You’ve probably seen him gliding through campus, a blur between class changes, weaving between crowds with unexplainable precision. Thousands of TCU students recognize the silhouette, but few know the name.

TCU facilities employee Wesley McCoy has likely come within inches of bumping into you — but never does.

“I don’t know when I started enjoying getting close with people,” McCoy said. “But it came like a necessity. It’s a campus — people are always moving. There’s no way not to get close. Over time, you develop spatial awareness. You don’t even have to focus on seeing things, you can just feel it.”

While most facilities employees drive golf carts to get across campus, McCoy has been skating on the TCU campus for the past three years. But for him, the wheels represent more than just transportation.

“I’ve been doing this for over 12 years now,” McCoy said. “You get constant returns on investment. Once you have the equipment, it doesn’t really cost anything. Maybe some calories, that’s about it.”

McCoy’s skills go beyond skating. He’s also a painter and finds creative expression in many forms.

“If you’re a creative person, you can’t just have one outlet,” McCoy said. “You’ve got to find multiple songs. Once you find one way to be creative, you’ll probably find another. It feeds off each other.”

Whether rolling across campus or working behind the scenes, McCoy has become a subtle yet iconic part of TCU’s daily rhythm.

He flashes past so quickly that many students glimpse him only in their peripheral vision, unable to process his presence before he’s gone. But to those who pause and look closer, McCoy represents something more: balance, creativity and grace in motion.

He glides through the ever-moving campus — quiet, confident and always just a few inches away from the people around him.