Janeene Vickers-McKinney (2011) - Hall of Fame

Janeene Vickers-McKinney

Induction:
2011

Vickers is widely considered to be one of the all-time Women's Track and Field greats at UCLA. Vickers was a vital part of the UCLA Women's Track and Field teams from 1988 through 1991. In her freshman season of 1988, she immediately established her benchmark in the 400m hurdles and was crowned the Pac-10 Champion. She went on to dominate the conference and eventually won seven Pac-10 Championships in hurdle events and relays, including three 100mH titles, two 400mH titles and two 400m relay championships. On a national level, she won back-to-back-to-back NCAA Individual Championships in the 400m Hurdles in 1989, 1990 and 1991. Vickers set a collegiate record of 53.47 in 400mH in 1991, a record that would stand until the 2005 season. She also still holds the second-fastest UCLA time in the 400mH (53.47) and the eighth-fastest time in the 100mH (13.16). Vickers went on to achieve international success, winning a bronze medal in the 400mH at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.