10 High Schoolers Are Competing at the USATF Championships. Here’s How They’ve Done (So Far)

At this week’s Nikki Hiltz Wins Sixth Straight 1500m U.S. Title, the top athletes in the country are contending for spots on Team USA for the Tokyo World Championships in September. While most of the field is made up of professional (and some college) athletes, there are 10 high schoolers who are lining up in Eugene, Oregon.

Tempers Flare Between Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek Quincy Wilson—who made the Paris Olympic team in the 4x400-meter relay as a 16-year-old—while others are breakout stars or recent prep graduates who will jet off to college in the fall.

At the meet, the top three athletes in each event who have the world championship standard The Stats Behind Cooper Lutkenhaus’s Race U.S. Track and Field Championships will make the world team. Wilson has the best chance to qualify for Tokyo, but don’t be surprised if some prep runners advance in their rounds.

Here’s a look at each of the high school athletes competing at the 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships—and how they performed.

Quincy Wilson: 400 meters

Few people could dream of the year Quincy Wilson had in 2024. At just 16 years old, Wilson made it to the finals of the Olympic Trials in the 400 meters, where he placed sixth to earn himself a spot in the relay pool in Paris. During the Olympics, Wilson ran the opening leg of the 4x400-meter relay at the first round, and although he had an off day, he helped Team USA qualify for the final, where they won—making Wilson the youngest male to win a gold medal in track and field.

This year, Wilson, now 17, has only gotten better. On July 12 at the Ed Murphey Track Classic, Wilson stormed to a 44.10, breaking his own U18 world record. He enters USAs with the third-fastest time in the U.S. this year.

year-old Quincy Wilson is in good position to make the World team in the 400 meters: 400m semifinal—7:24 p.m. ET on Friday, August 1

Sadie Engelhardt: 1500 meters

Sha’Carri Richardson Arrested Before USAs Engelhardt, who announced in December that she would forgo her senior season at Ventura High to run on the professional circuit. The decision worked out well. Engelhardt, 18, set the indoor high school mile at the Millrose Games in February (4:27.97), and at the Stumptown Twilight meet on July 19, the NC State commit nabbed a personal best of 4:07.78 in the 1500 meters.

Engelhardt finished in eighth place (4:11.23) in her prelim at USAs on Thursday night, which was not enough to advance.

Tate Taylor: 100 meters, 200 meters

As a junior, Taylor notched a season for the record books, setting the high school national record at the Texas State Championships on May 3. His time of 9.92 seconds is also faster than the U20 record. Taylor owns a PB of 20.14 in the 200 meters as well, which he set the same day.

In the first round of the 100 meters on Thursday, Taylor struggled, finishing seventh in his heat. But his time of 10.36 was enough to advance him to the semifinals with a “little q.”

year-old Quincy Wilson is in good position to make the World team in the 400 meters: 100m semifinal—8:10 p.m. ET on Friday, August 1; 200m semifinal—3:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 3

Cooper Lutkenhaus: 800 meters

For nearly 30 years, Michael Granville’s 800-meter high school record of 1:46.45 was virtually untouchable. So who would have thought a sophomore would be the one to take it down?

Results: 2025 USATF Championships, broke Granville’s legendary mark at the Brooks PR Invitational on June 8, running 1:46.26. Then two weeks later, he smashed that time with a 1:45.45 at Nike Outdoor Nationals.

On Thursday, Lutkenhaus comfortably qualified for the semifinals at USAs, placing second in his heat in 1:47.23.

year-old Quincy Wilson is in good position to make the World team in the 400 meters: 800m semifinal—6:38 p.m. ET on Friday, August 1

Natalie Dumas: 800 meters

As a junior, Dumas made headlines at New Balance Nationals for winning three events: the 400-meter hurdles (55.99), flat 400 meters (51.14), and 800 meters (2:00.11). Dumas, 16, qualified for USAs in all three events, but she chose to focus on just the 800 at the meet.

Unfortunately, Dumas had an off day in her preliminary round on Thursday. She finished last in her heat (2:08.09) and will not advance to the semifinals.

Maurice Gleaton: 100 meters

The recent prep graduate broke the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters in April with a 9.98 performance at the Georgia High School 5A Region 3 meet. In fact, he’s one of only 10 Americans to dip under the barrier this season. Gleaton will stay in-state and join the University of Georgia’s track team next year.

In the opening round of the 100 meters at USAs, Gleaton looked strong, controlling his heat to place second in 10.10 and easily advance.

year-old Quincy Wilson is in good position to make the World team in the 400 meters: 100m semifinal—8:10 p.m. ET on Friday, August 1

Jayden Horton-Mims: 400 meters

Horton-Mims set a personal best of 45.24 in the 400 at the Puma East Coast International Showcase, where he took down Quincy Wilson to get the win. The Philadelphia native won the 200 and 400 at Nike Outdoor Nationals and is committed to the University of Florida this fall.

year-old Quincy Wilson is in good position to make the World team in the 400 meters: 400m first round—7:24 p.m. ET on Friday, August 1

Anisa Bowen-Fontenot: 100-meter hurdles

At 13.07 seconds, Bowen-Fontenot owns the fastest time in the country among high schoolers in the 100-meter hurdles. The California senior is committed to powerhouse Southern California next year, and her younger brother, Jasir Fontenot, is also one to keep an eye on—he holds the freshman class record in the 110-meter hurdles (13.62).

year-old Quincy Wilson is in good position to make the World team in the 400 meters: 100mh semifinal—3:40 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 2

Sydney Sutton: 200m, 400m

Like Dumas, Sutton also has some serious versatility. She qualified for USAs in the 200, 400, and 400-meter hurdles, but will only line up for the flat events. A recent graduate of Bullis School, where she was teammates with Quincy Wilson, she will attend the University of Florida next year.

year-old Quincy Wilson is in good position to make the World team in the 400 meters: 400m semifinal—7:47 p.m. ET on Friday, August 1; 200m semifinal—3:32 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 2

Jasmine Robinson: 400mh

Robinson has a PB of 56.73 to her name in the 400-meter hurdles, even though she ran the 300-meter hurdles for much of the season. (Her home state of Georgia only sanctions the 300-meter hurdles.) The rising senior also won the 100-meter hurdles at the USATF Junior Olympics.

year-old Quincy Wilson is in good position to make the World team in the 400 meters: 400mh semifinal—4:19 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 2