Tracey Golden

Tracey Golden is a 1985 graduate of Seneca High School. He was a three sport athlete competing in Football, Basketball and Track & Field earning 9 varsity letters. He was All-Region on both offense and defense in football. Tracey was a 2-time All-County Selection and the 1984 County Football Player of the Year leading the team in rushing, tackles, and interceptions.

Tracey earned 5 varsity letters in track & field. He was the 1984 Junior Olympic National Champion in Triple Jump; 2-time State Champion, All-American, and All-State in the 4×400 Relay and 10-time Region and Upper State Champion in High Jump, Long Jump and Triple Jump. He was the 1985 South Carolina Upper State Athlete of the Year. Tracey was the triple jump school record holder for 31 years and long jump school record holder for over 25 years and still holds the 4x400m relay school record which ranks 12th all-time in South Carolina high school history. Tracey also served as Seneca High’s Student Body President in the 1984-85 school year.

Tracey is a 1989 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy where he continued his track career earning 8 letters in Indoor & Outdoor Track. He was the 1987 Western Athletic Conference Runner Up in the Triple Jump and selected to the 1991 All-Air Force Track & Field Team. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2016 as a Lt Col in the U.S. Air Force Reserves serving at the U.S. Special Operations Command. He is currently a United Airlines Boeing 777 pilot and spends his spare time coaching football and track. He currently serves as the Head Track & Field coach and defensive back and wide receiver coach at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, VA. He is married to Masako Golden and has one son, Tyga. Incidentally, Tracey joins his father, Fred Golden, in the Seneca High School Athletic Hall of Fame.