University of North Texas Athletics
2025-26 Track & Field/XC Roster
Olu Williams
- Position:
- Throws
- High School:
- Rockvale HS
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Carson-Newman
TFFRS Bio (Carson-Newman) | TFRRS Bio (UNT)
Personal Bests
Honors and Awards
• School Record Holder (Shot Put, Outdoor)
• School Record Holder (Discus, Outdoor)
• School Record Holder (Shot Put, Indoor)
• 2026 NCAA Second Team All-American (Discus, Outdoor)
• 2026 NCAA Outdoor National Qualifier (Discus, Outdoor)
• 2026 American Conference Champion (Shot Put, Outdoor)
• 2026 All-AAC (Discus, Outdoor)
• 2026 American Conference Champion (Shot Put, Indoor)
• 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor First Team All-American (Discus)
• 2025 South Atlantic Conference Champion (Discus, Outdoor)
• 2025 South Atlantic Conference Male Outdoor Field Freshman of the Year
• 2025 All-SAC (Shot Put, Outdoor)
• 2025 All-SAC (Shot Put, Indoor)
2026 Outdoors
Competed in the shot put and discus during the outdoor season ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in discus and finished 11th with a throw of 59.90 meters to earn Second-Team All-American honors … Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in discus and shot put and finished 39th in shot and eighth in discus … Opened outdoors at the TCU Alumni Invitational, winning the discus with a 58.68m throw and placing second in the shot put (17.23m) ... Added discus victories at the 44 Farms Invitational (58.24m) and SMU Invitational (58.12m), while earning runner-up honors in the shot put at SMU with a 17.87m mark ... Closed the season with a pair of personal bests at the American Outdoor Championships, winning the shot put with 18.69m and placing third in the discus with a 59.95m throw.
2026 Indoors
Competed in the shot put during the indoor season after transferring from Carson-Newman. Opened the year at the Arkansas Invitational, placing fourth with a 17.44m throw before adding third-place and runner-up finishes at the New Mexico Team Open (17.11m) and Oklahoma Classic (17.14m). Improved to 17.71m at the Jarvis Scott Invitational and captured the American Indoor Championship with an 18.49m throw, earning first place and closing the indoor season with a conference title.
2025 Outdoors (At Carson-Newman)
Earned First Team All-America honors in the discus with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships where he posted a mark of 54.37m ... Was named the Male Outdoor Conference Freshman of the Year in the South Atlantic Conference after taking gold in the discus and silver in the shot put at the conference meet ... Set his shot put PR at the Lee University Invitational at 16.41m and ranks in the top ten internationally for U20 shot put throwers ... His discus PR was set at the King University Invitational, finding a distance of 54.69m in a first-place finish ... Won a total of five times in his freshman season with four coming in the discus and one shot put title ... Set school records in the discus and shot put during the season.
2025 Indoors (At Carson-Newman)
Was second in the shot put at the indoor conference meet to earn his first all-conference accolade ... Began his collegiate career by breaking the Carson-Newman school record for shot put at the VMI Invitational achieving a distance of 15.37m for a fourth-place finish in the event ... Set a personal best in the weight throw at the JDL College Team Challenge (9.56m)
Personal
Was a two-sport athlete at Carson-Newman where he played linebacker for the football team in 2024.
Personal Bests
| Shot Put | 18.69m |
| Discus | 59.95m |
| Weight Throw | 9.56m |
| Javelin | 36.94m |
Honors and Awards
• School Record Holder (Shot Put, Outdoor)
• School Record Holder (Discus, Outdoor)
• School Record Holder (Shot Put, Indoor)
• 2026 NCAA Second Team All-American (Discus, Outdoor)
• 2026 NCAA Outdoor National Qualifier (Discus, Outdoor)
• 2026 American Conference Champion (Shot Put, Outdoor)
• 2026 All-AAC (Discus, Outdoor)
• 2026 American Conference Champion (Shot Put, Indoor)
• 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor First Team All-American (Discus)
• 2025 South Atlantic Conference Champion (Discus, Outdoor)
• 2025 South Atlantic Conference Male Outdoor Field Freshman of the Year
• 2025 All-SAC (Shot Put, Outdoor)
• 2025 All-SAC (Shot Put, Indoor)
2026 Outdoors
Competed in the shot put and discus during the outdoor season ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in discus and finished 11th with a throw of 59.90 meters to earn Second-Team All-American honors … Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in discus and shot put and finished 39th in shot and eighth in discus … Opened outdoors at the TCU Alumni Invitational, winning the discus with a 58.68m throw and placing second in the shot put (17.23m) ... Added discus victories at the 44 Farms Invitational (58.24m) and SMU Invitational (58.12m), while earning runner-up honors in the shot put at SMU with a 17.87m mark ... Closed the season with a pair of personal bests at the American Outdoor Championships, winning the shot put with 18.69m and placing third in the discus with a 59.95m throw.
2026 Indoors
Competed in the shot put during the indoor season after transferring from Carson-Newman. Opened the year at the Arkansas Invitational, placing fourth with a 17.44m throw before adding third-place and runner-up finishes at the New Mexico Team Open (17.11m) and Oklahoma Classic (17.14m). Improved to 17.71m at the Jarvis Scott Invitational and captured the American Indoor Championship with an 18.49m throw, earning first place and closing the indoor season with a conference title.
2025 Outdoors (At Carson-Newman)
Earned First Team All-America honors in the discus with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships where he posted a mark of 54.37m ... Was named the Male Outdoor Conference Freshman of the Year in the South Atlantic Conference after taking gold in the discus and silver in the shot put at the conference meet ... Set his shot put PR at the Lee University Invitational at 16.41m and ranks in the top ten internationally for U20 shot put throwers ... His discus PR was set at the King University Invitational, finding a distance of 54.69m in a first-place finish ... Won a total of five times in his freshman season with four coming in the discus and one shot put title ... Set school records in the discus and shot put during the season.
2025 Indoors (At Carson-Newman)
Was second in the shot put at the indoor conference meet to earn his first all-conference accolade ... Began his collegiate career by breaking the Carson-Newman school record for shot put at the VMI Invitational achieving a distance of 15.37m for a fourth-place finish in the event ... Set a personal best in the weight throw at the JDL College Team Challenge (9.56m)
Personal
Was a two-sport athlete at Carson-Newman where he played linebacker for the football team in 2024.
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