Emmanuel Wells

Emmanuel Wells

Personal information
Born	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60m: 6.48 (Spokane, 2024) 100m: 10.26 (Tucson, 2019) 200m: 20.88 (Tucson, 2019)

Emmanuel Wells (born 20 October 1997) is an American sprinter. He finished third at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships over 60 metres. ^[1]

Early life

He is from Seattle, he attended Rainier Beach High School, Central Arizona College and Washington State University. ^[2]

Career

Competing for the Washington State Cougars at the Pac-12 Conference Track and Field Championships in Tucson, Arizona in 2019, Wells placed third in the 100 metres with a time of 10.26 seconds and fourth in the 200 metres with a time of 20.88 seconds. ^[3] By 2021, he was the program-record holder over 60 metres. ^[4]

He finished third behind Ronnie Baker at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, running 6.58 seconds for the 60 metres, and finishing just four-thousandths of a second behind of third placed Coby Hilton. ^{[5] [6]} He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025. ^[7] At the championships, he did not proceed to the semi-finals. ^[8]

Personal life

Nicknamed "RayRay", in October 2020 when video of him from training emerged, and went viral, of him cleanly clearing a 61-inch hurdle (155 centimetres), with a bunny hop, in his socks. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

References

1. "Emmanuel Wells". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
2. "Nailed it! Seattle native, WSU track star goes viral for clearing 55-inch hurdle". Fox13Seattle. May 27, 2020. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
3. "Area roundup: Sprinter Emmanuel Wells top Coug performer on final day of Pac-12 Championships". Spokesman. May 12, 2019. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
4. "Washington State Track and Field's Emmanuel "Ray Ray" Wells Jr. is the Cougars male 2021 Tom Hansen Award winner". Yahoo Sports. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
5. "Bakers Wins US Indoor 60m As Kessler, Hiltz Complete Double". Barrons.com. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
6. Davern, John (23 Feb 2025). "2025 USATF Indoor Track And Field Championship: Recap And Highlights". Flo Track. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
7. Hall, Dan (14 March 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
8. "2025 World Indoors Day 1 AM: Nia Akins & Josh Hoey Look Great in a Good Session for Americans". Lets Run. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
9. Tasch, Justin (October 5, 2020). "Washington State track star goes viral for incredible hurdle". New York Post. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
10. "College athlete Emmanuel 'Ray Ray' Wells Jr clears 155cm bar in viral video". Fox Sports. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
11. McKern, James (1 October 2020). "College athlete Emmanuel "Ray Ray" Wells Jr clears 155cm bar". News.com.au. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.