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Born in Mauritius, Dèsirè Pierre-Louis was a four-time national champion and 12-time All-American.
At the NAIA national indoor meet, he won the 600 meters in 1997 (1:18.25) and 1998, setting an NAIA record time of 1:17:92, and was a member of OBU's national champion 4x400 relay teams in 1997 (3:15.81) and 1998 (3:15.36).
Pierre-Louis earned six NAIA All-America awards in indoor track and six in outdoor track.
In addition to setting OBU's record time in the 600 meters, he anchored the school-record-setting 4x400 relay team which recorded a time of 3:07.24.
Pierre-Louis was a member of Mauritius' 4x400 relay team in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He captured the 400 and 800 meter titles at the Mauritius national track championships in 1991 and 1993.
A resident of Tulsa, he is a banker.
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