However being high schoolers at the time, they both continued competing, making the team once again in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 × 400 metres where she won the gold medal with her teammates Lillie Leatherwood, 200 m and 400 m gold medalist Valerie Brisco-Hooks and 400 m silver medalist Chandra Cheesborough.

Later that record was broken by teams including some of the younger sisters, then at Kennedy High School (Los Angeles).

[3] Also in 1980 she was named the national Girl's "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track and Field News.

[6] Sherri Howard is featured on the cover of the Spring 2007 catalog for Purity Products, an American vitamin company.

Currently, she is not only an actress, model, motivational speaker and commentator, but also a personal trainer, helping numerous kids excel in their goals as well as their future endeavours.