In its first year of existence, 1968 Olympian from Puerto Rico, Willie Rios joined the club and qualified to run in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
[2] In 1979, a young Carl Lewis, then known as a top level High School long jumper, joined the club for competitions beyond his collegiate career at the University of Houston.
The club developed an impressive record of Olympic and World Championships, limited in many situations because teammates were the closest competition at the highest level.
The record lasted for four days until it was surpassed by a team representing the USA that consisted of three of the SMTC members, with Dennis Mitchell replacing Heard.
Also Kevin Young's World Record in the 400 metre hurdles set in winning the 1992 Summer Olympics stood until 1 July 2021.