The U.S. Marine Corps Holiday Classic at The Armory in New York witnessed a record-breaking performance Saturday as Quincy Wilson blazed through the boys 300 meters in 32.94 seconds. The Maryland sprinter destroyed the previous meet standard of 33.76 seconds by nearly a full second.
Quincy Wilson’s time also marked a significant improvement from his earlier personal best of 33.11 seconds. The Bullis School senior will compete again later in the meet, having entered the invitational 200 meters for his first indoor attempt at that distance this season.
His Bullis teammate Cameron Homer claimed second place with his own lifetime best of 33.30 seconds, which also bettered the old meet record. The race produced personal records across the top five positions, showing the fast conditions at The Armory track.
Aidan Peterkin from Elmont High School in New York secured third with a time of 33.89 seconds. John Jay East Fishkill’s Nathaniel Johnson won heat three and placed fourth overall in 34.34 seconds, while Connecticut’s Aaron Rich from Lyman Hall took fifth after winning heat two in 34.79.
Quincy Wilson is a rising star
The 17-year-old Wilson made history last summer at the Paris Olympics as the youngest American male track and field athlete to compete at the Games. He earned his Olympic gold medal running on the United States 4x400m relay team.
Wilson has committed to the University of Maryland and continues building momentum this indoor season. Just one week before this performance, he recorded a personal best in the 55 meters and a strong 500m time at the Jim Mitchell Invitational.
The girls invitational 300m also saw a meet record fall. Bullis-MD sprinter Mya Arrendell won in 37.80 seconds, breaking the previous standard of 38.19 seconds. Kennedy Brown, another Bullis School athlete, finished second in 38.12 seconds, also faster than the old record.
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