Ajeé Wilson is on a mission to fight stereotypes about Olympians — starting with the early wake up call. "People always tell me, 'You must get up before 6:00 a.m., have a super strict diet, and not do ...

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PHILADELPHIA – You enter the Penn Relays to test yourself against the best. The Rumson-Fair Haven girls track & field team passed the test with flying colors. The Bulldogs excelled in three events at ...

Ajee’ Wilson was feeling down. She’d just taken six weeks off, her longest break from training ever, after suffering disappointment at the Beijing Olympics. Then the track & field superstar visited ...

Precious few high school coaches can watch the Olympics knowing they mentored someone competing on the world’s biggest stage. Dawn Bowles-Fitch is one of them, and now she’s done it twice. The Neptune ...

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After earning two world indoor silver medals and two bronze outdoors, Ajeé Wilson finally claimed gold in the women’s 800 meters. With a dominant kick heading into the last lap, the American glided ...

The 20-year-old Wilson, who won the U.S. two-lap title last month, was in fourth place at the bell (the rabbit hit the 400 in 57.65). Wilson made a strong move with 150 to go to overtake Eunice Sum of ...

As a kid growing up in Neptune, Ajee’ Wilson would visit the high school track to work out under the watchful eye of her father. On occasions when the track was closed, she ran there anyway. “There ...

"Balance, in my life and especially in training, is really important," the Team USA middle-distance runner tells PEOPLE Ajeé Wilson is on a mission to fight stereotypes about Olympians — starting with ...