Five first-place titles. The Washington Post’s Track Athlete of the Year. Innumerable championships. Hours of practice a week while keeping up a 3.49 GPA. Record-breaking scores. Few individuals, let alone high school students, would be cut out for this, but Wisdom Williams has always shot through barriers.

On June 18th and 19th at Todd Stadium in Newport News, VA, Wisdom Williams, Joshua Peterson, and David Coles, students of Alexandria City High School (ACHS), became 2021 State Champions. Wisdom Williams won the Discus and Shotput events, with the scores 137-4 and 47.050 respectively. Joshua Peterson won the Long Jump, with a score of 24-10. David Coles won the Triple Jump, with a score of 48-2.50.