At 16 – then 15 – Wilson is certainly allowed to make mistakes. But she's been so flawless since learning her craft at age 11 that errors – mental or physical – are jarring.
Her best times in the 100 hurdles are 13.35 wind-aided and 13.49 legal. She's also gone 11.86 in the open 100 and 24.80 in the 200.
She set world age-group 100 hurdle records at age 13 and 14 and national records in the event also as a freshman and sophomore.
"She has a bunch of indoor national records as well," her club coach Curtis Taylor said.
Taylor, who has coached most of the Bay Area's top female hurdlers and sprinters, thinks the losses last year should prove beneficial.
"She's learning to focus on all her races and for the entire race," he said. "That just comes with growth. Part of the problem is she's accomplished so much in her life, she just expects to win.
"But people forget that because she's so good at what she does and she looks much older than she really is, that Trinity just turned 16-year-old."
And as a full-fledged teen, Wilson is allowed to be at times a full-blown paradox.
"I can definitely be a complicated person sometimes," she said with a laugh.
Asked about her top college choices, and Wilson noted North Carolina and Duke because they have the "nicest uniforms," she said.
Wilson appeared to be only half-kidding.
"She's really been all over the map with her college plans," Taylor said. "I think it's a bit overwhelming for her at this point."
