Holli Hyche

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Holli Hyche
Personal information
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg   United States
Born(1971-09-06)September 6, 1971
Education Perry Meridian High School, Indiana State University
OccupationRetired sprinter / Athlete
Years activeEarly 1990s (e.g., 1991–1994)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight120 lb (54 kg) [1]
Other interestsBowling (noted as a teenager)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
College team Indiana State Sycamores
RetiredYes
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 11.03 s (1994)
  • 200 m: 22.34 s (1993)

Holli Hyche (born 6 September 1971) is an American former sprinter who competed at the collegiate level for Indiana State University in the early 1990s. She won seven NCAA individual national championships and earned 15 NCAA All-American honors in sprint events. [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

Hyche was born on September 6, 1971, to parents JoAnn and Buddie Hyche. [5]

Hyche attended Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, Indiana, where she won Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) state titles in both the 100 metres and 200 metres as a sophomore. [6] She wore eyeglasses while competing due to poor vision and was diagnosed with dyslexia. [7] [6] [8] [9]

She attended college at Indiana State University, where she majored in sports studies. To make sure she met the NCAA's Proposition 48 standard, she did not participate in the track season her freshman year. [5]

Career

While running for the Indiana State Sycamores track and field team, Hyche won seven NCAA Division I individual national championships in sprinting events and was a 15-time All-American. [10] [11] [12] She won titles in the 55 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in 1993 and 1994. [13] She also won indoor 200 meters titles in 1993 and 1994. Outdoors, Hyche won 100 m and 200 m titles in 1993 and the 1994 100-meter title. [14] She also won multiple Missouri Valley Conference titles. [10]

In 1994, Hyche was selected to win the Honda Sports Award. [6] [15] She was inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 1999, the Indiana State Sycamores Hall of Fame in 2004, and the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame in 2023. [16] [17] [18] [19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Noden, Merrell. "Holli Hyche". Sports Illustrated Vault. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Holli Hyche, Indiana State: Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame, Class of 2023 – Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame" . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Missouri Valley Conference (14 September 2017). #MVCWomen25: Holli Hyche . Retrieved 7 July 2025– via YouTube.
  4. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (3 June 1994). "TRACK AND FIELD / NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS : USC's Miller Wins 100 Heat but Lags Behind Sharp Hyche". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Among the Fleet Elite". The Indianapolis Star. 27 February 1995. p. 33. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Neddenriep, Jenny Green, David Woods and Kyle. "Indy's greatest athletes: Home-grown stars from Indy's first 200 years". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 7 July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Tribune-Star, Mark Bennett (28 April 2023). "MARK BENNETT: ISU great Holli Hyche outran dyslexia to a spot in College Hall of Fame". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Noden, Merrell (13 June 1994). "Holli Hyche". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Track & Field 2008 Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference / University of Northern Iowa. UNI ScholarWorks. 2008. p. 20. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Holli Hyche - Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame". www.gosycamores.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Content, Contributed (5 June 1994). "HYCHE REPEATS NCAA 100 TITLE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships – Women's Results". NC MileSplit. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Ore, Tribune-Star staff report Eugene (12 September 2023). "Hyche to be inducted into Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame on Thursday". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Tobias, Dave (September 1999). Sports Prose. Great Quotations, Incorporated. ISBN   978-1-56245-379-4.
  15. ↑ Senate, Indiana General Assembly (1993). Journal of the Senate of the State of Indiana. Central Publishing Company.
  16. ↑ Wade, Hunter (11 August 2023). "Indiana Sports Hall of Fame hosts "A Sports Night to Remember"". Tri-State Homepage via WEHT. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Videos - Full Replay - Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Ceremony". www.runnerspace.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Conley part of Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame's '23 class | Whole Hog Sports". www.wholehogsports.com. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Drake Relays Athletes and Coaches Hall of Fame Induction Coming Up on April 28". Drake University Athletics. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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