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Victoria Bossong
Personal information
Born (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 1:58.52 (College Station, 2026)
Indoor
400m: 52.02 (Boston)
800m: 2:00.36 (Boston, 2026)

Victoria Bossong (born 5 May 2003) is a Filipino-American middle-distance runner. Competing for Harvard University she helped set the US college record for the distance medley relay in 2024. She was runner-up in the 800 metres at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships.[1]

Early life

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Bossong attended Cheverus High School in Portland, Maine. She was the valedictorian of the Class of 2021. Whilst a high school student, Bossong competed as a sprinter and earned 14 individual state titles in indoor and outdoor track. In her final Class A state meet in 2021, she won the 100 metres and 400 metres and placed second in the 200 metres, and made a late decision to run the 800 meters which she also won. She broke the Maine state record for the 800 metres distance by five seconds in July 2021.[2][3]

Career

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Running for Harvard University, Bossong was part of a distance medley relay, including Maia Ramsden and Sophia Gorriaran, that ran 10:37.55 at the Penn Relays to set a US college record on April 26, 2024.[4][5]

Representing Harvard, Bossong was the 2025 Ivy League indoor champion over 400 metres with a time of 52.02 seconds.[6] She finished second in the 800 metres at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach on 15 March.[7] She also placed third overall with the women’s 4 x 400 metres relay at the championships in 3:30.49.[8]

She ran an outdoors 1:59.48 personal best for the 800 metres at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in April 2025, to move to eighth on the NCAA outdoor all-time list.[9] She was a finalist over 800 metres at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.[10][11][12] In August 2025, she was a semifinalist in the 800 metres at the USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[13]

After graduating from Harvard, Bossong turned professional with New Balance.[14] On 24 January 2026, Bossong ran an Indoor personal best in the 800m, running 2:00.36 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, in Boston.[15] On 6 June, Bassong ran a personal best 1:58.52 for the 800 m to place third at the USATF Lone Star Grand Prix in College Station, Texas.[16] In 2026, Bossong switched her allegiance from the USA to the Philippines.[17]

Personal life

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Bossong is from Cumberland, Maine. She is of Filipino descent.[18] She graduated from Harvard with a degree in Neuroscience. She also played soccer in her freshman year and plays piano and violin.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ "Victoria Bossong". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
  2. ↑ "Girls' outdoor track: Victoria Bossong, Cheverus". Presherald.com. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 26 Jan 2025.
  3. ↑ "Taking risks pays off for Harvard's Victoria Bossong". Fast-Women. April 22, 2024. Retrieved 5 Feb 2026.
  4. ↑ "College Women's Distance Medley Championship of America". pennrelaysonline.com. April 27, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "MAIA RAMSDEN CARRIES HARVARD TO COLLEGIATE RECORD IN PENN RELAYS DMR". Runnerspace. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Victoria Bossong qualifies for NCAA track championship". Presherald.com. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Gault, Jonathan; Johnson, Robert (March 16, 2025). "2025 NCAA Indoors Day 2 Men: Ethan Strand Gets Revenge on Gary Martin in 3K as Abel Teffra Takes Down Nathan Green in Mile". Lets Run. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
  9. ↑ "VICTORIA BOSSONG 2ND PLACE WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL 800M - FLORIDA TOM JONES MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL 2025". Runnerspace. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
  10. ↑ "Victoria Bossong qualifies for NCAA track championship". Presherald.com. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
  12. ↑ Snyder, Paul (June 11, 2025). "Mid-D Underdogs To Watch At The NCAA Championships". Citiusmag. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Isaiah Harris, Victoria Bossong advance at U.S. track championships". Centralmaine.com. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 26 Jan 2025.
  14. 1 2 "After Harvard And A Degree In Neuroscience, Victoria Bossong Is All-In on track as a Pro". The CITIUS MAG Podcast - A Running + Track and Field Show. 3 Feb 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Hoey breaks world 800m short track record with 1:42.50 in Boston". World Athletics. 24 Jan 2026. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
  16. ↑ "Thomas scorches to 21.70 at Lone Star Grand Prix". World Athletics. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Victoria BOSSONG | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
  18. ↑ "Cumberland native eyes 2024 Paris Olympics as member of Philippine national team". Presherald.com. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 26 Jan 2025.
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