Hall of Fame
Baker, Keshia
Keshia Baker
- Induction:
- 2020
- Class:
- 2010
Prior to her arrival in Eugene, most track and field experts said you could never have a national sprint program at the University of Oregon. That changed with the arrival of Keshia Baker. The Fairfield, Calif., native became the first woman ever to win three consecutive Pac-10 400-meter titles. In her final race as a Duck at the 2010 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Baker famously held off Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard on a spectacular anchor leg, thrilling the historic Hayward Field faithful. Run in a then-school record of 3:28.54, it was Oregon’s first-ever NCAA outdoor victory in the 4x400-meter relay. Earlier that season at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships, Baker helped the Women of Oregon to their first indoor national title with a runner-up finish in the 400 meters and by running the second leg of the Ducks’ victorious 4x400-meter relay team. As a senior, she was named the 2010 Pac-10 Track Athlete of the Year after winning the 400, finishing second in the 200 and running the third leg on Oregon’s victorious 4x100 meter relay at the conference meet in Berkeley, Calif. Her winning time of 50.76 in the 400 meters set school, stadium and meet records. At the time of her graduation, the seven-time all-American held a piece of six school records: the outdoor 400 meters, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay and the indoor 400 meters, 300 meters and 4x400 relay. Ten years later, she still ranked No. 2 and 3 at Oregon in the indoor and outdoor 400 meters, respectively. After college, Baker went on to win a gold medal as a member of the United States’ 4x400-meter relay team at the 2012 London Olympics.
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