Randolph Ross


Randolph Duane Ross Jr. is an American athlete specializing in the 400 metres who competed collegiately for the North Carolina A&T Aggies. He was suspended from competition in 2022 for whereabouts failures related to doping tests.

Career

Ross is coached by his father Duane Ross, who was an Olympian in the 110 m hurdles.
He attended Garner Magnet High School in Garner, North Carolina. While in high school, in outdoor track, he was a two-time NCHSAA 4A state champion in the 400 m. In indoor track, he was a two-time NCHSAA 4A state champion in the 500 m, and one-time state champion in the 300 m and high jump.
Ross competed in college for the North Carolina A&T Aggies. On February 12, 2021, at the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, South Carolina, Ross ran the 400 m in 45.21 seconds, which was the fastest time in the nation in 2021 at the time. A day later, he ran the 200 m in a time of 20.50 seconds to take over the top spot in the year at that distance as well. Ross finished second to Noah Williams at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in February 2021. He also won the event at the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, setting a 2021 world leading time of 43.85 seconds. This time ranks him #18 on the all time list.
Nine days later he qualified for the 400 m at the 2020 Summer Olympics through finishing third at the US Olympic Trials on June 20, 2021. He was part of the United States Olympic gold medal 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2020 Olympics.
In 2022, Ross doubled as the indoor and outdoor NCAA champion in the 400 m.
On 16 July 2022, Ross was suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit and barred from participating in the 2022 World Athletics Championships. In December 2022, he was banned for three years retroactively from July 1, 2022 for whereabouts failures and tampering with doping control, having missed three tests and attempted to doctor an email to avoid the last missed test.

Track records

As of 19 September 2024, Ross holds the following track records for 400 metres.
LocationTimeDate
Bloomington44.2327/05/2022
High Point44.6111/05/2022