Former Baylor Lady Bear phenom Brittney Griner (women’s basketball) and Baylor Bear Travon Bromwell (track and field) will compete later this month at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
They’ll become the latest in a long line of Baylor athletes who have represented the green and gold on the world stage, symbolically receiving the torch from Baylor Olympians who came before them, dating at least as far back as the 1948 games in London.
Most fans are aware of the accomplishments of iconic sprinter Michael Johnson, BBA ’91, whose four gold medals earned him a spot amongst history’s all-time greats, and more recent stars like three-time gold medalist Jeremy Wariner.