Sensational Double Gives Wilson National Freshman Class Records In The Indoor 300 and 500 Meters

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

As The Armory celebrated distinguished media and officiating careers Saturday at the U.S. Army Officials Hall of Fame Invitational, the future of the sport was also being revealed on the track. 

Freshman Quincy Wilson, 15, one month into his first high school indoor season for the Bullis School of Maryland, has quickly made an impact. 

On Saturday at The Armory, he lowered his own freshman class national record in the 500 meters with 1:02.63 (a US#1). And then he broke a William Reed freshman class record on the books since 1985 when he ran 34.11 seconds to win the 300 meters.

"Every time I listen to my coach and come through in the splits that he tells me, I'm successful in every single race that I've run so far," Wilson said. 

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Wilson already has his name attached to a national record. He was part of Bullis' 3:31.37 mixed gender 4x400 relay and split 46.9 seconds. 

He has range from the 55-meter dash to the 800 meters. 

Wilson ran an open 400 meters best of 48.09 last July and relay split of 47.5. 

"To be honest, I think the 400 is my best event, but the 500 is looking pretty good right now," Wilson said. 

Wilson has had his eye on Bullis since he was in grade school and competing for the track team has been a dream fulfilled. 

"Ever since I was little I was watching them at The Armory and I remember when Eric Allen raced against Tyrese Cooper, and ever since then I've been wanting to come to Bullis," Wilson said. "It means a lot to me. I told my mom 'I want to go to Bulls.'" 

For coach Joe Lee, who has built Bullis into a national powerhouse, the addition of Wilson has been a treat. 

"The thing I'm most impressed with Quincy is his character," Lee said. "He is the kindest, most respectful, honorable young man that you could meet. I have to shout out his parents for that. He's got phenomenal parents. 

"He's a special kid, special talent, and he fits in well with the rest of the kids we have in the program."

The Armory honored three Saplin Award winners, making up for lost time with previous cancellations due to COVID. 

Donna Dye and her son Derek were on hand to accept the 2020 award on behalf of John Dye, who passed away last fall. Together, John and Donna Dye, gave high school indoor track an enormous boost in visibility in the early 2000s with the advent of DyeStat.com. 

Armory announcer Ian Brooks and DyeStat photogrpaher John Nepolitan also were honored with recognition and their names will be added to a distinguished list on permanent display inside the Saplin Room. 

Three of the Armory's officiating stalwarts, Janine Rosado, Aubrey Taylor and Andrea Williams, were also honored for their decades of service as some of the most highly respected meet officials in the United States. 

The meet was one of the biggest on the calendar at The Armory, with 6,000 entrants and a schedule that stretched across two days. 

Kate Putman from Cicero-North Syracuse ran a US#2 time of 4:45.90 to win the invitational girls mile and earn her spot on the starting line at the Millrose Games. She came back to the track and won the 1,000 meters, too, in US#4 2:53.64.

Brian Boler of Delbarton NJ sped away from the field to win the boys mile in US#7 4:13.11 and will take his place next to his twin brother, Colin, at Millrose. 

Union Catholic's Jimmy Wischusen, making his way back from injury and racing for the first time since September, was ninth in the mile in 4:22.15.

The Boler brothers linked up to help Delbarton run a US#1 time of 10:08.58 in the distance medley relay. 

Christian Toro from Lincoln Senior RI launched a US#1 mark of 79-1.25 to win the weight throw. 

Sydney Sutton of Bullis won the girls 300 in a US#4 time of 38.27 seconds and teammate Sage Hinton was second in US#8 38.80. 

Kennedy Flynn of Bullis ran a US#3 time of 7.89 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles. Union Catholic's Taylor Cox was right behind her, in US#5 7.99. 

Anissa Moore from Hempstead NY won the 500 meters in US#9 1:14.83.

Jillian Leahy from Lincoln Senior RI won the girls weight throw with US#3 50-1.