school record 45.91m at the 2016 GVSU Last Chance Meet), and 13 of the top 15 marks in the outdoor shot put (school record 13.95m at the 2016 GLIAC Championships).

She holds seven of the top 10 indoor marks for shot put (school record 14.20m at the 2017 GVSU Big Meet).

Herriman won the GLIAC javelin title in both 2016 and 2017 after finishing as the runner-up in 2015. She earned USTFCCCA All-Region accolades in the javelin in both 2016 and 2017.

A three-time GLIAC All-Academic Team honoree, the Adrian, Mich. native earned her bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering. She was a four-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+).

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