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Streete-Thompson to be Inducted into SWC Hall of Fame
7/12/2022 12:25:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
WACO, Texas – Eleven-time All-American and Rice track and field legend Kareem Streete-Thompson will be one of eight inductees in the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame's Class of 2022, the organization has announced.
A 1996 graduate of Rice, Streete-Thompson swept both the NCAA titles in the long jump his senior year and is a member of the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame (2001).
As a member of the Owls' squad from 1991-95, the Caribbean native won seven out of eight Southwest Conference long jump titles in addition to the 11 All-America honors. He still holds four school records: indoor 60m (6.61), indoor long jump (8.21m), outdoor 100m (10.16-tied), and outdoor long jump (8.63m). His mark of 28-03.75 in the long jump ranked him number two in the world in 1994.
Sponsored by the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, the Southwest Conference (SWC) Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon will be held at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco, Texas, on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 12 p.m. Tickets are $75 each and tables are $600. Visit tshof.org/SWC-Luncheon or contact Krista Martin at 254-756-1633 or krista.martin@tshof.org to purchase tickets.
The Southwest Conference Hall of Fame is one of four separate halls of fame housed within the Texas Sports Hall of Fame's physical structure. They include the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame, the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and now, the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.
For more information about the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, visit www.tshof.org.
2022 Southwest Conference Hall of Fame Class
Ben Crowins – University of Arkansas – Football
Santana Dotson – Baylor University – Football
Danny Davis – University of Houston – Football
Kareem Streete-Thompson – Rice University – Track & Field
Putt Choate – Southern Methodist University – Football
Betsy Mitchell – University of Texas – Swimming
Carven Holcombe – Texas Christian University – Basketball
Maury Buford – Texas Tech University - Football
-RiceOwls.com-
A 1996 graduate of Rice, Streete-Thompson swept both the NCAA titles in the long jump his senior year and is a member of the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame (2001).
As a member of the Owls' squad from 1991-95, the Caribbean native won seven out of eight Southwest Conference long jump titles in addition to the 11 All-America honors. He still holds four school records: indoor 60m (6.61), indoor long jump (8.21m), outdoor 100m (10.16-tied), and outdoor long jump (8.63m). His mark of 28-03.75 in the long jump ranked him number two in the world in 1994.
Sponsored by the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, the Southwest Conference (SWC) Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon will be held at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco, Texas, on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 12 p.m. Tickets are $75 each and tables are $600. Visit tshof.org/SWC-Luncheon or contact Krista Martin at 254-756-1633 or krista.martin@tshof.org to purchase tickets.
The Southwest Conference Hall of Fame is one of four separate halls of fame housed within the Texas Sports Hall of Fame's physical structure. They include the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame, the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and now, the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.
For more information about the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, visit www.tshof.org.
2022 Southwest Conference Hall of Fame Class
Ben Crowins – University of Arkansas – Football
Santana Dotson – Baylor University – Football
Danny Davis – University of Houston – Football
Kareem Streete-Thompson – Rice University – Track & Field
Putt Choate – Southern Methodist University – Football
Betsy Mitchell – University of Texas – Swimming
Carven Holcombe – Texas Christian University – Basketball
Maury Buford – Texas Tech University - Football
-RiceOwls.com-
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