He Anchored One of the FASTEST 4x100s in History...But is Hungry For More | PJ Austin

In today's conversation, we speak with PJ Austin of the United States, a multiple time All-American in the 60m, 100m, 4x100 and Long Jump while in the NCAA, and has since gone on to represent the USA at the 2025 and 2026 World Relays.

PJ was one of the fastest sprinters coming out of Florida having run a personal best of 9.89 seconds in the 100m, and shortly after graduating, he turned professional and began competing around the world at various meets on the circuit.

Early in May, PJ ran anchor leg on Team USA’s 4x100m relay which won Gold at the 2026 World Relays in Botswana in a time of 37.43 seconds, one of the fastest relay times in history. This came on the heels of him competing at various meets across Africa including in Kenya, Botswana and South Africa.

In our conversation, discuss the 2026 World Relays, including PJ being selected for the team, the practice before hand, and running the anchor leg for Team USA. PJ also explains what he learned from competing at Florida, his transition to the professional world, and now training under Dennis Mitchell and the Star Athletics group along with Kenny B, Courtney Lindsey, Christian Coleman and others.
Finally, we breakdown PJs 100m race, including where he is most looking to improve and his goals for the 2026 season and beyond.
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⏰Video Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:28 Start of the 2026 Season
02:30 Experience at 2026 World Relays
04:17 Competing in Africa
06:43 Running the 4x100
09:33 World Relays Heats & Final breakdown
15:47 Competing on high quality relays
17:04 Star Athletics 4x100
18:26 Competing at Florida in the NCAA
19:44 Switching from Long Jump to 100m
20:59 Transition from NCAA to Pro
23:39 Traveling Internationally for Track
25:14 Moving from Gainesville to Orlando
26:55 Understanding how to run the 100m
30:29 Doing the Long Jump again?
31:55 PJs Growth and development
32:49 2026 Goals