Mario Wilson

Mario Wilson, who has been a part of 23 conference champion teams in 20 years of NCAA Division I coaching experience, joined the Virginia staff in July of 2012, coaching the horizontal jumps, pole vault and the decathlon for the Cavaliers.

Wilson was the 2010 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year and has been part of two Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff’s of the Year and seven conference coaching staff’s of the year.

Wilson coached Jordan Scott to a national triple jump title at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships, capturing the first national title by a male ACC competitor in the event. Scott’s performance earned him the title of USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Athlete of the Year and ACC Performer of the Year. Bridget Guy made history becoming the first indoor female pole vaulter in school history, with a fifth-place finish at the national championships.

In his first season at Virginia, Wilson coached four All-ACC honorees, including NCAA Indoor Qualifier Dallas Rose in the women’s triple jump and NCAA Outdoor Qualifier Abbey Karin in the women’s javelin.

Wilson came to Virginia after four years as an assistant at Clemson, where he mentored Miller Moss to the 2011 NCAA indoor national championship in the heptathlon as well as 13 additional All-Americans. Moss went on to earn a bronze medal at the 2011 USATF Championships.

Wilson helped guide the Tigers to six Atlantic Coast Championship titles, including 10 individual conference champions, and to a fourth-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships.