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Tracy Baskin
 Albany High School '83
Track star and former Olympian
Tracy Baskin began
track as an Albany High School junior and won the New York State track
championship in 1983 with only a year of running experience. He
went on to earn a full track scholarship at Seton Hall University,
where he exploded onto the national and international scene.
As a Seton Hall freshman, he ran the anchor leg on the school’s freshman
world-record relay team. He went on to be an eight-time
New Jersey college state champion, nine-time Metropolitan
Intercollegiate champion, five-time Big East Conference champion,
three-time IC4A regional champion and three-time NCAA Division I
All-American. In addition, he was NCAA Division I champion in 1987 and the
No. 1-ranked U.S. collegiate athlete in the 800 meters. Additionally, he was selected as the
New York State Collegiate Athlete of the Year in 1987 and the New Jersey
Sports Writers Association's Athlete of the Decade for the 1980s.
After graduating from Seton Hall with a bachelor’s degree in English and
journalism, he earned a spot on the 1988
United States Olympic Team and a No. 4 world ranking. He also is a
member of the Seton Hall University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Today, Baskin is an associate pastor at the Freedom Center Church in
Missouri City, Texas. There, he oversees the New Generation Youth
Ministry, Community Affairs and Outreach Programs that are based on
biblical principles.
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