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Horatio Porter has possibly been called "Mr. TCU" by more people than have attended TCU. A five-time All-American sprinter, Porter ran the lead-off leg as a member of the relay team that set the NCAA record in the 4x100 meter relay (38.23) in 1989. He won another NCAA championship in 1991 while also running leadoff, and won SWC crowns in the 55-meter and 200-meter indoor events in 1992. The Fort Worth Polytechnic High School graduate was also awarded the Pop Boone Outstanding Athlete Award and Dutch Meyer Student-Athlete Award in 1992. He served as president of the TCU chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha en route to garnering Outstanding Greek Man honors in 1992. While at track practice, Porter often donned a shirt with the phrase "Born To Lead" on it. That approach to track - as well as to life - has shown through in Porter's post-college contributions back to TCU, the community and the world. Not surprisingly, as a founding member of the Black Alumni Alliance at TCU, his vision and efforts to reach out to African-American Horned Frogs have been met with great success. Porter was selected as a speaker in the "Next Frontier Campaign" that closed out the 20th century capital campaign efforts. He has also served on the recent "Commission On The Future of TCU" committee as well as on the National Alumni Board of Directors at TCU. As a crowning and fitting honor, Porter was selected to be an Olympic Torch Bearer for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.