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The first thing that 16-year-old track star Quincy Wilson wanted when he qualified for this year’s Olympic Trials was an Apple Watch Ultra 2. The watchdetailed running metrics and programs custom workouts: great for serious runners, but also a very fancy thing. But when Wilson and his mom walked into the Apple Store back in April, the salesperson laughed. “You have no chance of making it to the Olympics, who are you?” Wilson remembers him saying.
Monday, he fell short of qualifying for the men’s 400 meter race, which would have given him an automatic spot on Team USA. But his phone may still ring this weekend with a summons to join the team in Paris—its coach could select him to compete in the relay. If he makes it, he’d become theto earn a spot on the US Olympics track team. Either way, he has plenty to be proud of this season.
Wilson, who comes from a family of athletes, began running at age seven, when a coach spotted his talent and referred him to the Amateur Athletic Union track team. Before high school, his family moved from Chesapeake, Virginia to Potomac for his dad’s job. That gave Wilson the opportunity to attend Bullis, a private school that has become nationally renowned for its athletics inThe kicker? He’s only been focusing solely on track for a single year.
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