As Sharon Moultrie from Pampa, she went from track walk-on at Texas Tech in the late 1970s to the school’s first female two-time All-American.

After she aged out of softball growing up in Pampa, she went out for the track team in high school, a high school sport for girls still in its infancy. She ran the 100, and legs on the 440 relay and 880 relay, but her forte was the long jump. She set a district record at 18 feet, 1 inch, and missed qualifying for the state meet by less than an inch.

Moultrie-Bruner went to Tech, hoping to play softball and track. But since they were at the same time, she made the decision to focus on track. As a freshman, she won the long jump at more than 19 feet at the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) state meet that earned her a scholarship. In 1981 and 1982, she earned All-America honors after finishing sixth nationally in the AIAW both years in the long jump where she had a best of 20 feet, 11 inches. In all, Moultrie-Bruner was a seven-time national qualifier that also included the 100 and 400 relay. Her 60-meter dash time indoors is still among the top 10 in Tech history.

In 1981, she became Tech’s first African-American and first athlete to win Homecoming Queen recognition. She has coached girls track and cross country at South Grand Prairie High School for more than 30 years, winning multiple district and regional championships. Moultrie-Bruner has been inducted into the Texas Tech Athletics Hall of Honor and the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame. Moultrie-Bruner has two adult sons and one granddaughter.