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Girls Track & Field - Missouri

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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Tyra Wilson

Hurdles
ROCK BRIDGE HS
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

13.52

100 meter high hurdles

40.79

300 meter intermediate hurdles

39-5.5

Triple jump
“Tyra has excelled far beyond her very successful freshman season and become dominant as a sophomore. She’s very talented, but she understands that in order to be the very best, hard work is part of the process.”
Neal Blackburn
Head Coach - Rock Bridge coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 sophomore won three individual events at the Class 5 state meet this past season. Wilson captured the 100-meter high hurdles in 13.70 seconds and the 300 intermediate hurdles in 42.35, while soaring 39 feet, 5.5 inches in the triple jump. She also took second in the 200-meter dash. At the Great Southwest Classic, Wilson won the 100 hurdles in 13.52 and the 300 hurdles in 40.79, the latter of which ranked as the nation’s No. 2 performance among prep competitors in 2019 at the time of her selection.

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Academic Achievement

Wilson has maintained a B average in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the AVID college readiness program, Wilson has volunteered locally on behalf of multiple community service initiatives.