Our Staff/RDU Xpress Track Club

CO-FOUNDER/HEAD COACH

Bershawn (Batman) Jackson

Nicknamed “Batman,” Bershawn Jackson fell victim in 2012 to a loaded American 400m hurdles field that included four of the top eight men in the world in missing the London Olympic Games. The 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, Jackson has been among the top three in the world on the IAAF performance list six of the last eight seasons.

In 2010 Jackson turned in one of his better seasons as a professional, winning the inaugural IAAF Diamond League championship, the Visa Outdoor championship and recorded the fastest time in the world. After missing the Olympic Games in 2004, Jackson went on to Beijing where he won the bronze medal, completing an American sweep of the event with teammates Angelo Taylor and Kerron Clement. He has been ranked among the top 10 in the world in the men’s 400m hurdles by Track & Field News each year since 2003.

Jackson’s victory at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships was the first for an American in the 400m hurdles at a World Outdoor Championships since Derrick Adkins mined gold at Gothenburg in 1995 (47.98). With fellow American James Carter finishing second, it marked the first time Americans had finished 1-2 in the men’s 400m hurdles since Rome in 1987 when National Track & Field Hall of Famer Edwin Moses won the gold and Danny Harris brought home the silver medal. His 12 worldwide wins in 2005 made him an easy choice for the coveted 400m hurdles world #1 ranking that year from Track & Field News.

CO-FOUNDER/HEAD COACH

Omar Beasley

Born and raised in San Diego, California, Coach Omar Beasley moved to North Carolina to attend the North Carolina Central University. He played football and ran track for the two Eagle programs and earned his BA degree in History. A seasoned leader in the North Carolina Track and Field community and the community of Durham. He’s hosted and managed sporting events in the region with hundreds of athletic teams across North Carolina and this region.

Coach Omar has coached the sport of track and field for nearly 30 years in youth, middle and high schools and collegiate levels. He’s coached numerous National Champions and All-Americans. Co-Founded both Triangle Champions and Bull City Express Track Clubs in Durham. He is currently the Director of Track and Field at Hillside High School in Durham, NC.

HEAD COACH

James Carter

James Carter was born and raised in Baltimore, MD where he started running age group track at the age of 10. Falling in love with the sport, he would progress to set records at his high school Mervo Tech and college at Hampton University earning All-American honors on both levels before becoming a professional where he became a three-time USA National Champion, two-time Olympian and World Championship silver medalist in the 400 hurdles.

James would volunteer his services as an assistant coach while running as a professional starting in 2002 at Hampton University. After moving to Raleigh, NC in 2004 and still competing professionally, James would also become a volunteer assistant coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for two years. After retiring in 2009, James started working in corporate America but never left the sport alone.

JHe moved to Durham, NC in 2010 and has since been involved in youth and high school track and field. He has helped numerous young men and women earn National champion and All-Americans honors. James is currently an assistant track and field coach at Riverside high school and with Bull City Express Track Club where he continues to assist and develop youth track and field athletes.