Coby Hilton
{{Short description|American sprinter (born 1998)}}
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| pb = 60m: 6.53 (Lincoln, 2024)
100m: 10.14 (Colorado Springs, 2022)
200m: 20.56 (Colorado Springs, 2022)
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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.{{cite web|title= Coby Hilton|website= World Athletics|accessdate=23 Feb 2025|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/coby-hilton-14777359
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Early life
From Marshall, Minnesota, he attended Marshall High School and was a 2021 graduate of South Dakota State University.{{cite web|url= https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/othersports/wexfords-kevin-cogley-helping-american-sprinter-coby-hilton-get-on-the-right-track-to-success/a2081071682.html?errorCode=0|website=Independent.ie|accessdate=23 Feb 2015|title= Wexford’s Kevin Cogley helping American sprinter Coby Hilton get on the right track to success|first=Dean|last=Goodison|date=31 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.marshallindependent.com/sports/local-sports/2024/06/road-to-paris/ |website=Marshall Independent|accessdate=23 Feb 2025|title=Road to Paris|first=Jake|last=McNeil|date=22 June 2024}} He became the university's fastest-ever 200 metres runner whilst a sophomore, running 20.92 at the South Dakota Challenge in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://brookingsregister.com/stories/three-school-records-go-down-at-south-dakota-challenge,44772|website=Brookjngs Register|accessdate=23 Feb 2025|title= Three school records go down at South Dakota Challenge|date=8 April 2019}}
Career
In June 2024, he was runner-up in the 100 metres national event at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7174057?eventId=10229630&gender=M|website=World Athletics|accessdate=23 Feb 2025|title= BAUHAUS-Galan|date=2 June 2024}} He reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the US Olympic Trials later that month.{{cite web|url= https://www.marshallindependent.com/sports/local-sports/2024/06/marshalls-coby-hilton-reaches-u-s-olympic-trial-semifinals/|website=Marshall Independent|accessdate=23 Feb 2025|title= Marshall’s Coby Hilton reaches U.S. Olympic Trial semifinals|first=Jake|last=McNeil|date=25 June 2024}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.barrons.com/news/bakers-wins-us-indoor-60m-as-kessler-hiltz-complete-double-e88bb4a4|website=Barrons.com|accessdate=23 Feb 2025|date=23 Feb 2025|title= Bakers Wins US Indoor 60m As Kessler, Hiltz Complete Double}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/13796931-2025-usatf-indoor-track-and-field-championship-recap-and-highlights|website=Flo Track|accessdate=23 Feb 2025|date=23 Feb 2025|first=John|last=Davern|title= 2025 USATF Indoor Track And Field Championship: Recap And Highlights}} He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025.{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Hall|url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/13923755-usatf-announces-56-athletes-for-team-usa-at-2025-world-indoor-championships|website=Flotrack|date=14 March 2025|title= USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships|accessdate=14 March 2025}}
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Category:American male sprinters
Category:People from Marshall, Minnesota
Category:Sportspeople from Minnesota
Category:South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's track and field athletes