In Mya Arrendell, the USA might have found a female equivalent to the legacy of Quincy Wilson. In just a couple of races this year, the teenage athletic star has made the entire track and field world awestruck, especially with her performance at the Jim Mitchell Invitational meet held on Saturday, December 20.
Arrendell competed in the girls’ 300m event, where she clocked a new National Record in the 300m event. Interestingly, Arrendell hails from the same Bullis School as the Olympic champion sprinter, Quincy Wilson.
Mya Arrendell Establishes New Freshman Record
Arrendell recently competed in the girls’ 300m event at the Jim Mitchell Invitational meet, where she clocked a sensational time of 37.42 seconds, which broke the previous 300m Freshman National Record.
Arrendell previously established a new U15 record in the girls’ 400m event held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia around June 2025.
Arrendell’s Profile and Early Childhood
Arrendell was born and brought up in Glenwood, Howard County, Maryland. She is studying at the Bullis School, the same school as the teenage track sensation and Olympic gold medalist, Quincy Wilson.
Wilson was one of the youngest athletes to clinch a track and field Olympic gold medal as part of the US men’s 4x400m relay squad at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Meanwhile, in just one year, the teenage athletic sensation Arrendell has surprised everyone with her performance in track and field. The teenage athlete made her track debut at the New Balance Nationals Indoor event held in Boston in March 2025. Arrendell participated in the girls’ 400m short track event, where she finished second in the heats with a time of 55.62 seconds.
Arrendell then participated in the outdoor segment of the New Balance Nationals held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, a few days after the Grand Slam Track League’s final meet was conducted at the same spot. She clocked 53.73 seconds to finish first, and further improved her timing to 53.55 seconds in the finals of the Grand Slam Future Track Championships, which would’ve been at par with some of the junior records.
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Arrendell also qualified for the finals of the girls’ 200m event, when she topped her heats with a time of 23.47 seconds. She improved her timing in the finals, although she finished second with a time of 23.21 seconds.
The Bullis School alumnus will hope to follow in the footsteps of her senior, Quincy Wilson, who will have his sights set on the Summer Olympics, scheduled to be held in Los Angeles in mid-July 2028.
