Posted: March 16, 2007

Athletics: News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 21

Farmer-Patrick inducted in CSULA Hall of Fame Three-time Olympian and USA Track & Field Board member Sandra Farmer-Patrick will be inducted tonight into the California State University, Los Angeles Athletics Hall of Fame. As a member of Cal State L.A.'s track and field team from 1983 to 1985, she had many top finishes, highlighted by an eighth-place finish for her native Jamaica in the 1984 Olympics, while she was still a student. As a 400m hurdler for the U.S., she won a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics and 1993 World Championships, a gold medal at the 1989 and 1992 World Cup in Athletics, and a gold medal at the 1990 Goodwill Games. She was ranked #1 in the world by Track & Field News in 1989, 1991 and 1992 and ranked in the top five in the world for seven consecutive years. At the 2004 Olympic Games, Farmer-Patrick was the athlete services lead coordinator for the USOC. She currently chairs the USA Track & Field's Athlete's Advisory Committee and serves as the United States Olympic Committee's athlete representative. Farmer-Patrick married Olympic hurdler David Patrick in January 1988. At the 1989 USA Outdoor Championships, she and David became the first husband/wife duo to win national titles since Hal (hammer) and Olga (discus) Connolly did in 1964. For more information on the California State University, Los Angeles Athletics Hall of Fame, visit www.csulaathletics.com.