Suzy Favor, Wisconsin: Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame, Class of 2022

The most impressive aspect of Suzy Favor’s career at Wisconsin might be that she won nine NCAA titles, the most ever by a woman in track & field. Or – some could contend – it’s that she never lost an NCAA individual final track race.

Both views show her dominance that began as a freshman when she became the first woman to sweep NCAA Division I titles in the indoor mile and outdoor 1500 in 1987. It’s a feat she did three times in all (no other woman has done it more than once).

Favor’s incredible NCAA track career ended with a season for the ages. She won the second women’s mile/3000 double at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 1990 before the first – and still only – double victory in the women’s 800 and 1500. The outdoor double came with back-to-back collegiate records, including the first sub-2 time in 800 at 1:59.11.