Overview
- Wilson signed Monday with the Terrapins, choosing his home-state program over finalists Texas A&M, USC, UCLA and South Carolina.
- He ran the 4x400 relay heats at the Paris Olympics and received a gold medal as the United States won the final, making him the youngest Olympic gold medalist in track and field history.
- His 400-meter best of 44.10 seconds stands as the U.S. high school record and the under-18 world record, and it was tied for seventh-fastest worldwide in 2025 according to Maryland.
- Maryland head coach Andrew Valmon, a two-time Olympic 4x400 champion, hailed Wilson as “a generational athlete” in the school’s announcement.
- The Gaithersburg native and Bullis School star adds to Maryland’s local recruiting momentum, following five-star basketball commit Baba Oladotun last week.