Aubrey Herring (2011) - Hall of Fame - Indiana State University Athletics

Hall of Fame

Aubrey Herring

Class

2002
Induction

2011
Sport(s)

Cross Country/Track & Field

It was a long road for Aubrey Herring from high school athlete to a national champion in college and he never envisioned that someday he would land in the Hall of Fame. Herring is one of six Sycamore legends who will be inducted into the 20th Class of the Indiana State University Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday. The event is sponsored by Old National Bank.

"This means a lot to me," Herring said. "I am really proud to have my named etched alongside a lot of great athletes from Indiana State."

Three coaches who guided Sycamore teams to numerous post-season appearances and three athletes who consistently competed on the national level were selected for induction into the 20th Class including Herring, Jessica Crowder (Wayton), Jack Effner, Fran McCann, Dennis Raetz, and Bob Warn.

The induction ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Heritage Ballroom of the Tirey Hall on the campus of Indiana State University. The six inductees will also be recognized during halftime of the Indiana State Homecoming football game on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Sycamores will take on Western Illinois starting at 3:00 p.m.

Herring is one of five Track & Field National Champions at Indiana State, winning the 60 meter hurdles at the 2001 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships. He competed in track & field at Indiana State from 1997 to 2002 earning seven All-American recognitions.

"I never envisioned that I would someday be in the Hall of Fame when I first came to Indiana State," Herring said. "It was a long journey and my success didn't happen overnight. I didn't have the most ideal situation when I came to Indiana State but Coach (John) McNichols and a whole of other people believed in me."

Herring has been one of the best hurdler's in the United States since high school when he won the 1996 Indiana state title in the 110 meter hurdles as a senior at Warren Central High School.

His success continued at Indiana State where he advanced to the NCAA Championships seven times. Along with winning the 2001 Indoor 60 meter title, Herring finished second in the outdoor 2000 110meter hurdles, 2000 indoor 60 meter hurdles, and 1999 indoor 60 meter hurdles. He was also third at the 1998 indoor 55 meter.

Herring was undefeated in the Missouri Valley Conference, winning four straight indoor championships in the 60 meter hurdles and four straight outdoor titles in the 110 meter hurdles. An eight time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, Herring still holds several MVC records including the Indoor Championship 60 meter hurdle record at 7.75 (set in 1999), the All-Time Indoor 60 meter hurdle record at 7.61 (set in 2001), the Outdoor Championship 110 meter hurdle record at 13.47 (set in 2001), and the All-Time 110 meter hurdle record of 13.36 (set in 2001).

The hurdler also holds the Indiana State record for the 60 meter hurdles at 7.61 (set in 2001) and the outdoor 110 meter hurdles at 13.36 (set in 2001). He also has the second fastest indoor 55 meter hurdle time of 7.19 (set in 1998).

His accomplishments landed him a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference All-Centennial Track & Field team. He was also a member of the MVC Scholar-Athlete team and was selected an Academic All-American by the United States Track Coaches Association in 2001.

"I learned to hurdle from attending McNichols Hurdles Camp when I was still in high school," Herring said. "His drills and training program through college really taught me how to hurdle. I couldn't have ended up in a better place than Indiana State."

Herring has continued to excel on the track after his graduation from Indiana State. He was a member of the 4x120 yard World Record Shuttle Hurdle Relay team (along with David Oliver, Joel Brown, and Aries Merritt) that ran 53.31 at the 2008 Penn Relay Carnival. Herring ran a personal best 13.30 in the 110 meter hurdles at the 2008 International Friendship and Freedom Games in Greensboro, N.C.

He has been an Olympic Trial Qualifier in the 110 meter high hurdles and was a member of the 2001 USA Team in the World University Games.

Herring was inducted into the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame in 2003.

He is ninth member of the Indiana State men's track & Field team to be inducted into the ISU Athletics Hall of Fame. Past inductees include: Walter E. "Wally" Marks (1982), Alan Barcus (1999), Chris Lancaster (2000), Steve Cooksey (2004), Charles Warthan (2004), Mike Hanna (2005), Bryan Leturgez (2009), Bill Malloy (2010), and Steve Smith (2010).