La Grange’s Trey East Runs the 9th Fastest 400 Meters in U of H History

La Grange graduate Trey East III continues to make a name for himself with the University of Houston track team.

East ran a personal record 46.89 in the 400-meter dash, the ninth-fastest time in school history, in a meet over the weekend, the Tyson Invitational in Arkansas.

East III moves to second in the American Athletic Conference with the personal best time.

East helped La Grange to a state runner-up team finish at the state track meet two years ago before be ran for Jacksonville Junior College as a freshman.

Now a college sophomore, he is in his first year running for the Cougars.