Trey East Signs to Run Track For University of Houston

Trey East is a former student at La Grange High School. He began his track career with the LC Express Track Club out of Giddings at age 11 competing across the nation in AAU Track & Field competitions on the district, regional, and national levels throughout his public-school years. He was an AAU National Junior Olympic qualifier each year he competed at this level. Trey was a 3-year varsity student athlete in football and track at LHS. His senior year he was a member of the 4x100 and 4x200 that placed 2nd at the UIL State Track & Field Meet posting a new school record in both events (40.91 in the 4x100 and 1:24 in the 4x200). Upon graduating high school Trey went on to pursue his track career at Jackson Community College, Tyler, Texas. In preparation for his new endeavor, he continued training with his summer league coaches. Trey’s indoor season exploded mid-way the season with a personal best time of 21.6 in the 200M; this time qualified him for the Junior College Indoor Championships. Outdoors he posted personal a best time of 10.42 in the 100M, 46.12 in the 400M, and 20.53 in the 200M. These times placed him in the top 3 junior college rankings.

Trey’s times drew attention from numerous power five colleges such as LSU, Baylor, Boston University, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and University of Houston to name of few. He chose the University of Houston to continue his student athlete journey and will be attending U of H this fall. Not only will Trey be training with some of the most elite student athletes across the country at U of H, but he will be under the training of 10-time World Championship (8-Gold Medalist) and 9-time Olympic Gold Medalist former assistant and recently named Head Coach Carl Lewis. Trey aspires to compete in the 2023 Track & Field World Championships in Hungry and the 2024 Track & Field Olympic Games to be held in Paris. “Trey has always displayed a tireless work ethic, been very goal oriented and shown perseverance. He understands the work it requires to attain ambitious goals. He gives a 110% of himself both on and off the track and we are extremely proud of him,” said Coach Tony Francis.