LOS ANGELES -- Cal State LA Hall of Famer Rosalyn Bryant has been inducted into the California Collegiate Athletic Association Hall of Fame, the conference announced on Wednesday.

Bryant was named as part of the 2025 class that includes Andrew Bailey from Sonoma State, Bobby Burries from Cal State San Bernardino, Sue Gozansky from Cal Poly Pomona, Cindy Perry from Cal State Dominguez Hills and Jen Serna of Chico State. 

The group is the ninth CCAA Hall of Fame class and grows the total to 55 members from 14 current and former member institutions.

"We are honored to induct Andrew Bailey, Rosalyn Bryant, Bobby Burries, Sue Gozansky, Cindy Perry and Jen Serna into the CCAA Hall of Fame," CCAA Commissioner Allen Hardison said. "This remarkable group of individuals crossed just about every accomplishment and accolade off the list that you could think of. From national championships to All-Americans, Olympic appearances, and world records, they did it all. We are thrilled they all called the CCAA home, and now they are forever ingrained in our conference's impressive history. Congratulations to our 2025 Hall of Fame Class!"

The CCAA Hall of Fame was established in 2013-14 in conjunction with the conference's 75th anniversary celebration. The six-member class will be honored with their awards at the 2026 CCAA Men's & Women's Basketball Tournament on March 7 at Kellogg Arena in Pomona.

Bryant has a case for being the best sprinter the CCAA has ever seen, and few could argue with that claim. Bryant dominated the sprints for the Golden Eagles from 1976 to 1978, and she used that success as a springboard to represent the United States many times on the national stage, including the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
 
The Chicago native came to Cal State LA having just won the 100 meters at the US National Championships in 1975. From there, she would dominate on the track, winning national championships in every sprint race at the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Championships. She won the 100m with a time of 11.53 and backed it up by winning the 200m with a time of 23.70. She would add the 400m title in 1977 (51.79). Bryant completed the feat in 1978 as her sprint medley relay team of Valerie Milan, Yolanda Rich, and Cynthia Mills set a world record with a time of 1:37.29. That mark held as the world record until 1981, and it remains the 13th fastest in history.
 
While Bryant was dominating in college, she also represented the United States in two events at the 1976 Olympics, wearing the Red, White, and Blue. Bryant teamed up with Debra Sapenter, Sheila Ingram, and Pamela Jiles to earn a silver medal in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:19.23. Bryant ran the anchor leg and registered a split of 49.7 seconds to lock in the second-place finish. Byrant would finish as the top American in the 400m, placing fifth with a U.S.A.-record time of 50.65.
 
She would continue to make her mark on the world stage, proving that the 1976 Olympics were only the start of a very decorated career. In 1977, she set world records in the 220-yard and 500-yard races at the world indoor championships. She added a gold medal in the 1979 World University Games by winning the 400m. Bryant then competed at the inaugural 1983 World Track & Field Championships, where she represented the US in both the open 400m and the 4x400m relay.
 
Bryant would be named the recipient of Cal State LA's All-University Award in 1978 and was a member of its inaugural Hall of Fame class in 1985. Bryant was also inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Hall of Fame in 2024.