Complete 2022 USTFCCCA Collegiate Hall of Fame Class (.pdf)
NEW ORLEANS – Baldwin Wallace University Athletics Alumni Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist Harrison Dillard '49 has been selected to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Collegiate Hall of Fame.
Dillard, who is the lone NCAA Division III student-athlete to be inducted into the inaugural 30 member class, won four NCAA titles and four Olympic gold medals. He passed away in November 2019 at the age of 96.
The inaugural group of 30 inductees were chosen solely on their accomplishments while a collegiate athlete and eligibility was limited to men who had completed their collegiate eligibility prior to 2000 and women prior to 2010. The induction class, which was comprised of athletes based solely on their collegiate accomplishments, have a combined 205 NCAA titles, 99 world records and 19 Olympic Gold Medals.
The induction ceremony is set to take place at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Oregon. The induction will precede the 100th edition of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships which will be held at Hayward Field, June 8-11.