Jeremy Wariner, the notorious sunglasses-wearing athlete out of Irvine, Texas, has a lengthy list of accomplishments. At just 23 years old, Wariner has picked up the gold medal in the 2004 Olympic 400m and 4x400m relay; was a two-time USA Outdoor champion in 2004 and 2005; was the Indoor and Outdoor champion for the NCAA in 2004; and was the Jesse Owens Award winner in 2006. And he’s just getting started.

Among the dangling medals from his neck dwelled the impressive reality that he was the first Caucasian man to win an Olympic gold in the 400m since 1980, and the first white American man to win a medal of any kind in the sprints since 1964.

Wariner’s personal bests continue to climb and track his continuing improvement. In 2006, Wariner ran a personal best of 43.62 seconds at the Golden Gala Meet in Rome and won his sixth of out of six Golden League events in the same season. During the World Championships in Osaka in August, Wariner took the 400m race in 43.45 seconds – his improvement ranking him the fifth-fastest runner of the 400m of all time.

Wariner has since returned to Texas to attend Baylor University in Waco and train under Clyde Hart, the former coach of Michael Johnson.