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Seilala Sua Named USTFCCCA Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Inductee
April 26, 2023 | Track & Field
NEW ORLEANSย โ UCLA legend Seilala Sua will be inducted to the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame for track & field and cross country, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Wednesday.
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The induction ceremony for the class of 2023 will be held at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Ore., on Sept. 14, 2023. The ceremony will take place ahead of the Prefontaine Classic, to be held Sept. 16-17 in Eugene. This class of inductees โ 14 former student-athletes chosen solely on their accomplishments while a collegiate athlete โ displays excellence in collegiate track & field and cross country at its very best.
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One of the most successful athletes in NCAA track and field history, Sua was a seven-time NCAA champion and 14-time All-American in multiple events. As a Bruin from 1997-2000, Sua competed in the shot put, discus, hammer and javelin, where she still ranks among UCLA's Top 10 in each throwing event.
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In Pac-10 competition, Sua also won six individual titles and was a two-time Pac-10 Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Year. In NCAA competition, she won six outdoor titles and one indoor crown. Sua won four consecutive NCAA discus competitions and became only the second woman in NCAA history to win four straight individual titles in the same event.
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As a professional athlete, Sua has established herself as a national and international success: member of the 2000 Olympic Team, four-time USATF discus national champion, a USATF national champion in the shot put and a three-time World Championships competitor. Sua has ranked in the Top 10 nationally in the discus for eight consecutive years and recorded the No. 6 mark in the world in 2001. While competing in the shot put, she also ranked in the Top 10 nationally for seven consecutive years.
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Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame -- Track & Field and Cross Country -- Class of 2023
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Women
Joetta Clark (Tennesse)
Sheila Hudson (California)
Holli Hyche (Indiana State)
Sonia O'Sullivan (Villanova)
Julie Shea (NC State)
Seilala Sua (UCLA)
Wyomia Tyus (Tennessee State)
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Men
Dyrol Burleson (Oregon)
Michael Carter (SMU)
Michael Conley (Arkansas)
Edwin Moses (Morehouse)
Renaldo Nehemiah (Maryland)
John Thomas (Boston University)
Dave Wottle (Bowling Green)
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The induction ceremony for the class of 2023 will be held at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Ore., on Sept. 14, 2023. The ceremony will take place ahead of the Prefontaine Classic, to be held Sept. 16-17 in Eugene. This class of inductees โ 14 former student-athletes chosen solely on their accomplishments while a collegiate athlete โ displays excellence in collegiate track & field and cross country at its very best.
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One of the most successful athletes in NCAA track and field history, Sua was a seven-time NCAA champion and 14-time All-American in multiple events. As a Bruin from 1997-2000, Sua competed in the shot put, discus, hammer and javelin, where she still ranks among UCLA's Top 10 in each throwing event.
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In Pac-10 competition, Sua also won six individual titles and was a two-time Pac-10 Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Year. In NCAA competition, she won six outdoor titles and one indoor crown. Sua won four consecutive NCAA discus competitions and became only the second woman in NCAA history to win four straight individual titles in the same event.
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As a professional athlete, Sua has established herself as a national and international success: member of the 2000 Olympic Team, four-time USATF discus national champion, a USATF national champion in the shot put and a three-time World Championships competitor. Sua has ranked in the Top 10 nationally in the discus for eight consecutive years and recorded the No. 6 mark in the world in 2001. While competing in the shot put, she also ranked in the Top 10 nationally for seven consecutive years.
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Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame -- Track & Field and Cross Country -- Class of 2023
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Women
Joetta Clark (Tennesse)
Sheila Hudson (California)
Holli Hyche (Indiana State)
Sonia O'Sullivan (Villanova)
Julie Shea (NC State)
Seilala Sua (UCLA)
Wyomia Tyus (Tennessee State)
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Men
Dyrol Burleson (Oregon)
Michael Carter (SMU)
Michael Conley (Arkansas)
Edwin Moses (Morehouse)
Renaldo Nehemiah (Maryland)
John Thomas (Boston University)
Dave Wottle (Bowling Green)
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