Vincentian medical doctor inducted into Athletics Hall of Fame in Arkansas

Vincentian medical doctor Lennox Adams, a triple jumper from Ouachita Baptist University, along with six others as part of its 28th class, was on Friday June 2, 2023, inducted into the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame, during a banquet in the Silver City Ballroom of the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock.

Dr. Adams is a three-time All-American and a 1988 Olympian, representing St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He won Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference and NAIA Indoor triple jump championships in 1987, 1988 and 1989; and won the NAIA Outdoor title in 1988, and finished runner-up in 1989.

Following the induction ceremony, Dr. Adams stated: “I am grateful for the recognition given to me by the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame, but I am also very happy for the positive attention it brings to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.”

In addition to Dr. Adams, the 28th Class includes Bryan Compton, assistant coach at the University of Arkansas; Phillip Herndon, a hurdler/sprinter from Little Rock Central and Villanova; Robert (Red) Nelson, a long-time supporter and meet starter from Arkadelphia; Steve Oury, a distance runner at North Little Rock Northeast and the UA and long-time track and cross country coach at Bryant; Bobby Pruitt, a distance/cross country runner from Beebe and the UA and long-time coach at Jacksonville; and Mark Segovis, a distance/cross country runner from Little Rock Parkview and the University of Central Arkansas.

Speaking to the Arkansas Democratic Gazette Ernest Miller, president of the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame (ATFHF) said: “This year’s class was extremely athletic in their competitive years. These inductees held lots of records at the state, school and national level”.