TFRRS Performance Profile
Career accolades:
- 2019 NCAA indoor heptathlon champion.
- Six-time All-America.
- 2018 Pac-12 decathlon champion.
- Two-time USATF Championships bronze medalist.
- Nine-time Stanford multi-events record-breaker.
- CoSIDA Academic All-America second team.
- Tom Hansen Pac-12 Conference Medal.
- Stanford Athletics Board Biff Hoffman Award.
- School-record holder in the decathlon and heptathlon.
Personal bests (thru 2019):
- Decathlon: 8,188 points
- 100: 10.67, 10.63w
- Long jump: 25-1 3/4 (7.66m)
- Shot put: 45-8 1/2 (13.93m)
- High jump: 6-8 (2.03m)
- 400: 46.66
- 110 hurdles: 13.88
- Discus: 144-4 (44.01m)
- Pole vault: 17-8 1/2 (5.40m)
- Javelin: 184-9 (56.31m)
- 1,500: 4:27.88
- 60 hurdles: 8.10i
- 60: 6.95i
- 1,000: 2:39.45i
- Heptathlon: 6,042i
- 200: 21.35
As a Fifth-Year Senior (2019):
Outdoors
- Second in NCAA decathlon.
- First-team All-America (decathlon).
- Pac-12 Men's Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
- Three-time NCAA top-six decathlon placer.
- Broke school decathlon record (8,112).
- Broke school decathlon record six times.
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
- Big Meet pole vault winner.
- Third at USATF Championships decathlon in school-record 8,188 points.
- Team captain.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Indoors
- Won NCAA heptathlon championship.
- First-team All-America (heptathlon).
- First Stanford male to win an NCAA multi-events title.
- Broke school record in the heptathlon (6,042).
- Broke school heptathlon record three times.
- Moved to No. 6 on Stanford all-time list in the 60 hurdles.
- MPSF All-Academic.
As a Senior (2018):
Outdoors
- Won the Pac-12 title, scoring 7,925 points, in his first home decathlon.
- Became the first Stanford conference decathlon champion in 24 years.
- Won by a margin of 1,641 points.
- Highest score in the Pac-12 decathlon in five years.
- Third in U.S. Championships decathlon, his highest USATF finish, with 7,878 points.
- 7,925 was highest conference point total in five years.
- On personal-record pace after the first day of the NCAA Championships, but fell during hurdles and was unable to complete the competition.
- Big Meet 110 hurdles and pole vault winner.
- Stanford Athletic Board Conference Athlete of the Year.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
- Team Captain.
Indoors
- Competed in one meet, the UW Indoor Preview, in the 60 hurdles and long jump.
As a Junior (2017):
Outdoors
- Redshirted, but competed in some meets unattached.
Indoors
- Earned first-team All-America honors -- his fourth first-team selection -- by placing sixth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships.
- Scored 5,970 points, a school record and personal best.
- It was the highest sixth-place score in NCAA heptathlon history.
- Was 11th before setting a personal best for multis of 17-7 (5.36m) in the pole vault to win that part of the competition.
- Has broken Stanford multi-event records six times -- four times in the decathlon, twice in the heptathlon.
- Placed second at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational heptathlon with 5,828 points.
- Set a personal record in the pole vault at the UW Indoor Preview of 17-8 1/2 (5.40m).
- That put him at No. 3 on Stanford's all-time indoor pole vault performers' list.
- Ran the second leg on the school-record 4x400 relay that placed second at the MPSF Championships.
- Ran a 47.6 split on a team that ran 3:09.80 to break a 14-year-old Stanford mark.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
- MPSF All-Academic selection.
As a Sophomore (2016):
Outdoors
- First-team All-America in the decathlon, scoring a school-record 8,032 points to place fifth at NCAA's.
- It was the highest fifth-place NCAA score in history.
- Set five personal records in the meet.
- It was the fourth time Williams had broken the Stanford decathlon record and second time during the season.
- At age 20, was more than two months younger than world-record holder and reigning Olympic champion Ashton Eaton was when they first broke the 8,000-point barrier.
- Through the NCAA Championships, Williams set lifetime bests in every multi-event competition he had competed in since being coached by Stanford's Michael Eskind -- 12 in all.
- Ran leadoff for the Pac-12 4x400 relay champion Cardinal.
- The conference victory was the first for a Stanford men's 4x400 or mile relay team since 1954.
- Led off Stanford's school-record 4x400 of 3:05.59, running a 47.0 split at the Michael Johnson Invitational.
- The school 4x400 record had stood since 1978, on a team anchored by James Lofton.
- His 13.88 to win the Payton Jordan Invitational was the second-fastest 110 high hurdles time in Stanford history.
- Competed in the Olympic Trials, where he scored a first-day personal record of 4,144 points.
- Closed the first day of the Trials with a PB 46.66 in the 400, placing second only to Ashton Eaton.
- CoSIDA Academic All-America third team.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- Big Meet 4x400 relay and pole vault winner.
- Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Week (April 6).
- Texas Relays decathlon winner.
Indoors
- Placed fourth at the NCAA Championships, scoring 5,937 points.
- Broke Josh Hustedt's school record by 100 points.
- Broke four personal records during the competition.
- Won the 1,000, the final event, in a PB 2:39.75.
- Scored a personal best 5,690 points to win the Penn State National heptathlon and strengthen his hold on the No. 2 spot in school indoor history.
- Established the score without setting any personal records.
- Pole vaulted in three other meets, twice setting PBs.
- His best of 17-3 1/2 placed him seventh in the pole vault at the Don Kirby Elite.
- Was ninth in the pole vault (16-10) at the MPSF Championships.
- Ran on his first Stanford relay, taking the second leg in the Cardinal's sixth-place 4x400 at the MPSF Championships.
As a Freshman (2015):
Outdoors
- Broke the American junior decathlon record, scoring a meet-record 8,037 points to win the gold medal at the Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
- Needed at least 4:32.00 in the final event, the 1,500 meters, to break the 8,018 mark for those 19 and under set by Gunnar Nixon in 2012. Williams ran a personal-record 4:29.20.
- The 8,037 total does not count as a Stanford record (which is 7,806) because, under junior rules, a lighter discus and shot and lower high hurdles were used than in collegiate competition.
- Athlete of the Week by USA Track and Field (Aug. 5) for his performances at Pan Ams.
- Fourth in the decathlon at the NCAA outdoor championships, breaking his own school record with 7,806 points.
- That was the highest NCAA finish ever for a Stanford decathlete.
- The total moved him to No. 2 on the all-time United States junior list (19 and under) for using senior-level implements and high-hurdle heighth.
- Broke Stanford's oldest record -- Bob Mathias' 1952 Olympic-winning effort of 7,592 points (converted to reflect currect scoring tables) -- while placing second at the Pac-12 Championships with 7,679 points.
- Repeated as U.S. junior champion by scoring 8,001 points at the U.S. Junior Championships.
- The total (using junior-level implements and high-hurdle height) was 17 points off the American junior record and placed him No. 3 all-time on the U.S. junior list.
- In his collegiate outdoor debut, scored 7,518 points to place second overall and first among collegians, at the Texas Relays.
- Total of 7,518 placed him third all-time at Stanford and came within 74 points of Bob Mathias' 1952 school-record of 7,592c.
- The score was a Stanford freshman record and placed him No. 7 on the all-time U.S. junior list.
- Stanford Athletic Board Block ‘S’ Outstanding Male Freshman.
- Pac-12 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week (March 30).
Indoors
- Placed second in the seven-event heptathlon at the MPSF Championships, with a score of 5,539 points, only four shy of first.
- Total made him No. 2 in Stanford history.
- Made collegiate debut at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 17, placing 10th in the 60 hurdles (8.33), sixth in the pole vault (season best 16-2 3/4), and second in the 4x400 (3:16.52).
International/National:
- Captured third at the 2019 U.S. Championships, scoring a PB 8,188 points.
- Captured third at the 2018 U.S. Championships, his highest national finish, scoring 7,878 points.
- In his first senior competition in a United States singlet, Williams placed second at the 2016 Thorpe Cup, a multi-event dual between the U.S. and Germany, at University of Arkansas.
- Scored 7,849 points, finishing just 27 points from victory.
- Was in sixth place at the 2016 Olympic Trials with 5,753 points after seven events, and seven points behind his school-record pace, when he failed to clear his first height, of 15-7.
- Continued on and finished 15th with 6,951 points.
- Won the 2015 Pan Am Junior Championships decathlon in Edmonton, setting a U.S. junior record of 8,037 points.
- Placed sixth in the decathlon at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, scoring a personal best 7,760 points.
High School:
- In scoring 7,760 at the 2014 world juniors, he broke the national high school record of 7,748 by Gunnar Nixon of Santa Fe (Edmond, Okla.) in 2011.
- It made him equal to the fourth-highest ever among U.S. junior men (19 and younger).
- He also became the No. 3 U.S. junior performer all-time.
- Set six personal bests in the competiton, including the final two events, helping him move up from 16th place after three events.
- Won the 2014 U.S. junior national title with a then-PR of 7,734.
- At Memphis (Tenn.) University School, he won five state Division II titles in both 2013 and 2014.
- Won state titles in the decathlon, 110 high hurdles, 300 intermediate hurdles, high jump, and pole vault..
- Scored 7,181 points in the 2013 runner-up finish in the 17-18 USATF Junior Olympic championships.
- Won the prestigious Arcadia Invitational decathlon and New Balance Outdoor Nationals octathlon in 2013.
Career results:
| Year | Season (Meets) | Event | Season Best | Conf. | Region | NCAA |
| 2019 | Outdoors (5) | Decathlon | 8,188 | -- | -- | 2 (8,010) |
| 100 | 10.68 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 200 | 21.58 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 400 | 47.19 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1,500 | 4:29.71 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 110 H | 14.15 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:10.23 | 7 (3:10.23) | -- | -- | ||
| HJ | 6-7 (2.01) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| PV | 17-4 1/2 (5.30) | 3 (16-11 1/2) | -- | -- | ||
| LJ | 24-3 (7.39) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SP | 45-5 3/4 (13.86) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Discus | 144-4 (44.01) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Javelin | 163-3 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Indoors (4) | Heptathlon | 6,042 | -- | -- | 1 (6,042) | |
| 60 | 6.95 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1,000 | 2:43.19 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 60 H | 8.10 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| HJ | 6-8 (2.03) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| PV | 17-5 1/2 (5.32) | 2 (17-5 1/2) | -- | -- | ||
| LJ | 23-4 (7.11) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SP | 44-7 (13.59) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2018 | Outdoors (6) | Decathlon | 7,925 | 1 (7,925) | -- | DNF |
| 100 | 10.63w, 10.84 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 400 | 48.01 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1,500 | 4:37.91 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 110 H | 14.13 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| HJ | 6-5 (1.96) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| PV | 17-2 3/4 (5.25) | 3 (16-10 1/4) | -- | -- | ||
| LJ | 25-1 3/4 (7.66) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SP | 45-8 1/2 (13.93) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| DT | 141-1 (43.01) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| JT | 169-8 (51.71) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:15.38 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Indoors (1) | 60 H | 8.26 | -- | -- | -- | |
| LJ | 23-0 (7.01) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2017 | Outdoors (0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Indoors (5) | Heptathlon | 5,970 | -- | -- | 6 (5,970) | |
| 60 | 7.02 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 400 | 48.41 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1,000 | 2:39.45 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 60 H | 8.21 | 12 (8.33) | -- | -- | ||
| HJ | 6-4 3/4 (1.95) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| PV | 17-8 1/2 (5.40) | 6 (15-11 3/4) | -- | -- | ||
| LJ | 23-0 3/4 (7.03) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SP | 45-1 (13.74) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:09.80 | 2 (3:09.80) | -- | -- | ||
| 2016 | Outdoors (9) | Decathlon | 8,032 | -- | -- | 5 (8,032) |
| 100 | 10.69 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 200 | 21.35 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 400 | 46.66 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1,500 | 4:27.88 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 110 HH | 13.88 | 6 (14.46) | 27 (14.24) | -- | ||
| 4x100 | 41.50 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:05.59 | 1 (3:08.13) | 13 (3:06.18) | -- | ||
| HJ | 6-5 (1.96) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| PV | 17-2 3/4 (5.25) | 8 (16-2 3/4) | -- | -- | ||
| LJ | 23-1 1/4 (7.04) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SP | 44-4 1/4 (13.52) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Discus | 136-8 (41.66) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Javelin | 167-11 (51.19) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Indoors (4) | Heptathlon | 5,937 | -- | -- | 4 (5,937) | |
| PV | 17-3 1/2 (5.27) | 9 (16-10) | -- | -- | ||
| 60 HH | 8.15 | 9 (8.17) | -- | -- | ||
| 60 | 7.13 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 400 | 47.97 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1,000 | 2:41.50 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| HJ | 6-6 (1.98) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| LJ | 22-7 1/4 (6.89) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SP | 42-4 1/4 (12.91) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:13.91 | 6 (3:13.91) | -- | -- | ||
| 2015 | Outdoors (8) | Decathlon | 7,806 | 2 (7,679) | -- | 4 (7,806) |
| 100 | 10.78, 10.67w | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 400 | 47.16 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1,500 | 4:29.20 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 110 HH | 14.51 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:12.47 | 5 (3:12.47) | -- | -- | ||
| HJ | 6-8 (2.03) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| PV | 16-6 3/4 (5.05) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| LJ | 23-1 3/4 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SP | 43-7 1/4 (13.29) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Discus | 130-1 (39.66) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Javelin | 1691-0 (51.77) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Indoors (4) | Heptathlon | 5,539 | 2 (5,539) | -- | -- | |
| 60 | 7.08 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 60 HH | 8.19 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1,000 | 2:40.57 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:16.52 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| HJ | 6-5 1/2 (1.97) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| PV | 16-2 3/4 (4.95) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| LJ | 21-8 1/4 (6.61) | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SP | 38-3 1/2 (11.67) | -- | -- | -- |