Lula Hymes Glenn (1917-2016) was an American track and field athlete who tied the world record time for the 100-meter dash at 11.5 seconds in 1939.

In 1940 she was called "America’s greatest girl track and field athlete" by the Atlanta Constitution.

[3][1] Glenn was the contemporary of two other notable Tuskegee women athletes, Leila Perry Glover and Alice Coachman Davis.

[2] Because of her outstanding collegiate career Glenn was favored to win a gold medal at the Olympics in 1940.

However the 1940 games were cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II.