Suzy Favor Hamilton - UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Suzy Favor Hamilton
- Induction:
- 1996
- Won nine NCAA individual track titles, including four straight championships in the outdoor 1,500-meter run
- Made the U.S. Olympic track team in 1992, 1996 and 2000
- A 14-time All-American in cross country and track
- Won 23 Big Ten titles (21 as an individual and two on relays)
- Established an American women's indoor record in the 800 meters (1:58.92)
- Set Wisconsin records in seven different indoor and outdoor events
- Named Wisconsin's Female Athlete of the Year in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990
- Three-time (1988-90) Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year, and award that was eventually named for her
- Named the Big Ten's Female Athlete of the Decade
- Given the 1989-90 Honda-Broderick Cup as the nation's top collegiate female athlete
- Recipient of the prestigious Honda Sports Award for track and field (1989-90) and cross country (1990-91)
- Earned Big Ten Athlete of the Year honors five times and Big Ten Athlete of the Meet honors six times in her career
- Won the 1989-90 Babe Zaharias Female Athlete of the Year Award
- Given the Jumbo Elliott Award in 1989-90, the "Heisman Trophy" of track and field
- Won 54 of 56 collegiate finals, including her final 40 races
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