Aggies bound for the Olympics
Fred Jeter | 6/24/2021, 6 p.m.
North Carolina A&T State University will be well represented at the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo—and it won’t be just the United States scripted on their uniforms.
Randolph Ross Jr. is headed to Tokyo in the open 400 meters and perhaps in the 4x400 relay. Ross finished third in the 400 with a time of 44.74 seconds during last weekend’s Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.
He will join world champion Michael Norman and three-time world champion silver medalist Michael Cherry on the United States’ 400-meter team at the Olympics.
Aggies teammate Trevor Stewart placed fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 44.90. While he did not earn a spot on the 400-meter team, he won a spot as a member of the 4x400 relay team headed to Tokyo.
Earlier this month, Ross won the NCAA national men’s outdoor title in the 400 meters and was on the Aggies’ 4x400 NCAA championship team with Stewart, Akeem Sirleaf and Daniel Stokes.
Sirleaf and Stokes also will be going to the Olympics to compete in the 400, but Sirleaf will be competing as a member of Liberia’s team, while Stokes will represent Mexico.
The Olympics will be July 23 through Aug. 8.
