The 2024 Paris Olympic 100m hurdles gold medalist, Masai Russell became the world record holder in the event at 12.09 seconds in 2026, blending an elite track career with modeling for Nike.
The first double amputee to earn an NCAA Division I track scholarship, Hunter Woodhall went on to win 400m T62 gold at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and built one of track and field's largest couple followings with wife Tara Davis-Woodhall.
The reigning Olympic and World long jump champion, Tara Davis-Woodhall went from a 6th-place Tokyo Olympic finish to gold in Paris, while she and husband Hunter Woodhall became one of track and field's most followed couples.
A Harvard graduate turned reigning Olympic 200m champion, Gabby Thomas swept three gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics while balancing elite sprinting with a master's degree in public health.
An 8-time World Champion, Noah Lyles won 100m gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics in one of the closest finishes in Olympic history, and has become one of track and field's most outspoken global ambassadors.
Crowned the world's fastest woman after winning 100m gold at the 2023 World Championships, Sha'Carri Richardson added Olympic silver and relay gold at the 2024 Paris Games while becoming one of track's most recognizable personalities.
Widely regarded as the greatest female distance swimmer in history, Katie Ledecky has won 9 career Olympic gold medals and a record 23 World Championship gold medals since her Olympic debut at age 15.
Widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time, Simone Biles has won 11 Olympic medals and a record 23 World Championship medals, with five skills named after her across three apparatuses.
A 2024 Paris Olympic team gold medalist and multiple-time NCAA champion with UCLA, Jordan Chiles has built one of the most decorated careers in American gymnastics across international and collegiate competition.
The first Hmong American Olympian, Sunisa 'Suni' Lee won individual all-around gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games, added an NCAA title with Auburn, and returned to win team gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The first freshman ever to win the Wooden Award, Paige Bueckers led UConn to the 2025 NCAA title before going No. 1 to the Dallas Wings and winning WNBA Rookie of the Year in her debut season.
The NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer, Caitlin Clark went No. 1 to the Indiana Fever in 2024, won Rookie of the Year, and sparked a measurable surge in WNBA attendance and TV ratings along the way.
