16-year-old Quincy Wilson can still qualify for Paris Olympics

Quincy Wilson can still become the youngest male sprinter ever to represent the U.S. at the Olympics. 

The 16-year-old phenom finished sixth in the men's 400m final Monday, missing out on an automatic berth for the 2024 Olympics. However, Wilson can still make the Olympic squad depending on the final decision of men's relay coach Mike Marsh and Team USA's track and field selection panel.

According to International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules, the countries that qualify for relay events are permitted to bring two athletes, in addition to the three who qualified for the individual events, for the 4x400m relay and two athletes (per gender) for the mixed 4x400 relay.

There is a recent precedent to bolster Wilson's case. 

In 2021, American Elija Godwin finished sixth in the 400m Olympic trials but made the final mixed relay pool for the Tokyo Olympics. Wilson, who similarly finished sixth in the trials, has a shot of making at least the mixed relay team in Paris. The final call won't be made until the trials conclude on June 30. 

To Wilson's credit, he was upbeat despite his failure to qualify on his own accord on Monday.