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Suziann Ried
As a youngster attending Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, MD, Reid was quickly distinguished as one of the most recognized high school athletes in her class winning numerous state and na...view moreAs a youngster attending Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, MD, Reid was quickly distinguished as one of the most recognized high school athletes in her class winning numerous state and national championships.
This proves true during her first couple years at the University of Texas. While earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management, Reid became one of the nation’s most decorated track and field athletes in NCAA history. She won 7 NCAA Outdoor Championship titles and 3 NCAA Indoor Championship titles.
Reid is the only three-time women’s outdoor 400-meter national champion in NCAA history to win the event as a freshman in 1996 and again in both 1998 and 1999. Reid also added the NCAA Indoor national 400-meter titles in both 1998 and 1999. She went on to winning five other NCAA titles as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team.
During her collegiate career, she earned 17 All-American honors in the 200 meter, 400 meters and the 4x400-meter relay. Undefeated in 400 meters since 1997, Reid holds a 12-race win streak.
Reid also won the prestigious 1999 Honda Broderick Award as the female collegiate National Track and Field Athlete of the Year. She was named the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s (USTFCCCA) Indoor Athlete of the Year and the Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year.
In 2006, Reid was named the premier 400-meter runner in NCAA history and as one of the top student-athletes in the 25-year history of NCAA Women’s Track and Field with her selection to the USTFCCCA’s “Silver Anniversary Team.”
She was an anchor runner for the United States team winning gold at the 1999 World University Games in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Reid also anchored the United States 4x400m relay team to win a gold medal at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia in 2001.
To top off a successful athletic career, Reid was inducted into the prestigious 2008 University of Texas Women’s Athletics Hall of Honor recognizing her outstanding achievements as a student-athlete and beyond.
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