Shamier Little (2025) - Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame - Texas A&M Athletics

Shamier Little

Induction:
2025
Class:
2017

Shamier Little strung together an historic three-year career for the Aggies, separating herself as one of the greatest hurdlers in NCAA history. The 11-time All-American dominated over the 400m distance, specifically in the 400m hurdles where she became the first Aggie to win three straight individual national titles in the same event from 2014-16. Little earned her bachelor’s degree in university studies in 2017.

The Chicago native was a standout from the moment she arrived on campus, capturing the indoor 400m conference title and outdoor 400m hurdles national title in her debut season. Her performances received recognition by the league, as she was named SEC Outdoor Freshman Runner of the Year.
She continued to be a driving force for the women’s team, sweeping both the SEC and NCAA outdoor 400m hurdle crowns in back-to-back years, earning three First Team All-America honors in both years. Little’s success was spotlighted by a pair of appearances on The Bowerman Watch List, as she was named a semifinalist in 2015 and 2016.

Little was a major contributor to the team’s success, as she played a key role in securing the women’s program’s fourth NCAA Outdoor Championship. Her win in the 400m hurdles and second-place finish in the 4x400m relay contributed 18 points to the team’s title race. During her career she also helped the Maroon & White rack up three additional top-five team finishes, one indoor and another two outdoors.

At her final NCAA Championships, her win in the 400m hurdles with a time of 53.51 broke A&M’s school record and still stands at the top of the history book, while also ranking seventh in NCAA history.

On the International stage, Little reached the pinnacle of sport, as she became an Olympic Champion at the 2024 Paris Games in the women’s 4x400m relay. Little and Team USA claimed the final women’s track & field title thanks to Little’s 49.48 opening leg split which was the fastest of all openers in the meet. Her Olympic success was not done there, as she doubled down and claimed silver in the mixed 4x400m, the event she set the world record in during the preliminary rounds of the Games.