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Inductee
Rochelle Stevens
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Rochelle
Stevens, a native of Memphis, has been a dazzling member of
the world of track and field for 22 years. Coached by her
Mom, Reverend Beatrice Holloway-Davis, Stevens attained the
greatest heights in her sport.
Stevens is a graduate of Melrose High School in Memphis, where
she was a TSSAA high school State Champion, a National High
School All-American, a city champion, and an AAU Junior Olympics
National Champion.
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continued her winning ways at Morgan State University in Baltimore,
Maryland, where she received a Bachelors of Science in Telecommunications
and Sales. While in college, Stevens was a NCAA Division I
400 Meter Champion, an eleven-time NCAA All-American, and
the Morgan State University record holder in the 100 meters,
200 meters and 400 meters.
Stevens was a four-time USA Track and Field National Champion
and was ranked Top Ten in the World six times in the 400 meters
(ranked #1 in the U.S. three times and in the top ten from
1987-1998). She competed internationally for the United States,
including appearances at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.
In 1992, she was the Olympic Silver Medallist in the 4x400
meter relay and sixth place in the 400 meters.
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1996, she earned an Olympic Gold Medal in the 4x400 relay. Stevens
earned numerous medals in international competition before retiring
in 2000.
Today, Stevens continues to be highly recommended by the U.S.
Olympic Committee and the USA Track and Field Association as
a spokesperson and motivational speaker. She has been the spokesperson
for Fortune 500 Companies including Johnson Products, Maybelline,
Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Sara Lee, Nike and Bank of America.
Stevens also maintains her own foundation which supports future
Olympians in the South. Each year, her foundation sponsors the
Rochelle Stevens Invitational Track Meet and Sports Camp.
She is the founder and CEO of Rochelle's Health & Wellness
Day Spa in Memphis. |
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