“She May Be World’s Fastest Nanny, but Allie Wilson’s Paris Olympics Ended Saturday”

SAINT-DENIS, France - Allie Wilson's Olympic Games ended earlier than what she sought. She still might be the fastest middle-distance runner among nannies everywhere.

The Broad Ripple resident finished third in a repechage heat Saturday morning at Stade de France, missing the 800-meter semifinals by less than a tenth of a second.

Her time was 1:59.73, and the last qualifier clocked 1:59.65. Winners of each of four heats advanced, plus two times. She was next.

'My nanny's going to the Olympics.' Carmel family of 7 cheering on track star Allie Wilson

She was sixth in a heat Friday night in 1:59.69, relegating her to the new repechage round.

Wilson, 28, is a former high school soccer player who ran for Monmouth University (N.J.).

She was coached by Andrew Begley and Amy Yoder Begley at the Atlanta Track Club. When Amy, an Indiana Olympian, relocated to Indianapolis to become USA Track & Field's associate director of long distance programs, Wilson followed.

She lost sponsorship and worked as a nanny for a Carmel family. After she won February's U.S. indoor title, she signed a contract with Nike.

Wilson is no longer a nanny for the five McGinley children. However, the parents, Patrick and Paige McGinley, were to travel to Paris to support the runner. Before big races, each of the five children writes a personal note to Wilson, who kept them with her in Paris.

"After moving to a brand-new city and flipping my entire world upside down," Wilson said, "going over to the McGinley household felt like my home away from home."

She was coming off a July 20 race in London in which she was seventh, but in a personal best of 1:57.52.

IU sprinter Rikkoi Brathwaite advances in 100 meters

Elsewhere in track and field, former Indiana University sprinter Rikkoi Brathwaite qualified for semifinals of the 100 meters, joining a field featuring Olympic champions Marcell Jacobs of Italy and Andre De Grasse of Canada and world champions Noah Lyles and Fred Kerley.

Brathwaite, 25, is one of four athletes representing the British Virgin Islands across all sports.

He was third in a heat in 10.13 seconds, 24^th overall. The field will be cut to nine for Sunday's gold-medal final.

At IU, Brathwaite was a two-time Big Ten champion in the indoor 60 meters and an NCAA runner-up in the indoor 60.

IndyStar reporter Dana Benbow contributed to this report. Contact IndyStar correspondent David Woods at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @DavidWoods007.

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