Comment: A remarkable athlete without dispute. Yet missing is the woman whose state titles remain the ruler by which others measure themselves. Woodbine's Debbie Esser set state and national records as the country's best hurdler. She led her team to seven consecutive Iowa indoor/outdoor track titles. A four-time NAIA champion at Iowa State, she was so dominating the Soviets had to booby trap a hurdle in her lane in an international meet.