Black-and-white portrait of a young Track Houston athlete before his race at nationals.

Scholar Athletes

Houston made.

National champions, record holders, college signees, an Olympic gold medalist. They all started the same way — at a Track Houston practice.

Alumni Roll Call

Alumni Spotlight

Bryce Deadmon

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist

Track Houston alumnus Bryce Deadmon has won Olympic gold in the men's 4x400m relay twice — at Tokyo 2020 and again at Paris 2024 — plus bronze in the mixed relay at Tokyo. At the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, he split 43.82 on the winning 4x400m. Before Texas A&M and Team USA, he was a Track Houston athlete.

2× Gold

4x400m relay · Tokyo 2020 & Paris 2024

43.82

4x400m split · 2022 Worlds

A&M

Texas A&M University

Bryce Deadmon smiles with the American flag draped over his shoulders after winning gold at the World Championships. — Bryce Deadmon with the flag after 4x400m relay gold at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene.

Alumni Spotlight

Alaysha Johnson

Olympic Finalist · Paris 2024

Track Houston alumna Alaysha Johnson ran a personal-best 12.31 to take second at the 2024 US Olympic Trials, then made the 100m hurdles final at the Paris Games — seventh in the world. From Track Houston to the University of Oregon to the Olympic final.

7th

Olympic final · Paris 2024

12.31

100m hurdles · US Trials 2024

University of Oregon

Alaysha Johnson in Team USA kit clears a hurdle at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. — Alaysha Johnson clears a hurdle in her Team USA debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Alumni Spotlight

Ahmed Ali

Olympian · Rio 2016

Track Houston alumnus Ahmed Ali carried Sudan's colors in the 200m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and ran the event at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships. In Track Houston red he won three straight Young Men 4x100 national titles — including a 40.00 AAU national record in 2012. From Alief Hastings to South Plains College to the University of Alabama, where he earned All-America honors with the Crimson Tide.

20.16

200m personal best · 2016

3×

Track Houston national relay titles

40.00

AAU national record · 4x100, 2012

Ahmed Ali in Sudan's red kit, wearing his ALI bib with the Rio 2016 Olympic rings, on the track at the Olympic Games. — Ahmed Ali on the track for Sudan at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Alumni Spotlight

Willie Hordge

7× National Champion · World Junior Record Anchor

Seven Junior Olympic golds in Track Houston red — the 100m title in 2000, a 100m/200m double in 2001, then a 2002 sweep of the 100m, 4x100 and 4x400 in Omaha. That summer he anchored Team USA's 4x100 to a world junior record 38.92 at the World Junior Championships in Jamaica. He went on to win the 2007 NCAA Division III 100m and 200m national titles at Buffalo State.

7×

Track Houston national titles

10.53

JO 100m champion · 2002

2×

NCAA D3 champion · 100m & 200m, 2007

Willie Hordge on the September 2002 cover of Track & Field News, anchoring Team USA's world-record 4x100 in Kingston. — Cover of Track & Field News, September 2002: "Hordge Anchors Record Relay."

Chloe Carter passes the baton to Maryann Akpobassa mid-race for Track Houston at a championship meet. — Following in their footsteps: Chloe Carter hands off to Maryann Akpobassa for Track Houston.

The Pathway

The next Olympian is at practice right now.

Every spotlight athlete on this page started exactly where our current athletes are — at a Track Houston practice. Development, competition, championships.

College Pipeline

From Houston to everywhere.

Coupling academic performance with athletic accomplishment, Track Houston athletes have competed for more than 75 colleges and universities across the country — from the Ivy League to the SEC.

Drawn from the Alumni Roll Call below — verified against official college rosters, September 2026. Linked names in the Roll Call go to each athlete's school bio.

Meet Our Alumni The Scholars Program

Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Penn
Texas A&M
Texas
LSU
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Baylor
Michigan
Ohio State
Purdue
Nebraska
Iowa
Colorado
Oklahoma State
Missouri
USC
UCLA
Oregon
Utah
Virginia
Northwestern
Arizona State
TCU
Rice
Texas Tech
Air Force Academy
Houston
Texas State
Sam Houston
Prairie View A&M
McNeese State
Abilene Christian
Tarleton State
Louisiana
UNLV
+ 25 more

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Scholar Athletes

Colleges & Universities

Coupling their academic performance and athletic accomplishments, many of Track Houston's athletes have received scholarships from colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Alumni Roll Call

Where they’ve competed — college & pro.

Schools listed are where each athlete competed, past or present — many have since graduated. Based on the club's 2020–21 published roster, newer family updates, and a September 2026 verification pass against official college rosters — linked names go to the athlete's school bio. Alumni: changed schools, graduated, or missing from this list? Send us your update so we can keep the club's history complete.