Two Alums Step Onto World Stage at Paris Olympics

Two Baylor alums stepped onto the world stage with athletes from 184 countries at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

PGA pro Stephan Jaeger ’08 claimed a spot on Team Germany for the Paris Olympic Men’s Golf Tournament, and swimmer Jack Kirby ’19 represented his native country of Barbados. 

Jaeger currently ranks 31st in the Fed Ex Cup Standings and earned his first PGA TOUR win out-dueling Scottie Scheffler in the final group at the Texas Children’s Houston Open in March.

He has seven professional wins with six coming on the Korn Ferry Tour. Jaeger is the first to shoot 58 or better in a PGA TOUR sanctioned event winning the 2016 Ellie Mae Classic with a Korn Ferry Tour record 30-under, 250 total.

A native of Munich, Germany, he was part of the Baylor golf dynasty, helping the Raiders to two of their 17 state championships with the 2006 team setting the TSSAA record for the lowest 18-hole score at the state championship. He went on to play for the UTC Mocs and has called Chattanooga home for 18 years. He and his wife Shelby have a son, Fritz.

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A top Barbados swimmer, Kirby finished third in his heat of the men’s 100-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympic Games on July 30, clocking a time of 50.42 seconds, but was short in advancing to the semifinals.

Kirby was a boarding student at Baylor and following graduation he attended the University of Southern California.  At Baylor, he still holds the Baylor Swim Club team record in 100 meter backstroke (56.19), which was set in 2018. As a senior, he took home first in the 100 yard back (48.21) and second in the 100 yard free (44.57) at the 2019 TISCA Tennessee state championship meet.

At USC, he finished 10th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:42.59/1:41.63) at the 2022 Pac-12 Championships.  In 2021, he provided depth for the Trojans in the backstroke events, racing in two individual events at the Pac-12's.