Dionne Rose Henley (2006) - Hall of Fame - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

Dionne Rose Henley

Induction:
2006
Class:
2005

Dionne Rose Henley was MT's first female All-American in any sport, achieving the honor twice in both the high hurdles and the long jump. A determined, fierce competitor, Henley set four school records indoors and two outdoors.

NCAA champion in the indoor high hurdles and OVC Track Woman of the Year in 1994, she has held MT's indoor record in the long jump, the 55-meter dash and the 55-meter hurdles and outdoor records in the long jump and 100-meter hurdles. She was a member of the record-setting 1994 4x100 meter relay team. Rose Henley was ranked fourth in the world in 1996 before her fifth place finish in the Olympics in Atlanta. She left MT in 1994 to go pro and returned to MT to complete her degree and coach for her mentor, Dean Hayes, in 2005.
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Richardson ranks 1st in career wins (29) and complete games (23) and is 3rd in innings pitched and 4th in strikeouts. His single season records include wins (13 in 1988) innings pitched 127.1 (1988) and 12 of 13 wins in 1988 were complete games.