Jesse Owens inducted as member of inaugural Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame class

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Ohio State University star track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens was inducted into the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame Monday night. It’s the inaugural class established by The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Owens, nicknamed the "Buckeye Bullet," competed on the Ohio State varsity track and field team in 1935 and 1936. In his first year of competition, Owens became the first athlete to win four individual NCAA championships in a single season and repeated the feat in the 1936 season. The eight individual NCAA championships stand as a record to this day. 

Jesse Owens, Ohio State's ace sprinter, is shown after breaking the world record in the 220-yard dash at the 36th annual Western Conference track and field meet at Columbus, Ohio, when he stepped the event in 21.1. The old mark for the 220 around one turn was 21.2 set in 1933 by Ralph Metcalfe, Marquette's dusky speedster. Owens also won the 100-yard dash. (Getty Images)

"The Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame is intended to acknowledge the great athletes who have made collegiate track and field and cross country such incredible sports," said Sam Seemes, CEO of the USTFCCCA. "Not only do we have a large queue of past athletes that are worthy of enshrinement into this hall of fame, we also recognize a vital responsibility in producing first-class presentations to properly commemorate their accomplishments"

At the Big Ten Championships on May 25, 1935, Owens won five events in 45 minutes, setting five world records along the way. 

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