Quincy Wilson teases Florida Gators as pro status looms
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (BVM) 鈥� Quincy Wilson is igniting speculation about his future in track and field after his official visit to the University of Florida.听
The 17-year-old sprinting phenom stirred up some buzz with a cryptic Instagram post: while dressed in Florida鈥檚 signature orange and blue.听
Olympic gold medalist Quincy Wilson recently made his official visit to Florida 馃憖
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But the question looms: Will he turn pro or take the college route?
Will Quincy Wilson go pro or run college track?
Wilson is undeniably the most coveted recruit in track and field, having made history as the youngest American male track athlete to compete in the Olympics. He鈥檚 made it clear that while he intends to finish high school, his decision about running at the college level remains up in the air.听
As of now, Wilson has not signed a professional contract. When asked on the 鈥淏eyond The Records Podcast鈥� on what鈥檚 keeping him in high school, he responded with, 鈥淢y schoolwork. I鈥檓 an A-average student, and my parents are not going to let me go out there like that鈥� .鈥澛犅犅犅犅犅犅�
Wilson agreed that he鈥檚 , and he鈥檚 leaving his options open depending on his improvement.听
Wilson said on the 鈥淏eyond The Records Podcast鈥� in February. I鈥檓 going to just let it plan out. We (have) to see how these two years go, you never know if I run 43 (seconds) in the [400-meter dash], you never know.鈥澛�
Despite the pressure of being an elite athlete, Wilson expressed that he鈥檚 looking forward to the downtime college life could offer. Currently, : he wakes up at 4:45 a.m. to catch the 6:15 a.m. bus for the 1.5-hour ride to school, followed by classes from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., practice from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and finally he takes the bus back home so he can complete his homework and treatment.听聽聽聽聽
However, Wilson鈥檚 decision on whether to attend college will be heavily influenced by NIL opportunities. In addition to his visit to Florida, Wilson has visited several other schools with massive NIL programs, including , and .听
While Florida鈥檚 track program remains a possibility, Wilson is focused on how his high school career unfolds before making a final decision. Many recall that Olympian Noah Lyles initially committed to Florida, but later decommitted to focus on his pro career instead.
