Wen Li Yau
Wen Li Yau
  • Height:
    5'2"
  • Year:
    2024
  • Hometown:
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • High School:
    International School of Kuala Lumpur
  • Position:
    Distance
  • Major:
    Undeclared

Bio

 

Link to TFFRS.org Career Statistics

 Collegiate Career Honors:
  • 2x NEWMAC Women's Track & Field Academic All-Conference Team (2022, 2023)
2022-23:
Outdoor Track & Field:
  • Started outdoor season with a 41st place finish in the 1500m at the Coast Guard Invitational (5:36.07)
  • Earned 41st in the 1500m at the Silfen Invitational (5:32.29)
  • Took 15th in the 1500m at the Wellesley Tri-Meet (5:39.20)
  • Placed 23rd in the 1500m event at the NEWMAC Championship (5:35.59)
Indoor Track & Field:
  • Did Not Compete in Indoor Track as a Junior
2021-22:
Outdoor Track & Field:
  • Finished fourth in the 1500m at the Wellesley Invitational 
  • Made a personal best in the 1500m with a time of 5:29.68 at the Silfen Invitational 2022 
Indoor Track & Field: 
  • Made a personal best time in the 1000m of 3:28.70 in the Tufts Cupid Challenge
  • Contributed to a third place finish in the 4x800m at the MIT Gordon Kelly Invitational
2020-21:
Track & Field: 
  • Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic

Before Wellesley:
  • Attended the International School of Kuala Lumpur, graduated in 2020
  • Was a three-sport, four-year IASAS athlete in varsity cross country, swimming, and track and field
  • Was captain of the cross country team junior and senior year
  • Was captain of the swimming and track and field team senior year
Personal:
  • Daughter of Yau Yee Ming and Lim Yam Poh
  • Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Has one brother, Yau Shen Ming
  • Has 2 dogs, Oreo and Artemis
Why Wellesley:
  • Chose Wellesley immediately after her first visit The campus was stunning and everything you could dream of, but more than that, the passion that exuded from every faculty and student there was palpable. It was clear how much each person there loved the college, and loved what they were doing