EUGENE, ORE. -- Former Cal State LA track and field star Rosalyn Bryant was officially inducted into the Collegiate Track & Field/Cross Country Athlete Hall of Fame in ceremonies this past weekend at the Hult Center for Performing Arts.

Bryant was part of a 14-member class that combined for 67 national collegiate titles, 25 collegiate records, five Olympic/World Championship medals and four world records while in college.

The weekend was especially enjoyable for Cal State LA head track and field/cross country coach Tina Fernandes, who not only got to witness Bryant's induction, but also sprinter Angela Williams, who competed for USC while Fernandes was her coach.
 

The induction ceremony was hosted by former ESPN personality Neil Everett, while a pre-event walk-in was emceed by Paul Swangard.

The induction ceremony was held three days before the start of the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field, where the inductees were able to take photos in front of displays on the large outdoor video board.

The class also included Regina Cavanaugh of Rice, Hollis Conway of Louisiana, Bob Dellinger of Oregon, Benita Fitzgerald of Tennessee, Glenn Hardin of LSU, Balasz Kiss of USC, Marty Liquori of Villanova, Larry Myricks of Mississippi College, Louise Ritter of Texas Women's University, Karl Salb of Kansas, Amy Skieresz of Arizona and Trecia Kaye-Smith of Pittsburgh.

Bryant, who was named to Cal State LA's first Hall of Fame class in 1985, was recognized as one of the most dominant sprinters in United States history. She won every sprint race in the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national championships, capturing the 100 and 200 in 1976, the 400 in 1977 and 1978 and the sprint medley relay in 1978 - in world record time. In the championship meet, she scored a record 22 points.

She won a total of five AIAW national championships from 1976-78 for Cal State LA and she is still No. 2 all-time at Cal State LA in the 400, No. 4 in the 200 and No. 6 in the 100.

She was also the 1979 World University Games 400 champion and she set an American record in the 400 in 1976 Montreal Olympics, a record that stood until 1984. She also anchored the U.S. 1,600-meter relay to an American record and a silver medal in Montreal.

In 1977, Bryant set world indoor records in the 220 and 500 yards. She was the 1975 AAU 100-meter champion as well.

She won Cal State LA's All-University Award in 1978.

The Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame was established in 2022 to honor the best of the best in collegiate track & field and cross country. The hall of fame recognizes the achievements of athletes who have left a lasting mark on the sport during their time in college.

Eligibility for induction this year was limited to men who had completed their collegiate eligibility prior to 2000 and women prior to 2010.