Lorna Forde-Mitchell, a former two-time indoor world record holder in the 500m and 440 yard dashes lifted the LIU track and field program off the ground and became its first All-American in 1978.
Also a member of the Penn Relays Wall of Fame and the New York Armory Hall of Fame, she represented her native Barbados in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games.