Hall of Fame
An eight-time Atlantic 10 individual champion, Collins was twice the A-10's Indoor Track and Field Most Outstanding Performer, earning the recognition in both 1997 and 1999. He finished his career as Rhode Island's record holder in six different events, including his indoor 400-meter time of 47.50 seconds still stands as the A-10 Indoor Championship record 25 years later. Collins also held URI records in the 55m Indoor; the 200m Indoor; the 400m Indoor; the 100m Outdoor and the 200m Outdoor. The 1997 A-10 Indoor Rookie of the Year, Collins won the 200m, 400m and triple jump events at the conference meet that year. He won the triple jump title three times (1997-99), was a two-time champion in the Indoor 200m and 400m (1997, 1999) and he won the 1997 Outdoor 200m. He also was a five-time New England Champion (1998 Indoor Long Jump; 1999 Indoor 400M; 1997 and 1999 Outdoor 200m; and the 1999 Outdoor Long Jump). Following his illustrious track & field career, Collins gained notoriety as a three-time contestant on the hit CBS show Survivor, winning the 2015 season Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance. He left URI to become a firefighter in Cambridge, Mass., where he works to this day.
