Gabby Thomas and Grant Holloway, Olympic winners, have been named the US Track and Field (USATF) Athletes of the Year 2-24, capping off a remarkable season.
Thomas, who won three gold medals at the Olympics in the 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m relays, was awarded the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Athlete of the Year, while Holloway, the 110m hurdles champion, was given the Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year.
“Versatility across the sprint spectrum gave Thomas a hat-trick at the Olympic Games, where she raced to individual glory in the 200, taking gold by a quarter-second in 21.83, and then helped Team USA to wins in the 4×100 and 4×400,” USATF said via a statement.
“Thomas, who earlier in the summer won the 200 at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, ran the third leg on both relays at Paris and was an integral part of the team setting an American record of 3:15.51 in the longer race. She previewed that double with a pair of golds at the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas in May, running the second leg on the U.S. 4×100 and 4×400 teams. Thomas had five sub-22 second 200s on the year, topped by a world-leading 21.78 in the Trials semifinal.”
“Thomas, who earlier in the summer won the 200 at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, ran the third leg on both relays at Paris and was an integral part of the team setting an American record of 3:15.51 in the longer race. She previewed that double with a pair of golds at the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas in May, running the second leg on the U.S. 4×100 and 4×400 teams. Thomas had five sub-22 second 200s on the year, topped by a world-leading 21.78 in the Trials semifinal.”
That has left Thomas delighted with the sprinter taking to social media to celebrate her win.
“Hard work pays off!! See you in Orlando,” Thomas posted on X while looking forward to being honored at the USATF Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida on December 7.
