Career
She is the older sister of 1988 relay teammate Denean Howard. Although the Olympic trials were held, President Jimmy Carter boycotted the Olympics for political reasons. The 1980 Olympic Team is considered to many the forgotten team
Within the next four year, this situation would be reversed.
That distance was obsoleted shortly thereafter by the NFHS, but also qualified for the record of the replacement 4x400 metres relay. Later that record was broken by teams including some of the younger sisters, then at Kennedy High School (Los Angeles).
Sherri was the California High School Athlete of the Year at Kennedy in 1980. Also in 1980 she was named the national Girl"s "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track and Field News.
She set the still standing NFHS national high school records in the 440 yard dash at 53.65.
The federation converted record-keeping to metric distances shortly afterward. Sister Denean set the metric record that stood for 18 years. She was elected into that school"s Hall of Fame in 1992.
Sherri Howard is featured on the cover of the Spring 2007 catalog for Purity Products, an American vitamin company.
She is pursuing an acting career, including the role of Queen Isis in The Scorpion King. Currently, she is not only an actress, model, motivational speaker and commentator, she"s also a personal trainer, helping numerous kids excel in their goals as well as their future endeavours.