SPU: One-year letterwinner.
Senior (2023): INDOOR – Competed in one meet, placing 22nd in the 400 and 21st in the 200 at the season-opening Spokane Invitational.
OUTDOOR – Competed in six regular-season meets. ... After being involved in a stabbing incident during Christmas break in December, return to racing action on March 18 at the Doris Heritage Track Festival on his home track at Renton Stadium. Won his heat of the 200-meter dash and was 16th overall in 24.12. Also was 18th in the 100 dash. ... Set a personal best in the 400 dash with a 54.33 at the CWU Wildcat Invitational in Ellensburg on April 22. ... Set a PB of 11.54 in the 100 dash at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham on April 29, and barely missed breaking 24 seconds in the 200, stopping the watch in 24.01. ... Just one week later in his final meet, did break that barrier in the 200 with a 23.93 at the Portland Twilight.
Hazen High School: As a sophomore in 2018, set personal-best marks in all three sprints: 12.27 in the 100 meters, 23.80 in the 200, and 59.01 in the 400. ... Was named the team MVP for basketball.
Personal: Solomon Thomas Wittrell. ... Business Administration major.
Fun facts: Started doing track in high school. ...
Also has played basketball. ...
Favorite kind of workout is any short sprint workouts at full speed. ...
If not for track, would focus on basketball "because I come from a predominantly basketball family and I am a good shooter." ...
Favorite sport to watch is basketball. ...
Dumbest movie he has ever seen is "Shazam: Fury of the Gods." ...
Book he just couldn't put down was "25 Hours a Day" by Nick Bare. ...
Favorite junk food is pepperoni pizza.
Favorite healthy food is protein oats. ...
Favorite TV program is "The Blacklist." ...
His dream car is an Audi R8. ...
Favorite team is the Miami Heat. ...
Favorite athlete is English sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. ...
Easiest subject in school is math. ...
Toughest subject is history. ...
His pre-meet ritual is to have a bagel for breakfast. ...
If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Michael Jackson "because I loved all his music growing up and I would want to know why he did what he did back then. I also would like to know how he made the moonwalk look so effortless." ...
If he could be any action hero, would be The Flash because "no matter what the problem was, he could zoom in and save the day." ...
His friends call him Solo or Solo W. ...
In 10 years, wants to be working in the human resources field and helping people in need.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 24.09 (12/10/2022)
400: 54.46 (12/10/2022)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 11.54 (4/29/2022)
200: 23.93 (5/6/2023)
400: 54.33 (4/22/2023)
CAREER RESULTS
