Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Annie Hunt Fairchild
- Induction:
- 2016
- Class:
- 1988
Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field: 1984-88
Annie Hunt Fairchild became Liberty’s most decorated female student-athlete at the NCAA Division II level. She was a five-time All-America honoree, earning All-America accolades in the women’s outdoor track & field 1,500 meters (1986, 1987 and 1988), indoor track & field 1,500 meters (1988) and cross country (1987).
During Fairchild’s time with the program, Liberty captured three Mason-Dixon Cross Country Championships (1985, 1986 and 1987). The Lady Flames also completed the “Triple Crown” sweep during her final year at Liberty, winning the 1988 Mason-Dixon Indoor and Outdoor Track Championships.
Fairchild helped the Lady Flames reach the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships each of Liberty’s three seasons at the Division II level (1985-87). Liberty had three top 15 finishes at the event, including a fourth-place showing at the 1987 national championship during her senior season.
The native of Dallas, Texas, was named the Rock Royer/Mac Rivera Award winner in 1988, Liberty’s top student-athlete honor. Fairchild also was a four-time All-Mason-Dixon Conference performer in cross country and was named the MVP at the 1988 Mason-Dixon Conference Indoor Track Championship.
Annie Hunt Fairchild became Liberty’s most decorated female student-athlete at the NCAA Division II level. She was a five-time All-America honoree, earning All-America accolades in the women’s outdoor track & field 1,500 meters (1986, 1987 and 1988), indoor track & field 1,500 meters (1988) and cross country (1987).
During Fairchild’s time with the program, Liberty captured three Mason-Dixon Cross Country Championships (1985, 1986 and 1987). The Lady Flames also completed the “Triple Crown” sweep during her final year at Liberty, winning the 1988 Mason-Dixon Indoor and Outdoor Track Championships.
Fairchild helped the Lady Flames reach the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships each of Liberty’s three seasons at the Division II level (1985-87). Liberty had three top 15 finishes at the event, including a fourth-place showing at the 1987 national championship during her senior season.
The native of Dallas, Texas, was named the Rock Royer/Mac Rivera Award winner in 1988, Liberty’s top student-athlete honor. Fairchild also was a four-time All-Mason-Dixon Conference performer in cross country and was named the MVP at the 1988 Mason-Dixon Conference Indoor Track Championship.
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