Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame
Hinton, Tameka A.
Tameka A. Hinton
- Induction:
- 2005
- Class:
- 1995
Sport: Track and Field
Tameka Hinton Wright is a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer and quite simply one of the top woman athletes in school and Patriot League history. She graduated with a whopping 19 conference track and field gold medals, including four straight in the 55-meter dash, 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Proving her versatility and incredible athleticism, she also earned two league titles in the shot put. Hinton was named Outstanding Performer of the Patriot League Championships three times and was elected to the Patriot League All-Decade Team and 25th Anniversary Team. Thanks in large part to her lofty point totals, Bucknell captured two Patriot League indoor championships during her career, as well as three second-place finishes outdoors. Hinton holds the now-retired school record in the indoor 55-meter dash (7.12) (the shortest sprint is now run at 60 meters), and she also graduated with indoor school marks in the 200-meter dash (24.95), the 300-meter dash (41.54) and sprint medley relay (4:08.7). Outdoors, Hinton ranked second at graduation in the 100 meters (12.09) and 200 meters (24.85), trailing only Hall-of-Famer Tricia Plasko, and at one time she held the No. 6 spot in the shot put (42-10 ¼). Hinton captured the 1995 Christy Mathewson Award as the top athlete in her class. A graduate of Boston Latin Academy, Hinton went on to earn a master's degree at Boston University and will complete her doctor of education degree at the University of Maryland in the fall of 2020. She worked as a special education teacher and administrator in the D.C. area for many years.
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2005)
Tameka Hinton Wright is a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer and quite simply one of the top woman athletes in school and Patriot League history. She graduated with a whopping 19 conference track and field gold medals, including four straight in the 55-meter dash, 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Proving her versatility and incredible athleticism, she also earned two league titles in the shot put. Hinton was named Outstanding Performer of the Patriot League Championships three times and was elected to the Patriot League All-Decade Team and 25th Anniversary Team. Thanks in large part to her lofty point totals, Bucknell captured two Patriot League indoor championships during her career, as well as three second-place finishes outdoors. Hinton holds the now-retired school record in the indoor 55-meter dash (7.12) (the shortest sprint is now run at 60 meters), and she also graduated with indoor school marks in the 200-meter dash (24.95), the 300-meter dash (41.54) and sprint medley relay (4:08.7). Outdoors, Hinton ranked second at graduation in the 100 meters (12.09) and 200 meters (24.85), trailing only Hall-of-Famer Tricia Plasko, and at one time she held the No. 6 spot in the shot put (42-10 ¼). Hinton captured the 1995 Christy Mathewson Award as the top athlete in her class. A graduate of Boston Latin Academy, Hinton went on to earn a master's degree at Boston University and will complete her doctor of education degree at the University of Maryland in the fall of 2020. She worked as a special education teacher and administrator in the D.C. area for many years.
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2005)
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