Grant Holloway, Talitha Diggs and others react as Quincy Wilson meets Florida Gators track program head Mike Holloway for college options

By Abhiruchi Rout

Modified Nov 07, 2024 18:54 GMT

Many track and field stars have reacted to Quincy Wilson’s meeting with Mike Holloway, the head coach of the Florida Gators track and field and cross country programs at the University of Florida. Grant Holloway and Talitha Diggs are some notable names that have commented on Wilson’s encounter with the Gators' leading man.

After a successful 2024 Paris Olympics campaign, Wilson is considering college options, having so far visited Texas A&M, Tennessee and Georgia universities. He recently met with Florida Gators head coach Mike Holloway as part of his decision-making process for an NCAA career. He took to Instagram to share this update, saying:

“Thanks Coach Holloway @headgatortrk and @gatorstf for taking the time to visit my family and I. Thanks for educating me on the gator nation. #gogators🐊 #notcommitted #homevisit”

Following his meeting with Mike Holloway, many track and field stars joined in the post’s comment section to show their excitement. Grant Holloway, the Paris Olympics gold medalist in the men’s 110m hurdles, shared his enthusiasm, saying:

“That’s what we like to see 🔥❤️”

Screenshot of Grant Holloway’s comment on Wilson’s post. Credits - Instagram/ @_quincy_wilson

Notably, Mike has coached Grant since he joined the University of Florida in 2016. Following this, Grant became the NCAA champion in the 60m hurdles and 110m hurdles for three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019. After dominating at the collegiate level, Holloway turned professional, foregoing his remaining college eligibility. Mike has been coaching him from his collegiate days to date.

The 2022 USA outdoor champion in the 400m, Talitha Diggs, is another popular name who commented on Wilson’s post. She wrote:

“there it is🔥🔥”

Screenshot of Talitha Diggs’ comment on Wilson’s post. Credits - Instagram/ @_quincy_wilson

Champion Allison, who was a part of the gold medal winning team of the 4x400m relay at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, also chimed in, commenting with a side-eye emoji.

“👀”

Screenshot of Champion Allison’s comment on Quincy Wilson’s post. Credits - Instagram/ @_quincy_wilson

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Quincy Wilson ran his fastest-ever 400m time at the Holloway Pro Classic, named after Mike Holloway

Quincy Wilson at Paris Olympics 2024. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

Quincy Wilson ran his personal best time of 44.20s in the 400m race at the 2024 American Track League: Holloway Pro Classic, to win it. There, he finished ahead of Bryce Deadmon (44.23s) and Matthew Boling (44.84s). This timing by Wilson was also a U18 world-best in the distance.

Notably, the event was named after the head coach of the University of Florida, Mike Holloway. It also took place at the University of Florida in Gainesville and was classified as a part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting.

Less than a month later following the U18 world-best performance, Quincy Wilson became the youngest male track and field Olympic gold medalist. He featured in the men's 4x400m relay race at the Paris Olympics that won the gold in the final, however he only competed in the heats.