OlympicTalk · Jun 11, 2015
David Wilson gets one chance to qualify for U.S. Championships
NEW YORK — Former New York Giants running back David Wilson‘s one and only shot to qualify for the U.S. Track and Field Championships in the triple jump comes at the Adidas Grand Prix on Saturday.
His goal Saturday is to jump more than half a foot farther than his personal best from 2011 and earn a spot in the U.S. Championships field in two weeks in Eugene, Ore. Next year, he wants to make the three-man Olympic team and win a medal in Rio de Janeiro.
Wilson, who was forced to retire from football at age 23 last year due to spinal stenosis, said he’s getting his feet wet in Saturday’s meet in the same city where he played two NFL seasons.