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Arnika Edwards Bess

Arnika Edwards-Bess

  • Class
    1998
  • Induction
    2024
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Track
Arnika Edwards Bess was one of the greatest hurdlers in Toledo history. A five-time Mid-American Conference champion, Edwards won the 200-meter indoor hurdles in 1996, the 200-meter indoor hurdles in 1997, the 400-meter outdoor high hurdles in 1997 and the 400-meter outdoor high hurdles in 1998. She still holds the MAC Championship Meet record in the 200-meter indoor hurdles (26.53) and the 400-meter outdoor hurdles (57.94). Edwards qualified for the NCAA Championship Meet in 1996 and 1997. In 1997, she qualified in the NCAA indoor 400 meters with a time of 54.97, still the second-fastest time in UT history. At the 1997 outdoor meet, she competed in the 400-meter hurdles and ranked No. 18 in the U.S. that year. Three of her UT records still stand in the 60-meter high hurdles, 100-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles. Edwards earned her bachelor’s degree in communication from UT in 1998.
 
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