Coby Hilton

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Coby Hilton
Personal information
Born (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 (age 26)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprinting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 6.53 (Lincoln, 2024)
100m: 10.14 (Colorado Springs, 2022)
200m: 20.56 (Colorado Springs, 2022)

Coby Hilton (born 8 April 1998) is an American sprinter. He was runner-up at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships over 60 metres. [1]

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Early life

From Marshall, Minnesota, he attended Marshall High School and was a 2021 graduate of South Dakota State University. [2] [3] He became the university's fastest-ever 200 metres runner whilst a sophomore, running 20.92 at the South Dakota Challenge in 2019. [4]

Career

In June 2024, he was runner-up in the 100 metres national event at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm. [5] He reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the US Olympic Trials later that month. [6]

He was runner-up to Ronnie Baker at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, running 6.58 seconds for the 60 metres and finishing four-thousandths of a second ahead of third placed Emmanuel Wells. [7] [8] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Coby Hilton". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  2. ↑ Goodison, Dean (31 May 2024). "Wexford's Kevin Cogley helping American sprinter Coby Hilton get on the right track to success". Independent.ie. Retrieved 23 Feb 2015.
  3. ↑ McNeil, Jake (22 June 2024). "Road to Paris". Marshall Independent. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  4. ↑ "Three school records go down at South Dakota Challenge". Brookjngs Register. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  5. ↑ "BAUHAUS-Galan". World Athletics. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  6. ↑ McNeil, Jake (25 June 2024). "Marshall's Coby Hilton reaches U.S. Olympic Trial semifinals". Marshall Independent. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  7. ↑ "Bakers Wins US Indoor 60m As Kessler, Hiltz Complete Double". Barrons.com. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  8. ↑ Davern, John (23 Feb 2025). "2025 USATF Indoor Track And Field Championship: Recap And Highlights". Flo Track. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  9. ↑ Hall, Dan (14 March 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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