An IU Kelley School of Business Indianapolis graduate is going for gold in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games as she represents the Republic of Seychelles.
23-year-old Alexus (Lexi) Laird has dual citizenship in the U.S. and the Seychelles, a small country of islands located off the east coast of Africa.
Laird went to high school in Kokomo, Ind., and she was a captain for IUPUI’s NCAA Division I swimming and diving team, setting numerous records for the school.