From Gout Gout to Quincy Wilson, it seems young track and field phenoms are becoming increasingly common each day. And while Jamaica and America have dominated the track for decades, many of these new prodigious talents, such as Gout Gout (Australia), are from other nations. Now, another teenage sprinting prodigy has set the standard for his nation at the 2025 Corky Classic.

“Zimbabwean sprinting is on the rise!” wrote X page Track & Field Gazette while reporting on David Nyamufarira. The 17-year-old phenom from Zimbabwe has just made history in Texas while representing the New Mexico Junior College. “David Nyamufarira has just broken the 60m National Record at the Corky Classic in Texas, clocking a time of 6.57s to win his heat,” reported the X page.

The achievement became even more significant as the previous record by track and field veteran Gabriel Mvumvure stood for a whole decade. According to The Herald, Mvumvure set the previous national record at 6.60 seconds in 2014 at the World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland. Now a decade later, the 17-year-old boy has sped past the record by a margin of 0.03 seconds.

However, despite the historic performance, the Zimbabwean prodigy wasn’t the fastest sprinter during the heats. Yes, you read that right, because Nyamufarira’s national record-breaking performance was only good enough to land him the second spot. “Malachi Snow (US) was the fastest qualifier in 6.55s, while Wanya McCoy (Bahamas) equaled his PB of 6.58s,” the X-page added.

The incredibly close top three finishers running sub-6.60 times just goes to show that the next generation of track and field stars are just as fast, if not faster, than the one who came before them. However, this isn’t the first time David Nyamufarira’s speed has caught everyone’s attention. ZBC News Online called the sprinter the “fastest teenager in Zimbabwe,” in March 2024.

The praise came after the track and field phenom set a new 100-meter personal best of 10.53 seconds in South Africa. He has since improved on that personal best by clocking 10.44 seconds in May 2024. Coincidentally, the Zimbabwean isn’t the only tack star who’s made a massive splash in the last few days.

Another track and field phenom upsets Olympic medalist Quincy Wilson

Team USA’s Quincy Wilson is someone who needs no introduction at this point. The U20 400-meter world record holder was part of the gold medal-winning U.S. relay team in Paris. So expectations were sky-high going into the 500-meter race at the 2025 VA Showcase. However, Bayside High School’s Andrew Salvodon had other plans.

Salvodon exploded off the line, taking the lead almost immediately, and proceeded to dominate the race against the entire field, except Wilson. The Bullis High School track and field icon remained neck and neck with the sprinter until the Olympian seemingly tripped, losing ground. Meanwhile, Salvodon ran a faster 500-meter race than any high school student in history.

Andrew Salvodon finished the race at 1:00.49 min, shattering Will Summer’s 1:01.25 min national record by nearly a whole minute. The High School student’s Herculean effort stunned the entire stadium as they saw Wilson’s futile attempts to catch up as Salvodon crossed the finish line. “I put everything I had in that track today,” the high school athlete told 13 News Now after the race.

However, just like David Nyamufarira, this isn’t the first time the sprinters have made waves. The young track and field star clocked in 1:01.90 min in the 500 meters in December 2024. Considering the rise of these young stars wishing the first three weeks of 2025, it may be safe to assume that track and field’s future is bright.