High school star sprinter Quincy Wilson is heading to the Olympics
Quincy Wilson, a 16-year-old sprinter from Maryland, has made the United States Olympic team for this summer’s games in Paris.
He isn’t eligible in his home state of Maryland for his full driver’s license yet, but Wilson is nonetheless part of the pool for the United States’ 4x400m relay team. A tremendous weekend at the United States Olympic Track and Field finals has propelled Wilson into the Paris games.
Wilson, who set the U18 United States record in the 400m over the weekend, was notified on Sunday that he is part of the relay pool. In Sunday’s finals, Wilson ran an impressive 44.94 that saw the teenager finish sixth.
His 44.59 time on Saturday in the 400m set the U18 400m national record.
Following Sunday’s performance, Wilson spoke with the media about his weekend of performances.
“All I know is I gave it everything I had, and I can’t be disappointed,” Wilson said to reporters.
“At the end of the day, I’m 16 running grown man times.”
Wilson runs his high school track for the Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland).