The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Guidry Inducted into USTFCCCA Collegiate Hall of Fame
04.14.2022 | Track & Field / Cross Country
AUSTIN, Texas - Carlette Guidry was one of 30 track and field legends to be inducted into the 2022 USTFCCCA Collegiate Hall of Fame on Thursday.
The 23-time All-American competed for the Longhorns from 1987-1991 and remains as one of the most dominant sprinters in NCAA history. Her 12 total NCAA titles, including relays, is the most by any woman in NCAA Division I history. Her seven individual sprint titles is more than any other man or woman combined during the indoor and outdoor season. On top of her sprinting titles, Guidry won the NCAA Indoor long jump title her freshman season.
In her senior year, Guidry earned the Honda Award as the National Track and Field Athlete of the Year, was the recipient of the Babe Zaharias Award as the nation's top female athlete and was named the 1980's SWC Female Athlete of the Year. Guidry was a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 relays in 1992 and 1996.
To this day, Guidry still holds the Longhorns 100m dash outdoor record with her time of 10.94 seconds. The Texas Relays also honor the Texas Ex as it named the 4x100 relay in her honor in 2015.
The induction ceremony is set to take place at the Hult Center of Performing Arts in Eugene, Ore., on June 6th, the Monday prior to the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The first class of inductees were chosen solely on their accomplishments while a collegiate athlete. Combined, this group totaled 205 national collegiate individual titles, 99 world records and 19 Olympic Gold medals.
