Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 78-79 H Fr * Bradenton 79-80 H-R So * Bradenton 80-81 H-R Jr * Bradenton 81-82 IH-HH-R Sr * Bradenton
| Tonja Brown |
Full Name: Tonja Brown School: Bradenton Southeast High School in Bradenton, Florida |
| FSU Career |
| Track & Field | |
Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 78-79 H Fr * Bradenton 79-80 H-R So * Bradenton 80-81 H-R Jr * Bradenton 81-82 IH-HH-R Sr * Bradenton |
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| Awards |
| Track & Field |
Year Award
1982 Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - Mile Relay - 1st Leg (6th) - Indoor
Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships - 60-Yard High Hurdles (7th) - Indoor
NCAA Championships - 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 100-Meter High Hurdles (4th) - Outdoor
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| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2011 |
| Tonja Brown was a standout athlete at Southwest High School in Bradenton, Florida and never slowed down over here four-year career with the FSU Track and Field program. Brown was a four-time All-American for the Seminoles competing from 1979-82. She won the NCAA Outdoor 400-meters with a time of 56.46 in 1982 which broke the Florida State record and was the third fastest time ever recorded by an American in the event. She finished fourth at the same NCAA meet in the 100-meter hurdles (13.73). She was All-American in the indoor 60-yard hurdles at the 1982 AIAW national championships with a 7.99 clocking. At the time of her graduation in 1982, Brown held school records in the indoor 50-meter hurdles and 600-meter run, the 100 and 400-meter outdoor hurdles and was a member of the record setting 1982 Mile Relay team (3:48.89). She ran the five fastest times in school history in both the 100 and 400-meter hurdles. Brown was instrumental in FSU's rise to national prominence in women's track. The Seminoles finished third in consecutive outdoor National Championships in 1981 (AIAW) and 1982 (inaugural NCAA). FSU was also second nationally at the 1981 AIAW indoor championships and fourth the next season. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Track & Field |
Current Meet School Record
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Place Place Record Years
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1979 Season
02/10/1979 NC STATE INDOOR INVITATIONAL 60-Yard High Hurdles 2 8.48 4 3 1 Yes 5
02/10/1979 NC STATE INDOOR INVITATIONAL Long Jump 2 17- 2.50 5.25m 4
02/10/1979 NC STATE INDOOR INVITATIONAL 440-Yard Dash 2 1:01.1 4 15 4
04/13/1979 DOGWOOD RELAYS 100-Meter High Hurdles 2 14.56 4
1980 Season
02/23/1980 LSU INVITATIONAL 600-Yard Run 2 1:23.79 4 4 1 Yes 2
03/22/1980 LADY GATOR FLORIDA RELAYS 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 2 1:01.2 4
04/11/1980 DOGWOOD RELAYS 100-Meter High Hurdles 5 14.60 1
04/19/1980 AUBURN Long Jump 2 18- 0.50 5.50m 3 16 4
04/19/1980 AUBURN 100-Meter High Hurdles 1 14.36 5
04/19/1980 AUBURN 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 1:05.50 5
05/10/1980 AIAW REGION 3 100-Meter High Hurdles 1 14.45 5
05/11/1980 AIAW REGION 3 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 1:00.10 5
1981 Season
01/10/1981 LSU INDOOR Long Jump 3 18- 6.00 5.64m 2
01/10/1981 LSU INDOOR 60-Yard High Hurdles 1 8.19 5
01/10/1981 LSU INDOOR 600-Yard Run 4 1:30.00 1
02/21/1981 LSU INVITATIONAL 60-Yard High Hurdles 4 8.24 2
02/21/1981 LSU INVITATIONAL 600-Yard Run 1 1:24.3 5
03/14/1981 AIAW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP Long Jump 9 18-11.25 5.77m
03/18/1981 FLORIDA STATE QUAD 100-Meter High Hurdles 1 13.9 5
03/18/1981 FLORIDA STATE QUAD 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 1:01.3 5
03/21/1981 LADY GATOR INVITATIONAL 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 2 1:00.1 4
03/28/1981 GEORGIA WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL 100-Meter High Hurdles 1 14.02 5
03/28/1981 GEORGIA WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 1:00.23 5
04/04/1981 TEXAS RELAYS 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 2 57.53 4
04/24/1981 FLORIDA STATE QUAD 100-Meter High Hurdles 1 13.8 5
04/24/1981 FLORIDA STATE QUAD Long Jump 2 19- 2.00 5.84m 4 15 1 Yes 2
05/01/1981 FLORIDA 100-Meter High Hurdles 1 13.9 5
05/17/1981 VIRGINIA INVITATIONAL 110-Meter High Hurdles 4 13.6 2
05/17/1981 VIRGINIA INVITATIONAL 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 2 58.3 4
05/30/1981 AIAW CHAMPIONSHIP 100-Meter High Hurdles 9 13.53
05/30/1981 AIAW CHAMPIONSHIP 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 16 58.46
1982 Season
03/13/1982 AIAW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 60-Yard High Hurdles 7 7.97 2 2
03/20/1982 LADY GATOR INVITATIONAL 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 2 1:00.64 4
04/03/1982 VIRGINIA 100-Meter High Hurdles 3 14.1 3
04/03/1982 VIRGINIA 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 58.89 5
04/17/1982 ALABAMA 100-Meter High Hurdles 3 14.16 2
04/17/1982 ALABAMA 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 58.66 5
04/24/1982 PENN RELAYS 100-Meter High Hurdles 4 13.82 2
05/01/1982 FLORIDA 110-Meter High Hurdles 1 13.6 5 1 1 Yes 29
05/01/1982 FLORIDA 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 58.8 5
05/08/1982 SPEC TOWNS INVITATIONAL 100-Meter High Hurdles 1 13.2 5 5 1 Yes 9
05/08/1982 SPEC TOWNS INVITATIONAL 400-Meter Dash 1 59.25 5 46 6
05/14/1982 PACIFIC COAST INVITATIONAL 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 2 58.44 4
05/22/1982 TOM BLACK TRACK CLASSIC 100-Meter High Hurdles 1 13.6 5
06/04/1982 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 56.46 15 2 1 Yes 9
06/02/1982 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 100-Meter High Hurdles 4 13.42 9 6 1 Yes 9
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