Carolyn Ross was historically fast.
Back in 1988, Ross became the first woman in NCAA DIII history to crack the 60-second barrier in the 400 hurdles when she broke the tape in 59.65. Ross lowered that record the very next year as she clocked a time of 58.99 to win one of her five NCAA DIII titles.
Here are two fun facts: Another woman wouldn’t go sub-60 in the 400 hurdles until 12 years later and Ross’ record in the event stood until 2014.
Ross also earned nine All-America honors in addition to those five national titles.
She is the first athlete from Augsburg College inducted into the Hall of Fame.