VANDERBILT ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME - CLASS OF 2008
Ryan Tolbert Jackson (Track and Field, 1994-1998)
A life-size photo of Ryan Tolbert dominates an entire wall of McGugin Center in recognition of her outstanding achievement as a track and field student-athlete. She is the only Commodore to ever win an individual NCAA championship.
Won the 1997 NCAA Outdoor 400-meters in a time of 54.54, a record at the time
Vanderbilt's highest internal team honor, the Tolbert Cup, is named in her honor and goes annually to the varsity squad that has the best combination of athletic success, academic achievement and community service
Holds seven school outdoor records and three indoor marks
Second in NCAA Outdoor 400-meter hurdles 1996
Third NCAA Outdoor 400-meter dash 1997
Second NCAA Indoor 400-meter dash 1998
Second NCAA Indoor 400-meter dash 1997
Second NCAA Indoor 400-meter dash 1996
Fifth NCAA Indoor 1,600-meter relay 1998
U.S. National Team member, 1997 World Championships
U.S. team member, 1996 World University Games
U.S. Pan-American Junior team member, 1995
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