INDIANAPOLIS -- Bettering his own world U18 best and American U18 record* in the men's 400, Quincy Wilson (Bowie, MD/USATF Potomac Valley) earned recognition as the 27th USATF Athlete of the Week award winner for 2025. Wilson, 17, clocked 44.10 to win the 400 at the Ed Murphey Classic in Memphis, bettering the 44.20 that he ran at last summer's U.S. Olympic Trials - Track & Field in Eugene to set the American U18 record and claim the best ever time by a U18 athlete. His 44.10 also moved him to No. 2 on the all-time world U20 performer and performance lists behind only the 43.87 run by 1988 Olympic champion Steve Lewis. Other top performances from last week:
Amanda Vestri won the USATF Women's 6K Championships at Canton, Ohio, by seven seconds in 18:28.6.
Jenny Hitchings broke her own American women's age 60-64 5K record with a time of 18:44 at the Patagonia 5K in San Francisco, bettering the mark she set in June by 18 seconds. Hitchings had an age grading of 99.9%.
Addy Wiley bettered her own American record in the women's 1000 with a 2:30.71 at the Monaco Diamond League meet. She moved to No. 8 on the all-time world performer list with that mark.
Hunter Woodhall bettered the world T62 men’s 400 record with a 45.71 at the Trackwired Manhattan Qualifier in Kansas.
* – all American records subject to verification by USATF Records Committee Now in its 24th year, USATF’s Athlete of the Week program is designed to recognize outstanding performers at all levels of the sport. USATF names a new honoree each week when there are high-level competitions and features the athlete on USATF.org. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week. 2025 Winners: January 15, Zariel Macchia; January 22, Conner Mantz; January 29, Katelyn Tuohy; February 5, Ethan Strand; February 12, Yared Nuguse; February 19, Grant Fisher; February 26, Josh Hoey; March 5, Heather MacLean; March 12, Cole Boone; March 19, Isabella Whittaker; March 26, Claire Bryant; April 2, Curtis Thompson; April 9, Taylor Roe; April 16, Valarie Allman; April 23, Jane Hedengren; April 30, Kaitlin Bounds; May 6, Masai Russell; May 13, Lynna Irby-Jackson; May 20, Jaydin Blackwell; May 27, Jonah Koech; June 3, Anna Hall; June 10, Jane Hedengren; June 17, Nico Young; June 24, Cooper Lutkenhaus; July 1, Chase Jackson; July 8, Rudy Winkler; July 15, Quincy Wilson. We welcome your nominations! To nominate an athlete for USATF Athlete of the Week, please send a detailed email about their performance to communications@usatf.org. Join the conversation with USATF on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook using the hashtag #USATF.