Fans are a fickle bunch. One moment you are loved, and the next moment you are hated. But Quincy Wilson understood this fact pretty clearly with the growing discontent amongst track and field fans for him. It wouldn’t be far-fetched to say audiences have grown outright hostile towards him. While he may be creating history on the field, this ain’t enough to dissuade the fans. But he had some strong words to state his thoughts.

With his impressive sprinting skills on display, Wilson became the youngest male track and field athlete to compete in the Olympics. After all, a glance at his records is enough to send a track fan into a frenzy. Back in 2024, Wilson broke the U18 400m world record of 44.69  set by Darrell Robinson in 1982. Surprisingly, the then-16-year-old broke the record not once but twice. 

In his first attempt, Wilson recorded 44.66, which was already the world record. Next up, in the second round, the young athlete attained a time of 44.59. This was deemed an incredible achievement in the 400m. But he did not stop there. Competing at the July 2024 Puma American Track League Holloway Pro Classic, Wilson further trimmed down his time to an astounding 44:20!

Thus, when the phenom stepped foot onto the tracks this year, the expectations were sky-high for Wilson. Unfortunately, things seemed to turn out a little differently. Competing in the 600m category of the 2025 Millrose Games, Quincy Wilson was pretty confident about his win. However, after the race ended, Wilson finished not in the first position but in fourth place.

Now, by no means, Wilson’s run of 1:16.20 was bad timing. But Will Sumner came out of the blue to clock 1:14.04, raising the bar pretty high for Quincy Wilson to reach. Meanwhile, soon after his shock loss, Wilson has been subjected to online trolling. With significant hate being flung towards the Olympian, he has recently vented out his frustrations regarding the same.

Appearing on the Beyond the Records Podcast, Wilson doubled down on all the online hatred that he has been getting lately. Detailing the incidents, the 17-year-old pointed out how people have been talking negatively about him. Not only that, Wilson also claims to have received negative messages on his DMs. “I had to deal with like a lot of negativity online people ding me crazy stuff talking crazy about me. I’m already BR.” 

However, the track sensation also stated that he had all the screenshots with him. And he might use them as and if required in the future.In fact, Wilson further said, “I got some screenshots in my hidden bro I put them in my hidden bro BR but I’ve thought on just tagging all the people that was saying something: When you run the craziest time, this is what you got to do.”

He further continued on the topic of edits, saying, “You got to get somebody to do an edit for you and in the in the beginning of the edit gonna like put all the screenshots.” The young athlete stated that people posting such explicit texts must read their messages once before forwarding them to others. Surely, by the looks of it, Quincy Wilson looked pretty much agitated about the entire fiasco but that’s not the only thing that is on his mind. 

Quincy Wilson makes future plans known

Despite all the hate he is getting, it looks like Wilson is now ready to make the switch. After dominating the high school realm, Wilson is all set to step into the next big platform of his life. And he wants the absolute best college program to serve his purpose the best. Quincy Wilson would surely want to get his aura from the high school realm to take over the NCAA too.

After all, he is not only a phenom in terms of his running. Wilson’s brand value too is sky-high at the moment. The 17-year-old has become the youngest high school athlete to have secured a NIL deal. Teaming up with New Balance, Wilson is making some handsome money from the deal. And if the current trend continues, he might be following the likes of football players on the top of the NIL table.

Now then, in order to keep the star quotient running, he will have to make sure that he gets into an absolute best collegiate program. Quite expectedly, top-notch colleges like Texas A&M, Georgia, Texas Tech, Tennessee, and Florida are aiming to rope him. However, Wilson wants a program that aligns with his values beyond athletic excellence and scholarships.

Opening up on his NCAA dreams, Quincy Wilson spoke to Citius Magazine and said, “I’m looking for a coach who can coach me, a great academic program, a great athletics program, and a team I can bond with—just like my high school team. Anything that my high school team has, I’m hoping that correlates with my college team.”

Thus, with mixed feelings going through Wilson’s mind at the moment, it remains to be seen how things pan out for the young phenom in the upcoming future. But one thing’s for sure: whatever he chooses will be the absolute best.