Brothers Seek Donations To Support Their Olympic Dreams

A pair of brothers who are star track athletes at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria have turned to the Internet to raise money for their quests to compete in this year's Summer Olympics in Brazil.

With the help of their mom, Noah and Josephus Lyles have set up a GoFundMe page to solicit donations to cover the expenses involved in competing for spots on the U.S. Olympic team. They're also raising money to support their efforts to win spots on the U.S. Junior National Team, which will compete in Poland this summer.

Noah and Josephus are in their senior years at T.C. Williams, and they're aspiring to become world-class sprinters. Both signed letters of intent in November with the University of Florida, the Washington Post reported. Noah specializes in the 100 and 200 meters, while Josephus has found success in the 400 meters.

The two already have a long list of accomplishments in track and field. Last summer, Noah, 18, won a gold medal in the men's 200 meters in the Pan Am junior championships in Canada, the Post reported. And Josephus, 17, won silver in the 400 meters and bronze in the 200 meters at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Colombia.

But to reach the Olympics, the two budding athletes and their mother, Keisha Caine-Lyles, need funds to pay for training equipment, massages, chiropractic care, airline flights and other expenses. As of Thursday, they had raised more than $2,000 on the GoFundMe page, dubbed the "Road To Rio 2016," and their goal is $8,500.

After they graduate from T.C. Williams this spring, Noah and Josephus plan to travel to Oregon for the U.S. Olympic Trials and to California for the U.S. Junior National Trials.