Florida State University Athletics
Wildschutt Selected to South Africa Olympic Team
6/19/2024 3:38:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Track and Field
TALLAHASSEE - Adriaan Wildschutt was selected to represent South Africa for the 2024 Olympic Games. The track and field events will run from August 1-11 at State De France.
Wildschutt qualified for Paris, after lowering his own South African national record in the 10,000-meter at The Ten in San Juan Capistrano, California with a time of 26:55.54 in March of 2024.
In May, he competed in his first ever Diamond League meet in the 5,000, clocking a time of 12:56.67 to become the only South African to hold two national records.
Wildschutt represented his country at the World Championships in the summer of 2022 and 2023, placing 18th in the 5,000 in 2022 and 14th in the 10,000 in 2023. He also placed fifth in the 10,000 at the Commonwealth Games in 2022.
During his time at Florida State (2021-22), Wildschutt accumulated seven All-American honors in his career after joining the team in January of 2021.
Wildschutt was the ACC Performer of the Year in 2021 in cross country where he won the ACC and NCAA South Region titles before finishing sixth at the NCAA Championships. Wildschutt was a two-time USTFCCCA Men's South Region XC Athlete of the Year, being the only Seminole in school history to earn the honor multiple times.
After COVID-19 pushed most of the cross country season to 2021, Wildschutt finished second at the NCAA Championships in March, days after placing fourth in the 5,000 at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
In the fall, he won five races throughout the season, tying the school record set by Herb Willis in 1981.
Wildschutt holds the outdoor program record in the 10,000 (27:38.54) and indoor 5,000 school record (13:09.30), which is the second-fastest time in NCAA history.
Wildschutt is the 56th Seminole with ties to FSU track and field to compete in the Olympics. He is the first to represent South Africa. FSU has had a representative in every Games since 1972.
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