16-year-old Quincy Wilson named 'Boys Athlete of the Year' for stellar performances in 2024 as he is bound for the Paris Olympics

Quincy Wilson has been named MileSplit50 Boys Athlete Of The Year after incredible performances in the 2024 season. The young American athlete began the Indoor Season with great momentum and peaked his performance at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, granting him qualification to his first-ever Olympic Games in Paris.

Quincy Wilson rose to prominence in 2024 after he broke the U.S. High School 400m record at the New Balance Indoor National Championships with a time of 45.76s. Moreover, he went on to improve his time in the event as the season progressed.

He stunned the track World at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field after breaking the U18 400m World Record twice in two days. Moreover, Wilson was the youngest athlete in the line-up of the Men's 100m finals. He stood sixth in the finals after clocking 44.94s. This performance granted him a spot in the Men's 4x400m relay team representing the United States of America in the Paris Olympics.

MileSplit named Quincy Wilson "Boys Athlete Of The Year" for his outstanding performances throughout the year. They posted a video featuring some of his best races with a detailed caption about his performances throughout the year.

"The Bullis School sophomore, at just 16, broke a 42-year old 400-meter high school national (and world U18) record, clocking a time of 44.59 at the U.S. Olympic Trials. His season consisted of times of 44.59, 44.66, 44.94, 45.13, 45.17 and 45.19. Oh yeah, and those 44.37 and 44.69 splits from the Penn Relays 4x400s also helped. For good measure, he also ran a 1:50 800m in early April🤯," read the caption.

Quincy Wilson opens up on breaking a World Record that stood for 42 years

2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - Day 3

Quincy Wilson broke the U18 400m World Record that stood for 42 years two times in two days.

His performance impressed track fans and they appreciated his consistency and confidence while competing against some of the best athletes of the country. He spoke about breaking the World Record in a post-race interview with Citius Magazine.

“I’ve never been this happy a day in my life when it came to track. I’ve been working for this moment. That record that I broke? That’s 42 years. 42 years of nobody being able to break that record. I broke it twice in two days. It means a lot to me because it means that my hard work has been paying off, staying longer after practices, before practices. I'm just excited for myself,” he said.

Wilson will be joining Team USA in Paris in his debut Olympic Games later this month.