COLLEGE PARK — Track and field sensation Quincy Wilson, the youngest male track Olympian ever, committed to Maryland on Monday.
Wilson made history last year when, at the age of 16, the Gaithersburg native was selected to the 2024 Paris Games. He ran in qualifying heats in the 4×400 relay, ultimately receiving a gold medal though he didn’t compete in the final.
Wilson, who attends Bullis in Potomac, has a career-best time of 44.10 in the 400, which is the U.S. high school record, the under-18 world record, the second-fastest time ever by an under-20 athlete in the event and was tied for the seventh-fasted time in the world at the end of the 2025 outdoor season, according to Maryland.
Maryland, while not known for its track and field program, is coached by Andrew Valmon, who was a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 4×400 relay (1988, ‘92).
The Terps beat out Texas A&M, USC, UCLA and South Carolina for the standout.
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Wilson’s commitment is the latest by several heralded prospects to the University of Maryland.
Baba Oladotun, the No. 11-ranked basketball player in the country, signed with Buzz Williams and Maryland last week. The 6-foot-10 small forward plays public school basketball at Blake High in Silver Spring in Montgomery County.
In football, Mike Locksley and Maryland have held a commitment from Zion Elee (6-4, 220), the top-ranked defensive end and a top-five prospect overall, for nearly a year.
Elee stars at Baltimore’s St. Frances Academy, the No. 1 ranked football team in the country, after beginning his high school career at Joppatowne.
Brenda Frese also signed ESPN’s No. 7 player Jordyn Jackson, a 6-foot-1 guard from New Jersey, to the Maryland women’s basketball program last week.