16-year-old Quincy Wilson, the youngest male U.S. track Olympian, demonstrates a remarkable balance between his athletic achievements and academic pursuits. Despite his recent success breaking world records, Wilson remains focused on his studies, particularly anatomy and physiology, which he believes are crucial to understanding his body's performance.
Quincy Wilson, 16, made history in Paris during the summer as the youngest male U.S. track Olympian in history. Unlike his teammates, he's still years away from graduation.“I like studying the muscles and knowing the way my body works,” Wilson, 16, told NBC News. “I have a lot of things that I need to track like dorsiflex in my foot. I need to know how I’m putting my foot down in the ground, how I’m going to be able to get fast.”, is already plenty fast.
During the summer, he broke the under-18 world record in the 400-meter dash that stood for 42 years. That time lasted just one day — when he broke it again. Quincy Wilson says his favorite subject this year is anatomy and physiology because he wants to know'the way my body works.' (Shawn Hubbard for NBC News) Yet, on this frigid afternoon, days removed from Thanksgiving, Wilson wasn’t focused on his track accomplishments. Wearing a blue sweater with “Bullis” across the chest and khaki pants, he stood by a desk and explained a newly-finished mannequin he built of the body’s nervous system. A few feet away sat a mask Wilson made showing the anatomy of a human face. His teacher Duruhan Badraslioglu, known to students as “Dr. B,” smiled broadly as Wilson shared what he’s learned in the class. “He wants to make sure that his brains, his academic performance, is seen,” Badraslioglu said. “He’s an ‘A’ student, and all his lab peers will tell him that he carries his own weight. He doesn’t rely on other kids, and his assignments are always well-researched, very genuine and sincere. He puts in the effort. He wants to learn and that is a big deal.” Wilson’s situation is unlike that of almost any other Olympian in history. While the 4x400 medal-winning relay team is primarily made up of professional runners — including Vernon Norwood, who at 32 is double Wilson's age — the high schooler still has almost two years of coursework and exams awaiting him before graduatio
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