Brayden Williams Not Chasing Times, He's Chasing Immortality

This past weekend at the UIL 6A Region 2 & 1A Region 3 Championships in Waco, Williams etched his name alongside elite company. He became only the second high school athlete in U.S. history to run under 10 seconds in the 100 meters three times, regardless of conditions. The only other person to do it is Christian Miller from Creekside High School in Florida, who scorched a trio of wind-aided sub-10s last season with 9.93, 9.95, and 9.98.

For Williams, the journey to this milestone has been electric. He first dropped a 9.99 (+2.6) at the Texas A&M Bluebonnet High School Invitational on March 8th. Then, in Waco this weekend, he exploded with a 9.82 (+6.0) in the prelims before backing it up with a 9.95 (+4.1) in the finals. Although all three times were wind-aided and do not qualify for official record books, the sheer consistency and dominance of these performances are staggering.

Williams now turns his focus to the Texas UIL 6A State Track and Field Championships, his next and potentially final-stage prior to the postseason for him to solidify a legendary high school career. With the entire state watching and the stakes at their highest, Williams will face the elite of Texas sprinting, some of the fastest and most competitive athletes in the nation. It's a showdown that promises fireworks, but more importantly, it's a chance for Williams to put an exclamation point on a historic season.

All eyes will be on the wind gauge as well as the finish line. While his previous sub-10s have wowed fans and track purists alike, the hope is that Mother Nature finally gives him legal conditions-because if she does, there's a very real chance that Williams could produce a wind-legal sub-10 that would officially stamp his name in the national record books. His talent is unquestionable, his times are already legendary, and now all that's left is the final chapter. Texas State might just be the moment where history gets rewritten.

Speaking of history, Williams can now be mentioned with some of the best, the Lone Star state has ever seen. Matthew Boling (Houston Strake Jesuit) ran 9.98 (w) back in 2019 as well as a 10.11 wind-legal performance. Derrick Florence (Galveston Ball) ran 10.13 back in 1986, and Henry Neal (Greenville) was just two-one hundredths back with his ran 10.15 in, back in 1990.  

Williams' combination of power, speed, and mental poise makes him one of the most thrilling sprinters the high school scene has seen in years. As the 2025 season heads into its final stretch, track fans across the nation will be watching closely, because Brayden Williams isn't just chasing times, he's chasing immortality.