World Champion Tobi Amusan Joins UTEP Hall Of Fame As Youngest Inductee

World record holder in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, Tobi Amusan, has been inducted into the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) Hall of Fame, becoming the youngest inductee to...READ MORE…

receive this honor, seven years after her graduation from the institution.

Amusan was celebrated alongside other distinguished athletes, including Beto Bautista (men’s basketball), Izabela Piekarska (women’s basketball), Tony Tolbert (football), and Brandon Wolfram (men’s basketball) during UTEP’s 21st Hall of Fame induction ceremony on October 15.

In a post on Sunday, the 27-year-old expressed her pride, saying, “I humbly introduce to you the youngest female miner to be inducted into UTEP’s Hall Of Fame Class of 2024. Three semesters as a miner and the rest is…great is God’s faithfulness.”

Reflecting on her time at UTEP between 2016 and 2017, Amusan shared her gratitude for the support of her coaches, teammates, and staff, stating, “I received a full-ride scholarship that allowed me to focus on maximizing my athletic abilities while studying full-time. It truly took a village; I cherished every moment of being a student-athlete.”

In addition to this recent honor, Amusan was inducted into the Conference USA Hall of Fame in 2023. She made a lasting impact at UTEP, winning the national title in the 100m hurdles at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 12.57 seconds. Throughout her collegiate career, she earned three All-American titles and was a runner-up at the NCAA Championships in 2016.

Amusan’s record includes five Conference USA championships and school records in both the indoor 60m hurdles (7.98 seconds) and the outdoor 100m hurdles (12.57 seconds).

Currently, she holds the world record for the 100m hurdles at 12.1 seconds, set during the 2022 World Championships in Oregon, where she also became Nigeria’s first-ever world champion in athletics. Her career achievements include competing in three Olympic Games, claiming titles as a four-time African Games champion, five-time African champion, and a two-time Commonwealth Games champion (2018 and 2022).

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