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Carlos Wilson

  • position Sprints, Jumps
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • Previous School Texas State
  • High school Killeen
  • position Sprints, Jumps
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • Previous School Texas State
  • High school Killeen

Carlos Wilson Bio

NATIONAL HONORS
2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (4x100m Relay)

2019
Indoors: Competed six times in his first indoor campaign as a Gamecock… made the 60m final at the USC Indoor Open, running 6.86 to set a new season best… came in 30th in the 60m and 24th in the 200m at the SEC Championships, including a new 200m personal best of 21.62.
Outdoors: Took part in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay… ran his best 100m time of the year at the Gamecock Invitational, a mark of 10.67… clocked in at 21.56 to finish sixth in the 200m at the Black & Gold Challenge… came in 24th in the 100m and 33rd in the 200m at the SEC Championships… helped the 4×1 earn victories at the Buccaneer Invitational and the USC Outdoor Open.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Spent the 2018 season at Texas State University, qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in his freshman campaign… Earned silver medals at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championship in the 100m and the 4x100m relay… Ran a wind-aided 10.24 in the 100 final… Also finished 11th in the long jump and 16th in the 200m at the Sun Belt’s outdoor meet… Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the 100m and the 4x100m relay… Finished 26th in the 100 and 12th in the 4×100 to qualify for Eugene… At NCAA Championships, he led the Bobcats to a run of 39.81, good for an 18th-place finish in the 4×1… Finished fifth in the 60m, sixth in the long jump and 12th in the triple jump at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships… Left Texas State as the school’s 100m record-holder.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas… Finished second in the district and eighth in the region in the 100m as a senior, running a season-best 10.61 in the final… Also competed in long jump, winning four regular-season meets and finishing third at the district meet… Attended Keenan High School in Columbia before transferring to Killeen… Was an honor roll student.

PERSONAL
Son of Marion and Lana Wilson… Has four siblings: Jaziah, Jalen, Jaliyah and J’niyah… Plans to major in anthropology at Carolina… Chose to transfer to Carolina because Columbia is home, and he wanted to compete in the SEC.