Hall of Fame

Candy Young

  • Class
  • Induction
    2008
  • Sport(s)
    Athlete
Alma Mater: Beaver Falls, 1980 | Sport: Track & Field
 
A WPIAL and PIAA champion in track, Young made the 1980 U.S. Olympic team in hurdles. It was the same year she graduated from high school. But the U.S. boycotted the Olympics that year. She also was one of the top sprinters in WPIAL history. At one time she held the world indoor record in the 55-meter hurdles and tied the world record in the 60-meter hurdles. She was a four-time NCAA champion at Fairleigh Dickinson.