Story by NU Athletic Communications
Nebraska track and field graduate Tyus Wilson won the gold medal in the high jump at the USATF Outdoor Championships on Sunday in Eugene, Ore.
Wilson was the only high jumper to clear 7-5 1/4 (2.27m), doing so on his third attempt to clinch the title. He outdueled 2024 Olympics silver medalist Shelby McEwen and 2024 Olympian JuVaughn Harrison to win the U.S. national title.
Wilson was a five-time All-American for the Huskers and won the 2025 NCAA Indoor high jump gold medal. He was also the runner-up at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Wilson was a four-time Big Ten champion, sweeping the indoor and outdoor conference titles each of the past two years. He earned two Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year honors. Wilson also excelled in the classroom where he was a two-time Academic All-American.
A native of Sterling, Kan., Wilson will compete at the NACAC Championships in The Bahamas Aug. 15-17 as he seeks to secure enough points to gain a spot on the U.S. team for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this September.