After Threatening Noah Lyles’ Records, Track Sensation Quincy Wilson Marks Yet Another Milestone to His Name

Quincy Wilson shines again! This time, the occasion has been the high school relay event under the banner of Penn Relays. There the 16-year-old American prodigy completed his relay in an unbelievable timing of 44.37 seconds. Eventually, Kingston College won the 4x400m relay event, whereas Quincy’s Bullis ended up in the third position. But mostly because of Quincy Wilson’s staggering effort, the podium finish was achieved by Bullis in the overall timing of 3:13.10 minutes. As per Rori Dunk’s IG post, this is the fastest high school split. However, this was not the first time Quincy Wilson showcased his extraordinary sprinting talent.

In this track and field season, Quincy Wilson marked several records. Among them, he might keep his timings nearing Noah Lyles’ record closer to his heart. That feat came in the 400m event. 

This year, Quincy Wilson attained the fastest American timing when he took 45.19 seconds in the 400m event in the Florida Relays. Apparently, this timing is better than Noah Lyles’ best performance at the same event in 2016. The then 18-year-old Noah took 47.04 seconds to finish the race. So after witnessing such a result from a 16-year-old high schooler, the reigning 100m and 200m champion commented, “He is HIM!” on Quincy. However, the 5x national AAU Junior Olympics winner did not lose his head after earning such accolades. 

Quincy Wilson’s relay record in Penn Relays is an example of that. Earlier this year as well, the prodigy claimed the 500m world indoor sprinting record in the U18 category. The 200m sprinting event didn’t go unnoticed. In that event as well, Quincy left his mark. So what drives him to chase more on the sprinting route? 

Quincy Wilson prefers Noah Lyles in multiple ways 

The record-breaking 400m performance put Quincy Wilson’s name in contention for US Olympic track and field participation. The 45.19 seconds’ finishing and the qualifying age will help to land him on the final list for the upcoming trial. If Quincy earns such a call, he will try to fulfill his dream through it. Instead of earning big, wearing the jersey, he will prefer to set a milestone. 

Sprinting with Noah’s side by side at the trials and in the Paris Olympics can be argued as the best dream of Quincy Wilson. Furthermore, since his childhood days, the teenage sprinter used to take up his motivation from Noah Lyles and Fred Kerley. So, competing with these American champions will be a learning experience for him. Rather, he will be looking to capitalize on such an experience. 

“I’ve looked up to [Lyles and Fred Kerley] for a long time, but now I think it’s my turn. I hope I can make the [Olympic relay] team,” was his take. So after Saturday’s performance, both Noah and Fred should keep an eye on Quincy Wilson’s sprinting ability.