Colorado State University Pueblo

Years at CSU Pueblo: 1981-82
Category: Athlete
Sport: Track and Field
Era: University of Southern Colorado (1975-2003)

Yvonne Taylor - The first (and only) female national track and field champion in program history, she won the 1982 NAIA long jump championship with a leap of 19 feet, 2-1/4 inches, a record that still stands 30 years later.  The 1982 All-American also won an RMAC Championship in the 200-meter in 1982.   Additionally, in 1982, she led the team to a 15th-place national finish, the team's highest in school history.