Quincy Wilson, a rising junior at the Bullis School in Potomac, announced on Instagram that he has been selected to be a member of the 4×400 relay team at the Paris Olympics.
On Instagram, the 16-year-old wrote: “WE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS #paris2024 #teamusa.” Wilson ran a 44.94 to finish in sixth place in the men’s 400m Final last Monday night and was awaiting a call for the Team USA relay pool. “I can’t go back and be disappointed. At the end of the day, I’m 16 running… grown man times.” Wilson said in an interview after the race. He previously broke the under-18 world record for the 400-meter dash that stood for 42 years with a time of 44.66 seconds.
NBC News reports, “While the team will not be formally announced until later this month, Wilson’s coach Joe Lee told USA TODAY that that the teenage sensation received the news Sunday. “The call came directly to me from USA Track & Field,” he told the newspaper.”
The All-Met Athlete of the Year by the Washington Post recently completed his sophomore year at Bullis, earning straight A’s. He grew up in Chesapeake, VA, but moved to Gaithersburg with his family to attend Bullis in Potomac in high school.