Maurice Gleaton (sprinter)

Maurice Gleaton
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Born (2006-11-26) 26 November 2006
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Maurice Gleaton (born 26 November 2006) is an American sprinter. In 2025, whilst still a high school student he broke the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres.[1]

Early life

He attended Langston Hughes High School in South Fulton, Georgia where he played as a wide receiver as well as competing in track and field. Before he graduated high school in 2025, he committed to attend the University of Georgia.[2][3][4]

Career

In 2023, at the age of 16-year-old, Gleaton won the Nike Outdoor Nationals High School Championships in the 200 metres, and was runner-up in the 100 metres. That year, he ran American 10th-grade high school record times of 10.14 seconds for the 100 metres and 20.52 seconds for the 200 metres. In 2024, he won both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the Nike Outdoor Nationals High School Championships.[5]

He ran 10.01 seconds for the 100 metres in March 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida.[6] He lowered his own Georgia state high school record to a time of 9.98 seconds (m/ps +0.0) at the GHSA 5A Region 3 Meet in April 2025 to set the second fastest wind-legal time in American high school history, behind Christian Miller.[7][8][9]

In June 2025, he ran a wind-assisted 9.82s seconds (+2.8 m/ps) to win the men's 100m at the Star Athletics Sprint Series in Florida, beating Brandon Hicklin (9.92s) and Christian Coleman (9.93s) in the race, having also ran a wind-assisted 9.87 seconds in the preliminary race to finish ahead of Cravont Charleston.[10] Later that month, he was runner-up at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor championships 100 metres in 10.11 seconds, 0.01 seconds behind Tate Taylor.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Maurice Gleaton". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. ^ Adams, Anna (Mar 31, 2025). "Class of 2025 track star Maurice Gleaton 'definitely' interested in playing football for UGA". 247sports.com. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  3. ^ Mull, Cory (7 May 2025). "The Fastest Teenage Sprinters In The World Are Here. Is Track Ready For Them?". Forbes. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Georgia Football Recruiting 2025: Top Remaining 2025 Recruits, Class Predictions". Bleacher Report. Feb 4, 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. ^ Johnson, Robert (29 April 2025). "Week That Was: London Shined, Diamond League Kicks Off, Penn Relays Excites, High School Phenoms". Lets Run. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  6. ^ Freeman, Clayton (19 March 2025). "Nieko Garnes, Jackson's national hurdles leader, shines again at Bob Hayes Invitational". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  7. ^ McClay, Ryan (24 April 2025). "Maurice Gleaton Makes History - Runs 9.98 In The 100m". MileSplit. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  8. ^ Sager II, Craig (8 May 2025). "New classifications and milestones set stage for track & field championship weekend". scoreatl.com. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  9. ^ Dubey, Reyansh (Apr 24, 2025). "18-Year-Old Wide Receiver Outclasses Elite Track & Field Athletes; Breaks Iconic Georgia Record". Essentially Sports. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  10. ^ "'I truly look up to you and Sha'Carri' - Teen star Maurice Gleaton apologises to Christian Coleman for disrespectful squabble". Pulse Sports. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  11. ^ "JANE HEDENGREN SHINES IN 'VICTORY LAP' 3,000 METERS, LOWERS RECORD IN FINAL PREP RACE". Runnerspace. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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