Angela Williams (2007) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Angela Williams

Induction:
2007
Class:
2002

Angela Williams dominated the collegiate sprint world like no other. She was the first athlete—male or female at any level—to win four consecutive NCAA 100-meter dash titles. A 4-year (1999-2002) letterwinner and team captain her last 2 seasons, she set the USC record in the 100 (11.04), which she did as a freshman. She ran a leg on USC’s NCAA champion 400-meter relay team in 2000 (the quartet was second in 1999 and 2001 and third in 2002). She also won the 2002 NCAA indoor 60-meter dash crown and won the silver medal in the 60 at the 2001 World Indoor Championships in a collegiate-record 7.09. She was a member of USC’s 2001 NCAA championship team. For her exploits, she won the Honda-Broderick Cup as the nation’s top female collegiate athlete in the 2001-02 season. In 2016, she was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team. She was inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame in 2024. She competed for the U.S. 400-meter relay team at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and she won silver in the event at the 2003 World Championships. As a prep, she set the national high school 100 record (11.11). She became a motivational speaker and coach.