How Coby Hilton Went from NCAA Walk-on to One of the Fastest Sprinters in the World

At the 2025 USA Indoor Championships, Coby Hilton finished 2nd place in the 60m, booking his ticket to represent the United States at the the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. This was the first team Coby had ever made in his career after multiple years of coming up just short. In our conversation, Coby speaks about initially having no intentions of running track and walking on to his college team, deciding to continue competing after college despite not having a shoe contract, joining Tracksmith in 2024, and the overall ups and downs he went through to get to where he is at now.Be sure to follow Coby and support him on his journey in the sport!https://www.instagram.com/coby_hilton/ -------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts⁠--------------------------------------------Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:17 Coby never planned on running track03:41 Competing at South Dakota State University06:04 Trying to compete in Track after college08:28 Parents reaction to competing after college09:45 Training without a professional contract11:56 Did Coby ever think of giving up?13:55 Daily life of an unsponsored athlete15:56 Running 6.51 in 202319:45 Running for Tracksmith21:51 Being able to represent SDSU24:11 Working with Kevin Cogley and training overseas26:46 How Track & Field is different in Europe28:31 What Coby learned about himself in Europe30:00 Parents were proud of his success30:47 How Coby focuses during competition32:17 2024 USA Indoor Championships33:39 2025 USA Indoor Championships34:52 Representing Team USA at the World Indoor Championships37:32 Goal Setting40:21 Advice for aspiring athletes42:08 Closing