NEW ORLEANS, LA - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Wednesday that Samantha Elliott of Johnson C. Smith University, will be enshrined into the USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame. 

Samantha Elliott was fast at just about everything – including graduating.

In three-straight All-Academic years at Johnson C. Smith, Elliott not only earned 17 NCAA Division II All-America awards, but also a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems.

On the track, Elliott was a versatile performer on Golden Bulls teams that finished runner-up three times at the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships: indoors and outdoors in 2013; outdoors in 2014.

Elliott ran sprints and relays, but her specialty was the hurdles – she was top-3 in both the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles all three years at the DII Outdoor, winning the 400H twice (2013 and 2014) and 100H once (2014, with a lifetime best of 13.04). Her 2013 winning time of 56.38 in the 400 hurdles was a meet record and still rates No. 3 all-time among DII athletes.

On relays, Elliott was a national champion two more times, including anchoring the 2013 JCSU 4×100 unit that set the still-standing meet record of 44.05. Her collegiate career included two Penn Relays titles in the 400H and five individual CIAA titles (three in the 100H and two in the 400H).

Elliott is the fourth athlete from Johnson C. Smith to be inducted into the NCAA Division II Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame.

Joining Elliott in the class is Nick Jones (Abilene Christian), Katelin (Rains) Ladd (Minnesota State), Lindsay Lettow (Central Missouri), Carly Muscaro (Merrimack), Katie Nageotte (Ashland), Edwin Roberts (North Carolina Central) and Salcia Slack (New Mexico Highlands) were tabbed to join the prestigious ranks.

This is the 26th class to be inducted into the USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame, which inducted its first class 26 years ago in 1996.