ABILENE, Texas (CMC):

Jamaican world-class sprint hurdler Delloreen Ennis-London has been inducted into the Abilene Christian University (ACU) Hall of Fame.

Ennis-London and another Jamaican athlete, Tracey Barnes, were part of the 2009 class inducted into the ACU Sports Hall of Fame on Friday night at the Hunter Welcome Centre on campus.

"It's great," Ennis-London said. "I would not want to share this moment with anyone else because Tracey and I have been through rough times. We've been through ups and downs," said Ennis-London, who won the 100-metre hurdles bronze medal at the IAAF World Championship in Berlin, Germany, in August.

Pleased to share the moment

Barnes, who won CARIFTA Games silver over 400 metres in 1993, did not graduate to world level performances in the way Ennis-London has, but her ACU performances were solid and Ennis-London was pleased to share the moment with her.

"We came into this together. We left ACU together and now to come back and to be inducted together, you can't get a better moment than this right now," Ennis-London said.

Barnes and Ennis-London played pivotal roles in ACU's seven national championships - indoor and outdoor - from 1996 to 1999.

Outstanding performances

In her career at ACU, Barnes won 14 individual national championships, including 10 national championships outdoors, more than any other athlete in ACU track and field history regardless of gender.

Ennis-London, 34, is the only female athlete in NCAA history to win eight hurdles races at national championships.

She holds the NCAA Division II all-time sprint hurdles record of 12.71 seconds and internationally, Ennis-London's log of successes include a silver and two bronze at the IAAF World Championship plus Pan American Games gold in 2007.