Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Gina (Gibson) Richardson
- Induction:
- 2010
- Class:
- 1985
Women’s Track and Field – 1982-85
Gina (Gibson) Richardson was a five-time All-American, earning such distinctive honors in the track & field disciplines of long jump and the 4×100 relay. She had the honor of helping Liberty circle the track for the first time at two different competitive levels, as Liberty moved to the NAIA level during her freshman year and to the NCAA Division II level as a junior.
Richardson was Liberty’s first female student-athlete to earn All-America honors at the AIAW and NCAA Division II levels. As a freshman, she placed sixth at the AIAW Division II Championships in the long jump and was part of a fifth-place 4×100 relay team at the same outdoor meet.
In 1983, the Nassau, Bahamas, native placed fourth at the NCAA Division II outdoor championship, helping her claim her second of four career long jump All-America honors. The next year, Richardson was a three-time event winner at the Mason-Dixon Conference meet and was named the event’s co-MVP.
Despite the long-standing success of Liberty’s track & field teams, Richardson held the program’s indoor and outdoor long jump records (19-1.25/20-0.25 feet) for more than 30 years each.
Gina (Gibson) Richardson was a five-time All-American, earning such distinctive honors in the track & field disciplines of long jump and the 4×100 relay. She had the honor of helping Liberty circle the track for the first time at two different competitive levels, as Liberty moved to the NAIA level during her freshman year and to the NCAA Division II level as a junior.
Richardson was Liberty’s first female student-athlete to earn All-America honors at the AIAW and NCAA Division II levels. As a freshman, she placed sixth at the AIAW Division II Championships in the long jump and was part of a fifth-place 4×100 relay team at the same outdoor meet.
In 1983, the Nassau, Bahamas, native placed fourth at the NCAA Division II outdoor championship, helping her claim her second of four career long jump All-America honors. The next year, Richardson was a three-time event winner at the Mason-Dixon Conference meet and was named the event’s co-MVP.
Despite the long-standing success of Liberty’s track & field teams, Richardson held the program’s indoor and outdoor long jump records (19-1.25/20-0.25 feet) for more than 30 years each.
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