NEW ORLEANS — University of Miami track and field legend Gillian Russell-Love was named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2025, the organization announced Wednesday.
Russell-Love, who was enshrined in the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, earned NCAA All-American honors on nine occasions in her illustrious career: three times for 55m indoor hurdles, four times for 100m outdoor hurdles and twice as a member of national championship winning Hurricane 4x100m relay teams.
Russell-Love completed her historic Hurricane career with five NCAA championships, six Big East championships and a slew of athletic and academic honors.
Russell-Love’s career spanned not just her exemplary four-years (1991-1994) as a member of the Miami women’s track team, but several continents as well. Prior and during her collegiate career, Russell-Love was the world junior champion in hurdles in 1990 and 1992, as well as a member of the world junior champion Jamaica team which won the 4x100m relay team in both of those championships.
Russell-Love also competed in the 1993 and 1995 World Track and Field Championships and was a member of Jamaica’s 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympic Teams.
A native of Kingston, Jamaica, she earned her bachelor’s degree in finance and business administration from the University of Miami in 1996.
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