NEW ORLEANS – A six-time All-American at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Carmelita Jeter was one of five former collegiate track & field standouts inducted into the Division II Athlete Hall of Fame last night by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) during the pre-championships banquet as a prelude to the NCAA Division II Championships, taking place in Bradenton, Florida.

Jeter was joined by Bershawn "Batman" Jackson (Saint Augustine's), Jim Kemp (Kentucky State), Clint Prange (Northwest Missouri State), and Kasia Airent (Lewis).

Jeter has gone from being one of the best sprinters on the NCAA Division II scene to among the best sprinters in the world. Before she was winning Olympic, IAAF and USATF medals, she was a decorated athlete at Cal State Dominguez Hills.

She finished NCAA runner-up three times at 100 meters, was a six-time 1st-team All-American and won seven total CCAA Championships. She still holds five CSUDH records and, with her six All-America awards, shares the honor of being the most decorated female athlete in the history of the department.

After finishing college in 2003, she embarked on a career that has seen her rise to the ranks of all-time great American sprinters. She won three medals at the 2012 Olympics: a gold in world-record fashion in the 4×100 relay, a silver at 100 meters and a bronze at 200 meters.

In 2011 she was the IAAF World Champion at 100 meters and in the 4×100 relay, the same year she won the USATF Jesse Owens Award. She has four times been a USATF Champion.

For information on the rest of the inductees, click here.

(Courtesy of USTFCCCA)