Carol V. Cummings (2013) - Hall of Fame - Southwestern Athletic Conference

Hall of Fame

Biography & Early Life

Carol Cummings was born on 15 November 1949 (in Jamaica) and competed as a Jamaican sprinter.
She attended Prairie View A&M University in Texas, where she competed for the Lady Panthers in track & field

Collegiate Career at Prairie View A&M

At Prairie View A&M, Cummings developed into a record-setting sprinter, especially in the 100-yard/meter and 220-yard/200-meter events.
During her four years at PVAMU, the women’s track team won multiple championships — she was “one of eight women who won the first SWAC Indoor and Outdoor Championship for Prairie View.”
For example, in the 1976 collegiate season she ranked 4th in the 100 yards at the AIAW Outdoor Championships.

International/Professional Competition

Cummings competed for Jamaica in the sprints; she is listed in international athlete databases under Jamaica with events 100 m/200 m.
She competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics representing Jamaica.
Her personal bests, as recorded: 100 m ~11.59 s (1975) and 200 m ~23.33 s (Oct 1975 in Mexico City) per German-language source.
She was inducted into the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Hall of Fame in 2013 as a member of the Prairie View A&M athletics program.
Prairie View A&M’s athletics site notes that her 100-meter dash mark of 10.7 s (for a given event) ranked her fourth in the nation at that time.