Quincy Wilson, an Olympic gold medalist who grew up in Chesapeake and attended Great Bridge Middle School, made his college choice on Monday, selecting Maryland over South Carolina, USC and Texas A&M.

Maryland on Monday, picking the Terps over South Carolina, USC and Texas A&M. “]Wilson became the youngest male track-and-field Olympian in U.S. history when he competed in the 4×400-meter relay pool at the 2024 Paris Games.

“Quincy is a generational athlete who has the upside to continue to thrive at the top of our sport,” Maryland coach Andrew Valmon said in a news release. “His support system here at Maryland, in his home state, is unmatched. I am excited to get to work on this next phase of his journey.”

Wilson was born in Connecticut, but spent six years in Chesapeake. His family relocated to Maryland, so he could attend Bullis School, nationally known for its powerhouse track program under coach Joe Lee.

Wilson, now a Gaithersburg, Maryland, resident, arrives at Maryland as one of the most decorated high school sprinters the U.S. has produced.

At just 17, he competed in the 4×400-meter relay pool at the Paris Olympics, helping the United States qualify for the final. The Americans went on to win gold in an Olympic-record 2:54.43 — making Wilson, through his role in the heats, the youngest Olympic gold medalist in track and field history.

That relay came within 0.14 seconds of the world record set by the U.S. team in 1993, a group that included Valmon. The Terps’ coach, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 4×400, is now in his 23rd season leading Maryland and has guided dozens of All-Americans and multiple athletes to the Olympics.

Wilson broke out nationally in 2023, winning the New Balance Nationals indoor 400 meters and finishing runner-up outdoors. His rise accelerated in 2024, when he ran 44.10 in the 400 — a U.S. high school record, an under-18 world record and one of the fastest under-20 times ever. He repeated as New Balance Nationals champion indoors and outdoors, nearly broke the national 500-meter record and helped Bullis School set a national 4×400 mark.

His outdoor season included a 44.37 anchor split at Penn Relays and a historic run through the U.S. Olympic Trials, where he lowered the under-18 world best multiple times before finishing sixth in the final. Wilson began making national noise in 2022 with multiple AAU Junior Olympic titles, foreshadowing the rapid ascent that now brings him home to College Park.

The Olympic gold medalist was named the 2024 USATF Youth Athlete of the Year.

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