.Coley Harvey, ESPN Team WriterAug 8, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClosePreviously covered Fla State for Orlando Guard and also Georgia Technology for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduatePARIS-- Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old that switched minds at U.S. keep track of and field tests in June, will definitely have the chance to carry out the exact same at the Olympics on Friday, a source affirmed to ESPN.The Maryland native will belong to the guys's 4x400-meter relay team that morning when it participates in the opening warmth of the Olympic relay.When Quincy Wilson runs in the 4x400 meter relay on Friday, he is going to end up being the youngest American male to have ever joined an Olympic monitor and industry event. Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesWhen he takes the track inside the Stade de France, Wilson is going to come to be the youngest American man to have ever participated in an Olympic monitor as well as field event.In July, Wilson mentioned he was jubilated when he received word that will be actually added to the Group USA relay swimming pool after he really did not apply for the private 400-meter dash at trials." When I acquired the call, I felt like, I was actually overjoyed," Wilson mentioned. "I began rollicking your home. It was simply a second for me because everyone dreams regarding going to the Olympics as a young youngster." Editor's Picks1 RelatedWilson mentioned he first began fantasizing regarding joining the Games during the course of the 2016 Olympics in Rio, when he was 8 years of ages. That exact same year, he started running his premier occasion, the 400, as well as has actually ended up being a force in it.After twice cracking the occasion's under-18 planet report while at united state trials, managing it in as little bit of opportunity as 44.59 secs, Wilson went even lower three full weeks back at a tuneup race in Florida. There, he managed a 44.20-second time that possessed the track globe buzzing in anticipation of what he might perform on American relay groups once the Olympics arrived.Now, his odds is listed here.