Leong, Jr., Lyle

Leong, Jr., Lyle

Lyle Leong, Jr. was a wide receiver and high jumper at Abilene High and Texas Tech. He had 91 receptions for 1,850 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior and senior at AHS. In 2006, Leong cleared 7-feet-1-inch to win the high jump at the Class 5A state track meet....
Edwards, Darcell

Edwards, Darcell

Darcell Edwards of Coleman was a six-time national champion in NCAA Division III and a 10-time Division III all-American in the long jump and triple jump at McMurry.  She earned a total of 10 All-American honors during her four-year career at McMurry. Her six...
Parris, The Parris Family

Parris, The Parris Family

Rickey Parris was a four time NAIA national champion in the pole vault at McMurry, and his wife Pug Parris has taught at McMurry for nearly 40 years, currently serving as McMurry’s Director of Inter-Disciplinary Studies. She is the former chair of the kinesiology...
Bolden-Washington, Mary

Bolden-Washington, Mary

Mary Bolden-Washington of Hamlin was a three-time state champion in the long jump and 4×200 relay in high school and also won gold medals at the state meet in the 200, triple jump and 4×100 relay. She was the SEC champion in the 100 as a freshman at the...
Bartee-Fuentes, Kim

Bartee-Fuentes, Kim

Kim Bartee Fuentes of Albany was the Big Country Female Athlete of the Year in 1991. She won the high jump, took second as a member of the 800 and 1,600-meter relay teams and fourth on the 400 relay team to lead Albany to 1991 state track championship. She was...
Ellison, Margaret

Ellison, Margaret

  Margaret Ellison, who was born in Eastland, was the founder and coach of a women’s track and field club in Abilene in the early 1960s that revolutionized the sport. Her Texas Track Club became nationally famous with members of the team appearing on the cover of...