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Texas A&M alumni duo set record to qualify for mixed 4×400 relay finals at Summer Olympics

A new world record was set in the mixed 4×400 meter relay at the Olympics and half of the history making team ran collegiately at Texas A&M.

A new world record was set in the mixed 4×400 meter relay on Friday at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris and half of the history making team ran collegiately at Texas A&M.

Former Aggies Bryce Deadmon and Shamier Little were joined by Vernon Norwood and Kaylyn Brown in finishing the race in 3:07.41.

“I always knew we were going to run fast,” Little said afterwards. “We talked about, you know it’s going to take a record to get a medal, but it took a record to win our prelim.”

The previous record was 3:08.80, set in 2023 by another group of Americans. Deadmon ran fastest among the bunch, doing so in a jaw-dropping 44.17 seconds.

“I guess we’ve got a lot left,” Deadmon said. “I didn’t think we were going to do that today, so I’m excited for tomorrow for sure.”

The quartet will go for the gold on Saturday at 1:55 p.m. CT.

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21 Aggies are representing Texas A&M at 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris

Texas A&M is being represented on the world’s biggest stage over the next few weeks as 21 Aggies compete in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

Texas A&M Athletics are being represented on the world’s biggest stage over the next few weeks as 21 Aggies compete in the Summer Olympic Games hosted in Paris, France.

2024 marks the fifth consecutive Olympics that have included at least 17 athletes or coaches with ties to College Station. Two current students and one coach represent Texas A&M in this year’s games: senior swimmer Aviv Barzelay, freshman diver Jaxon Bowshire and women’s basketball head coach Joni Taylor.

Ten Aggies are competing in track & field, six in swimming, two in diving and tennis, respectively, and one in basketball. The track & field athletes are: Bryce Deadmon, Lamara Distin, Fred Kerley, Shamier Little, Maggie Malone-Hardin, Brandon Miller, Tahar Triki, Lindon Victor, Jacob Wooten and Charokee Young.

The swimmers are: Barzelay, Shaine Casas, McKenna DeBever, Béryl Gastaldello, Sydney Pickrem and Jing Wen Quah. The divers are: Bowshire and Kurtis Mathews. The tennis players are: Hady Habib and Austin Krajicek.

Eleven countries are represented by Texas A&M: United States, Australia, Jamaica, Algeria, Canada, France, Grenada, Israel, Lebanon, Peru and Singapore.

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