Alexis Holmes

Alexis Holmes (born 28 January 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres.

Early life
From Hamden, Connecticut, Holmes attended Cheshire Academy.

NCAA
Holmes then attended Penn State and was named Big Ten women's freshman of the year in 2019 before transferring and graduating from the University of Kentucky in 2022.

Running for the University of Kentucky, Holmes was part of a women's 4x400m relay team that set a new college record time. They also won the NCAA Division 1 title in 2022.

Career
Holmes ran a personal best 400m time of 50.32 in Memphis, Tennessee in August 2023. She was selected for the American team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships and competed in the mixed 4x400 m relay. She won a gold medal as the USA team set a new world record time of 3:08.80. The world record time set by Holmes, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling and Justin Robinson was ratified by World Athletics in November 2023. That month, a photograph taken of Holmes and Dutch athlete Femke Bol at the finish line taken by Sam Barnes was a finalist for the 2023 World Athletics Photograph of the Year award.

In February 2024, she won the US national indoor title over 400 metres with a championship record time of 50.34 in New Mexico. She competed in the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow and won the bronze medal in the final in a personal best time of 50.24 seconds. She was part of the 4x400m relay team which won the silver medal in Glasgow.

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. She won the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024.