Quincy Wilson Commits to Maryland Track and Field

Quincy Wilson, the youngest male track and field Olympian in United States history, announced on Monday his commitment to join the University of Maryland's track and field program, opting to stay in his home state over several top national contenders.

The 17-year-old from Gaithersburg, Maryland, and a senior at Bullis School in Potomac, revealed his decision during a live stream, selecting Maryland ahead of finalists including the University of South Carolina, the University of Southern California, Texas A&M University and the University of California, Los Angeles. Wilson, who will enroll in the fall of 2026, emphasized the importance of proximity to family in his choice. "I chose the University of Maryland, of all the other schools, because it's close to home," he said. "There's nothing like being close to my family."

Wilson's decision caps a meteoric rise in the sport. At 16, he qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics by placing sixth in the 400 meters at the U.S. Trials, where he broke the under-18 world record twice during the preliminaries and semifinals with times of 44.66 and 44.59 seconds. In Paris, he ran the opening leg of the men's 4x400-meter relay preliminary heat,...