Teenager sets American, world best at Ed Murphey Classic
Quincy Wilson, 17, celebrates after winning the men's Pro 400-meter run at the Ed Murphey Classic Saturday at the Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex at the University of Memphis. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Olympian Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was the one supposed to be chasing American and world 400 records, but it was 17-year-old Quincy Wilson who stole the show and set 400 records at the Ed Murphey Classic.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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