Mondo Duplantis and Sha’Carri Richardson will visit their alma mater LSU on November 8, 2024, for the Golden Hour: A Cocktail Hour, owing to their success at the Paris Olympics. Duplantis won the pole vault gold and lowered his world record for the ninth time, while Richardson won the 100m silver and anchored the 4x100m relay team to the coveted gold.
The pole vaulter joined LSU in 2018 (the same year as Richardson) and won an SEC Championship the following year and silver in the pole vault at the 2019 NCAA Division I Championships. That same year, he decided to turn professional and thus forwent his remaining NCAA eligibility. Richardson, who broke the 100m collegiate record by clocking 10.75s at the 2019 NCAA Division I Championships, also let go of her NCAA opportunity the same year.