Quincy Wilson just lately shared the most recent replace on his NCAA collegiate dedication resolution. As he kicked off his 2025 outside season on the Florida Relays, the 17-year-old revealed that he additionally paid an official go to to the College of Florida.
Wilson first rose to fame within the observe world in March 2024, when he gained his second-consecutive New Steadiness Nationals Indoor 400m title, clocking an indoor world U18 report of 45.76s on the way in which to the gold. A number of months later, the teenager competed on the US Olympic Trials, clocking an outside World U18 report of 44.59s.The American athlete then went on to compete on the Paris Olympics within the relay occasions, the place he gained gold as a part of Staff USA.
At the moment, Quincy Wilson is deciding between going professional or going to varsity and has been visiting a number of universities earlier than making his ultimate selection. Most just lately, the Olympic champion paid an official go to to the College of Florida and shared snaps of himself rocking the Gators’ blue uniform on Instagram, writing,
“Go Gators
? #notcommitted #official go to.”
Apart from the College of Florida, Wilson has additionally thought-about Texas A&M, Texas Tech, the College of Tennessee, and the College of Georgia.
Quincy Wilson contemplates between faculty and going professional
Whereas Quincy Wilson has been paying official visits to a number of universities, the 400m runner shouldn’t be but totally certain if he’ll be going to varsity or turning professional straight after highschool.
In an look on the ‘Past the Data’ podcast hosted by Noah Lyles, Rai Benjamin, and Grant Holloway, Wilson mentioned his two decisions, explaining that his main focus was on his final two years of highschool, but when he did handle to clock a 43s for the 400m within the coming years, he would possibly think about skipping faculty to go professional.
“I bought two extra years of highschool (left). I’ll simply let it plan out. We bought to see what these two years (maintain), you by no means know if I run 43, you by no means know,” he mentioned (at 43:38).
On the observe finish of issues, Quincy Wilson has had a powerful 2025. Through the indoor season, the teenager claimed wins on the New Steadiness Indoor Grand Prix and the New Steadiness Indoor Nationals. He just lately kicked off his outside season on the Florida Relays, the place he gained the 400m title.
