16 Year Old Quincy Wilson Makes HISTORY!!!

[@dewaynejeter4728]

He has straight As in school making high honor roll. He is going to get a college education even if he does not run for a college team much like Allison Felix did by going to USC just to hit the books while running pro. He is 16 and averaged 44.73 for three 400 meter races over four days. He has tremendous anaerobic capacity. He will run his guts out for both relay teams and they are absolutely going to use him in some capacity on both.

[@imhereforitall9218]

That was really unheard of when she pulled that gansta move. 1st person in track and field to ever graduate high school and turn pro. Turned down a track scholarship to USC and accepted the $1 million contract from Adidas and still went to school at USC after Adidas offered to pay her tuition while running professionally internationally and graduated in 3 years. She had strong family support and her brother's best friend was her manager. She did not have no low quality people around who may potentially eff her over and she comes from a spiritual background. Quincy can pull off that same hat tricks. His parents are high quality people and New Balance may restructure his contract once it's time for him to graduate. We have the World championships next year so we may see him again. Would that be nuts if he goes through a growth spurt by the time Worlds come around? If so, he is going to give those 400m competitors a run for their money and be primed to go come LA028.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@imhereforitall9218 Who?

[@suethem]

No way you run a 44.59 in the semis at ANY major meet and get lane 2 in the finals?? Where they do that at??? Rigged as fuck!! I'm proud of the kid but they fucked him over with that lane selection!! No way in hell he qualified with the number 3 time and got lane 2!! Smdh

[@EGuala21]

Not really. He got 3rd in his semi he wasn’t an automatic qualifier

[@suethem]

@@EGuala21 Neither was Boiling but he got lane 3 with a slower qualifying time. Explain that? I'll wait...

[@EGuala21]

@@suethem you gotta be an automatic qualifier to get a set lane. Are you new to track?

[@suethem]

@@EGuala21 No I'm not new to T&F, secondly the point I'm making obviously went over your head. No more talk!

[@wesleyowens4089]

​@@suethemI don't it seems kind of random units you were an aq. For instance after the first round boling got lane 9 desire running the 4th fastest time in the heats. Then in the finals Quincy got lane 2. Both made no sense to me

[@CondiBeans]

What you mean "you think he should stay in high school" OF COURSE he will stay in High School.

[@TheErinBrownTV]

I mean run hs track and not sign a pro contract

[@johnmartin7158]

@@TheErinBrownTV. Young people don’t always go on with great improvements, but I think he will big time.

[@MyBabyDaddy213]

Finish HS, skip college and get that bag!💰 ​@TheErinBrownTV

[@doesitrealymatter2346]

Why

[@stevie586]

@@TheErinBrownTVyou’re right…I knew exactly what you meant and I know what you both mean! You’re just saying you hope he doesn’t go straight from grade school to the pro’s & expect to live your entire life off the money made rom five seconds of sprinting, and to HAVE A PLAN! This poster is saying you’re being ignorant to think he would drop out of high school…that’s not what you meant, lol. It’s an issue of context…semantics…y’all are cool!

[@spicecreations1416]

The kid is special.

[@dawnkskd]

College is fine these days. Gotta watch what you sign up for but they're getting money through the NIL program. Sometimes it's more lucrative to stay in school. The money is so good, some are choosing to stay in school. I'm not pocket watching though. And I'm also not pushing either. If he choses school I wouldn't be surprised. He'd also take a lot of pressure off himself.

[@TheErinBrownTV]

They literally aren't

[@cb750k1974]

I'd say he can go to college after high school because college now pays money to athletes.

[@hahafalseflag5090]

what If they take bolin over him for the mix relays?

[@dmvbay2535]

Nah...Boling got walked down like a dog in this race. 16 year old Quincy went by him like he was standing still.

[@Max-iy1ns]

@@dmvbay2535boling runs a crazy 300m but then gets hawked every time just like in the hests

[@stephenwilliams7200]

​@Max-iy1ns it's not a 300m race tf

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@dmvbay2535 Boling is proven in the relays. It's true he made a mistake going out too fast but he's never done that in the relays. In fact, he's been the difference between winning and losing with his excellent lead off leg. The US team has the World Record with Boling. Take both and run Boling in the prelims and then if they make it to the finals put in the kid so he can get the greater glory of being on the track if they win. Even if they only get in the top three they'll both medal.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@Max-iy1ns He did not make that mistake in the heats where he didn't try to go out to fast. He finished a credible second to the eventual winner Quincy Hall.

[@derickruiz2451]

bro forgot to mention he hates noah lyles

[@jaredbowen3527]

😂

[@dmvbay2535]

we all do

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@dmvbay2535 I think Noah is great. He irritated me at first because he seemed too brash but I see it is just his way of shaking off the nerves and relaxing. He finishes fast and in the 200m he won't get passed.

[@stevie586]

He’s here to stay. He’s showing great heart, poise, and focus. Also, I’m seeing great anchor leg potential in him…he’s not just “fast”…he’s a fighter who gains ground in the final 100 until he reaches the line, without losing steam! I totally wanna see him on the mixed 4x400, and possibly final. They need to stop giving Matt Boling all these handouts, and after he just beat Boling more than once…walking him down by far in the final, he deserves at least that spot! Not hate for my boy, Matt!

[@imhereforitall9218]

The funny part of the final for me was when he realized the race was getting away from him he started making his move and started picking folks off 1 by 1 realizing he has to be part of the top 6 to be even considered for the relay. As the others started to tie up he picked up momentum. He was able to clip 3 of them. I believe had he started to make his move sooner he would have come in 4th because he was that close to 4 and 5 at the end. That was some entertaining stuff.

[@stevie586]

@@imhereforitall9218 I completely agree! Well, fifth…he wasn’t beating Norwood, but still, amazing!

[@vernonfrance2974]

@stevie586 Matt has not failed as a relay team member but if it comes down to these two let Wilson get through. He's young and if he does not improve, at least he's had a chance to make his big move. If he weren't just sixteen he wouldn't be on nobody radar screen. At least not for the Olympic. Even so he won't be nobody pick. So let him relay to give him a tase. Cause in the Open he won't even place.

[@imhereforitall9218]

@@vernonfrance2974 Right. He is only eligible for the 4x400m relay which is a huge deal for anyone. Even if they allow him to run in the prelims for the 4x400m that would be awesome. If they do, what may happen is he may actually run the time of his little life and run himself right onto a person spot. Who knows. 1st he has to clear the hurdle of possibly being selected. We will find out in the coming days.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@imhereforitall9218 He might light a fire under other US kids who are getting aced out for scholarships in colleges who run over seas to get the best of the crop in Africa and Europe. To me it was a disgrace that the finals of the 100m had only two guys from the USA and they finished last and next to last. We need some rich guys, including from the NBA and the NFL up to take some interest in and even cough up some cash to support high school track programs. Matthew Boling has been doing that starting in college. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHe0e4uXo7alfq8

[@callaway706]

"Running Gown Man Times"...my MAN!!!!

[@MrMrawlsglobal]

He already has a NIL deal with New Balance! Depending on if he decides to go to college..more NIL deals will definitely come

[@SRambo-hx8sl]

This young man should enjoy his High School years. They only come one time. If he does not over train, he will stay injury free and he will be successful in all of his endeavors. The money will come. Congrats to Quincy.......😊

[@johnjay6370]

I agree and disagree with your statement! He should stay in HS but not run HS track and field! He should go Pro and get coached by the best!! His HS coach did a amazing job and how well spoken this "KID" is will only make him more of a Star! But i do think he needs to make the money now and for the next 15 years!!! He has a lot of hard decisions to make in the next few months!!! He is very special and everyone wants him to be successful!! The way he does that is with a supporting family and people that will guide him for a successful future!!! His legs are worth Millions right now!!!!

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@johnjay6370 That's what Erriyon Knighton did and he got paid with a big shoe and clothing contract. I'm not sure Quincy wants to give up Bullis though because it is specialized in attracting track prodigies. I wonder if Bullis gives him a scholarship. He also likes the style track suit he's been wearing but maybe he could advertise something else, like energy drinks.

[@johnjay6370]

@@vernonfrance2974 I just want what is best for him and his family!! Track is such a hard sport to be successful in, but this kid a above the rest!!

[@suethem]

Here's my assessment. The lane draw was totally unacceptable. Anyone who has ever competed knows damn well that the final lane draw in major meets are determined by times! They gave Norman the best lane and he qualified with a 45? GTFO!! Hopefully he gets a spot on the team. Smfh

[@TheErinBrownTV]

Facts

[@brianflowers8417]

I agree on the lane draw situation. That was crazy.

[@RichardWillis-fn4hg]

​@@TheErinBrownTVkirani James won 400m Olympic gold in recent times

[@MichaelDeLaRosa]

Difference is Norman won his heat

[@wesleyowens4089]

Yeah but Norman is the best 400m runner in the US. He just came back from an entire year off and still got second

[@justthinking4628]

He should go to college for sure. NIL money will be there, but most importantly, he can still be a kid.

[@anonymousant7909]

They better put him in the 4x4 if they’re putting hurdlers in there

[@imhereforitall9218]

The hurdlers are faster than the flat 400m runners. Rai Benjamin is faster them all and now he is even faster.

[@suethem]

Listen, all of you guys that are disagreeing with my post about Quincy's unfair lane assignment obviously don't know anything about the POLITICS of T&F! I've been in the sport for years and I know damn well the "string pullers" didn't want that young man to embarrass the "face" of the 400! So, wake the hell up and realize it's politics to this shit, and the politics kept Quincy from getting the lane assignment he was due in the finals. No more talk!

[@dewaynejeter4728]

@suethem talk brother! Quincy said in his interview that he acknowledged how tough it would be to make some noise in lane 2 but he was determined to make something happen anyway and he overcame their political bullshit in spades. He earned that 6th place and would have done even better with a curve less tight but I knew they might try to pull some BS like that in hopes of aiding older more established names. He even said himself that politics plays a part in how the USATF handles their business in one of his post competition interviews. This being said, NBC will push to make sure that kid is on the team because he is worth too much money in eyeballs to the network and everyone knows this.🤑

[@suethem]

@@dewaynejeter4728 FACTS!!

[@dewaynejeter4728]

@suethem Quincy is not special in the 55 meter 6.49 , 60 meter, 6.98, 100 meter 10.74 , 200 meter, 21.11 (outdoor but 21.01 indoor) but his 800 meter time of 1:50.44 is indicative of his tremendous anaerobic capacity which allows him to do such an awesome and other-worldly job in the 400 meter dash. The wild part of it is that he looks 16 but, "runs grown man times" and is not 16 looking like he's a guy that's 26. He would not win many state titles in significant track states with those times in distances from 55 meters up to 200 meters but would crush any high school athletes in the country at 400 meters. I would not be surprised to see him split 43 high to low 44 in the 4x400 relay. He will run through a wall for his teammates and you can bet your life on it. I noticed that the older guys have kind of taken a liking to him as Michael Norman and others were coming by and congratulating him during his interview. How can you not love this kid?

[@vernonfrance2974]

@suethem You know no such thing because you weren't there for the "string pullers" draw. If anything, they would want Quincy Wilson to do great because he brings much needed attention to track. Everybody loves a fresh face and a wee lad doing OK among the big boys is just the feel good story they need. Besides, the inside lane is perfect for him because the turns are not sharp on the outdoor track and he can gauge how fast he's going by observing the outside lane runners. He loves coming from behind which he showed in the Penn Relays when a relay teammate dropped the baton in two different races and he still got his team Bullis, the victory in one of them.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@dewaynejeter4728 How would Wilson be an expert on lane assignments or politics in the Olympic Trials? He's only sixteen and has no way to know such things, especially because they are only rumor and innuendo anyway. You are arguing from both sides of the fence first saying there "was political bullshit in spades." How would he or you know that? Then you say he is good for NBC ratings so NBC will push to make sure that kid is on the team". Do you really think NBC cannot make a decent human interest story other than Wilson's? That's their full time job and they are good at it. They do not pick the relay team, the US Olympic Committee does that. They've done a pretty good job of it over the years too.

[@SuperYoyo1966]

this isa conversation for two years from now. rules might change in two years

[@respectbigman3133]

Change the rules for what? Quincy is a time qualify he should be in lane 1, or 2,7, or 8. The dude who talking about unfair. Micheal Norman won hs semi. he idd just enough to win. See America as too much idiot embroiled in conspiracy theory. Stop the mess. Lane has nothing to do with Quincy final . the kid inexperience, after running two jr record he would not have a chance to win. So he did great, but that is exactly where he would finish in that race base on his abilities. We should celebrate his accomplishment and that's it. He did extreme well.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@respectbigman3133 The world record 43.03 was set from Lane 7 by Wayde Van Niekerk. Nobody comin' close to that.

[@strikeforcetracktraining2253]

they will have him running the mixed

[@wesleyowens4089]

I think he'll be in the 4x4 relay. The mixed will be for the slower guys like boling

[@Sutwang]

Wild that a sixteen year old is making “slower guys like boling” completely accurate

[@wesleyowens4089]

@@Sutwang yeah he's crazy fast

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@Sutwang Boling is faster up to at least 200m. He ran out of gas cause like Norman he went out too fast. Boling won the SEC 200m and was second in the NCAA 200m - both outdoors.

[@johnjay6370]

He should go PRO asap!!! He will continue to get faster and Faster just like Sydney!!! He should not even run HS track! His legs are worth millions right now! He needs to be coached by the best and needs to not get hurt!! The "KID" can be the next Usain Bolt or Sydney! He can be the first one ever to break 43s and he can do that before he is 20 years old!!!! He is a star among stars!!!!

[@distanceman8147]

I think he should do whatever him and his family decide!

[@darrylliningham4419]

he would get paid using NIL

[@vernonfrance2974]

💯

[@mikanjayceee]

Do you think he’s doping? Cause u said that u think a lot of top high schoolers are doping.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@mikanjayceee Nope. He ain't no dope and he knows they'll be watching him like a hawk.

[@jaybarnes8034]

The soul train. Zack Hample.

[@fredlane9419]

NIL deals will be sweet!!!

[@Project_Artic]

Quincy gon be an all time great when it's done, he's already gon be in the olympics.

[@respectbigman3133]

Look at Erryon Knighton, one could attack the kid , but that would be unfair and inappropriate. So let's stop it and appreciate Quincy talent. Eerion Knighton now have many questions and should not be allow to compete. the Guy tested positive and should be provisionally band.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@respectbigman3133 Respect Knighton big man. He is innocent until proven guilty. And he has not been proven guilty. He's already been fourth in the Olympics and third in the World Championships just last year. People want to downgrade him to go for the next young fresh face guy who seems like he could be the real thing. Besides Knighton runs the 200m not the 400.

[@darrylliningham4419]

think about how strong he is going to in the next few years

[@vernonfrance2974]

@darrtkkububggan4419. Strength does not win races. Speed does. Look at the NCAA Champ Christopher Morales-Williams from Canada. He looks like a long distance runner but he'll still beat Wilson. CM-W has a 44.05 PB. Wilson has a 44.49.

[@gardenoftwitty]

Now def put him on the finals 4x400m. He’s a no brainer. Really would have loved to see him at Olympics in the open 4 Peace N Love

[@vernonfrance2974]

@gardenoftwitty You want to see Wilson eat humble pie? He won't make the finals when the Paris Olympics come by. He's got great potential but there are guys out there who seem like they goin' nowhere yet but with time they'll beat lil Quincy fair and square I bet.

[@tonydee2858]

Go pro after HS

[@vernonfrance2974]

He'll make more money with NILs because he's not fast enough to go pro. His PB is 44.49. He needs to take advantage of his "15 minutes of fame." Knighton went straight to the pros and has only got a third in the worlds and a 4th in the Olympics to show for it.

[@mercyodoom1053]

He's going to do Amazing Race

[@robinbauer1975]

Jakob kiplimo ran the 5000m at Rio Olympics with 15

[@AfterTheSnap]

I think he said he'd be first in this event - the 400m.

[@mercyodoom1053]

I'm proud of this kid

[@juju3x175]

43.7 split incoming

[@millieconsultancy]

Erin did you see the Athing Mu fall. Am I the only one who finds that suspect? She just sat on the floor and didnt even fight to keep herself in the race.

[@Joyce-zl4qd]

Brandon Miller messed that girl mind up something terrible...he is not a star she is and he destroyed her. Look at Abby Steiner too. Those boyfriends don't like them being the center of attention.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@Joyce-zl4qd What about her coach, Bobby Kersee? He did not let her run all year and then expects her to be ready for the finals. He also should have warned her to stay out of the middle of the pack. She has long legs and a long stride and that can make it more difficult for her not to get tripped. The girl who won had been tripped last year. As the favorite Mu had a target on her back. I'm not saying she was deliberately interfered with because nobody knows for sure except the perpetrator, if there was one.

[@brondodabastard8592]

Quincy bullis😊

[@tonydee2858]

I would put him in the finals for the 4x4

[@vernonfrance2974]

@tonydee2858 You have to run the prelims before you get to the finals. Why would you put him in for the finals if the team makes it when he is untested on such a high pressure stage? That is a dangerous thing because if anything other than a win happened they'd say he choked unless a team member dropped the baton, fell, left the passing zone before the pass or ran outside of their lane. In the prelims there is a little more room for error.

[@t.s.9656]

If Quincy considers going pro, he may want to consider what Justin Gatlin has to say about it. He has some interesting things to think about.See what he has to say on the Ready Set Go podcast.

[@TheErinBrownTV]

Fuck what Justin Gatlin gotta say.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@t.s.9656 I agree. Gatlin beat Bolt fair and square and he's older than Usain.

[@juju3x175]

W vid ngl

[@alm0st-man991]

I TOLD YOU HE WILL BE SIXTH PLACE

[@Joyce-zl4qd]

He has more races in his legs than all of them...I want to see him go head to head with Norman well rested

[@alm0st-man991]

@@Joyce-zl4qd this kid can run 43+ even at this age.. but his head throw back is preventing him... if this is corrected over time he is unbeatable

[@doesitrealymatter2346]

turn pro right now, don"t go back to school

[@brianflowers8417]

He should finish high school. But, defiantly weigh out the pro scene in time. Lots to think about 🤑👍

[@My3Sunzs]

He needs his education then PRO. If he get injured with no education. He is on the right path. No need to get anxious he just need. To trust The Master’s plan for his life.🙏✨

[@sev9258]

Dumb advice

[@juju3x175]

Na he should definitely do his junior year of highschool normally like he did this year, then senior year run but not as much, and skip college

[@doesitrealymatter2346]

@@brianflowers8417 Fk high school when you don't need it