EUGENE, Ore. (WOWT) – Nebraska track and field alum Tyus Wilson is officially a U.S. outdoor national champion.
The Sterling, Kansas, native captured gold in the high jump at the USATF Outdoor Championships on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon.
“Cornhuskers stand up” 🌽Former #Huskers All-American high jumper Tyus Wilson (@tyus_wilson) clears 2.27m (7’5 ¼”) at the USATF Outdoor Championships 🤯He wins the national title as the only one to clear that height 🏆“He is a U.S. champion here today”🎥: [email protected]/VpCxhdvugG
— Mason Kern (@MasonKernMedia) August 3, 2025
Wilson cleared 7 feet, 5.25 inches (2.27m) on his third and final attempt to seal the win. He was the only competitor to make that height, edging out Olympic silver medalist Shelby McEwen and 2024 Olympian JuVaughn Harrison, who both missed all three attempts…