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This Day in Monitor & Subject–June 17
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1922—Illinois’ Harold Osborn tied for first within the Excessive Bounce with Notre Dame’s Johnny Murphy, the defending champion, on the 2nd NCAA Championships held in Chicago. Osborn would win Olympic gold within the Excessive Bounce and the Decathlon in 1924 and is a U.S. Corridor of Fame constitution member.
Georgetown’s Bob LeGendre received the Lengthy Bounce (24-3 [7.39]) and went on to win the bronze medal within the Pentathlon on the 1924 Olympics
Two winners who have been Olympic medalists in 1920 have been the Penn State duo of Larry Shields (Mile), the bronze medalist within the 1500, and Harold Barron (120y-Hurdles), the silver medalist within the 110m-Hurdles.
Grinnell’s Len Paulu (9.9) received the 100-yard sprint for the 2nd yr in a row and in addition received the 220y (21.8).
Cal-Berkeley (28-1/2) received the staff title over Penn State (19-1/2)
Outcomes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1922.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Osborn
1933–On the NCAA Championships, held at Stagg Subject in Chicago, Indiana’s Chuck Hornbostel edged Kansas’ Glenn Cunningham within the 880y, each timed in 1:50.9. It was the second of Hornbostel’s three NCAA titles within the occasion. Cunningham received the Mile in 4:09.8, and Marquette’s Ralph Metcalfe received the 100y (9.4) and 220y on the straightaway (20.4).
LSU, with solely 5 males on its squad (together with two future Corridor-of-Famers), received its first staff title, edging perennial
powerhouse USC, 58-54 (Prime 6 scored 10-8-6-4-2-1).
The Tigers’ scorers
Sophomore Glenn “Slats” Hardin–received the 440y (47.1/Meet File) and the 220y-Hurdles (22.9)
Former World File holder within the 400-Meter Hurdles; 2-time Olympic medalist (1932-silver, 1936-gold)
Member of the Corridor of Fame
Senior Jack Torrance—received the Shot Put (52-10 [16.10]), third within the Discus (147-7 [44.98?])
Former World File holder within the Shot Put. Member of the Corridor of Fame
Senior Al Moreau—2nd within the 120y-Hurdles, sixth within the 220y-Hurdles
Senior Al Gordy—tied for first within the Pole Vault (13-11 [4.24]/Meet File])
Sophomore Nathan Blair—4th within the Javelin (195-6 [59.58?])
Outcomes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1933.pdf
Ruth Laney Function: https://countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/people-places/1933-lsu-track-team-stuns-nation/
LSU’s 1st: https://lsusports.internet/information/2008/6/9/1477612.aspx
1933—Jesse Owens (East Tech,OH) set Nationwide Excessive Faculty Data within the 100y (9.4) and 220y (20.7) on the Nationwide Interscholastic Championships, which have been held concurrently in Chicago with the NCAA Championships (see above).
A Younger Owens: https://sports activities.jrank.org/pages/3574/Owens-Jesse-Athletic-Success-Teenager.html
1939–There was a lot anticipation for the Mile on the sixth Annual Princeton Invitation, witnessed by 28,000 followers. England’s Sydney Wooderson had taken away the World File from Glenn Cunningham in 1937 and each have been within the subject, together with earlier Princeton winner Archie San Romani. However there was a sluggish early tempo, taking away any ideas of a brand new file, after which Wooderson fell, recovering sufficient to complete fifth within the race, which was received by Chuck Fenske in 4:11.0. Cunningham completed 2nd (4:11.6), adopted by San Romani (4:11.8), Blaine Rideout (4:12), and Wooderson (4:13).
Given the sluggish early pacing, the race was a dash for residence within the final 220-yards, with Wooderson within the lead. Thought-about by some to be the best runner of his time, Wooderson “apparently had determined to place all his reliance on his dash end, forgetting that the others might dash too”. Wooderson, complaining after the race that Rideout had compelled him to discover the curb, was quickly out of rivalry.
John Quigley, a 19-year previous senior at NY’s De La Salle Academy, upset Archie Williams, the 1936 Olympic champion at 400-meters, to win the 440y in 47.6 (round 1 flip).
Video(Mile): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ysqEf8lN8M&listing=PLS57jt0xuP2ox4aAxMzc_Ebx28XHhWziX&index=39
NY Occasions: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1939/06/18/112696522.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
1939—Among the many winners on the NCAA Championships in Los Angeles have been Pittsburgh’s John Woodruff within the 880y (1:50.7), USC’s Lou Zamperini within the Mile (4:13.6), and Notre Dame’s Greg Rice within the 2-Mile (9:02.6). USC received the staff title with 86 factors, virtually double the rating of runnerup Stanford (44-3/4).
Woodruff was on the middle of an issue that concerned Princeton, the host of the Princeton Invitation (see above), and AAU Secretary Dan Ferris. Woodruff had entered each meets, and NCAA coaches accused Ferris and Princeton officers of pressuring Woodruff to skip the NCAA meet in favor of competing at Princeton, They denied the fees, saying they have been high-quality with Woodruff’s determination to compete in L.A. (From the NY Occasions)
Rice’s Fred Wolcott (14.3) received the 120y-Hurdles over Wisconsin’s Ed Smith (14.5), who was on the middle of a racial controversy earlier within the season.
Wisconsin was scheduled to compete in a tri-meet with Notre Dame and host Missouri. The Badgers’ Tom Jones had coached at Mizzou earlier than World Battle One, and two of his former pupils now coached the monitor groups at Missouri and Notre Dame. The meet was to be accompanied by a banquet to honor Jones and his former runners.
Two weeks earlier than the meet was to happen, Missouri officers requested that Wisconsin not deliver Smith, an African-American, since native customs prohibited racial integration. When appeals to Missouri to permit Smith to compete failed, Wisconsin (and Notre Dame) refused to take part and the meet was cancelled. Extra at: https://uwbadgers.com/information/2009/2/12/Celebrate_Black_History_Month_Ed_Smith.aspx
Outcomes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1939.pdf
NY Occasions-Woodruff(for subscribers): https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1939/06/17/93930965.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
1950— Notable winners on the 1950 NCAA Championships in Minneapolis included Morgan State’s George Rhoden within the 440y (47.2), Wisconsin’s Don Gehrmann within the Mile (4:12.4), USC’s Dick Attlesey within the 120y-Hurdles (14.0), Yale’s Jim Fuchs within the Shot Put (56-11 3/16), and Stanford’s Bud Held (216-8 5/8 [66.05]), who received the Javelin over UCLA’s Cy Younger (211-1/4 [64.31]). USC received the staff title.
Outcomes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1950.pdf
1961–Villanova’s Frank Budd received the 100y over Oregon’s Harry Jerome (9.4-9.5) and the 220y over teammate Paul Drayton (20.8-21.2) on the NCAA Championships, which have been held at Franklin Subject in Philadelphia.
Different Highlights:
New Mexico’s Adolph Plummer received a photo-finish within the 440y over Abilene Christian’s Earl Younger (46.2 for each).
Future Corridor-of-Famers Dyrol Burleson (Oregon/mile-4:00.5), USC’s Dallas Lengthy (Shot Put/63-3 ½ [19.29]), and John Thomas (Excessive Bounce/7-2 [2.185]) have been all winners of their respective occasions.
Occidental’s Dixon Farmer, who has been a PA announcer within the sport for years, received the 440y-Hurdles in 50.8.
USC (65) received the staff title over Oregon(47).
Outcomes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1961.pdf
Sports activities Illustrated Vault(Pre-Meet article with Earl Younger on the quilt):
https://vault.si.com/vault/1961/06/19/another-fast-christian-from-abilene
Corridor of Fame Bios:
Burleson(2010): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/dyrol-burleson
Lengthy(1996): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/dallas-long
Thomas(1985): Presently unavailable
1967—The NCAA Championships in Provo, Utah, got here to an in depth, with Southern Cal breaking their week-old world file within the 440-yard relay, working 38.6 with a lineup of hurdler Earl McCullouch (who had received the 120y-hurdles[13.4] on Friday), Fred Kuller, O.J. Simpson, and Lennox Miller.
There have been loads of different stars available, with San Jose State’s Tommie Smith successful the 220y (20.2), Kansas’ Jim Ryun the Mile (4:03.5), Washington State’s Gerry Lindgren the 3-Mile (13:47.8) and 6-Mile (28:44.0/6-15), USC’s Bob Seagren beat teammate Paul Wilson to win the Pole Vault (17-4 for each), and Texas A&M’s Randy Matson the Shot put (67-9 ¼[6-16]) and Discus (190-4).
USC had misplaced to UCLA of their annual twin meet earlier within the season and completed 2nd to Oregon on the PAC-8 Championships, however dominated the staff scoring right here, greater than doubling the rating of runnerup Oregon (84-40).
(See June 15 for an earlier report)
Outcomes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1967.pdf
https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/06/26/smoking-performance-at-a-nosmoke-affair
NCAA Historical past
Previous Champions(By means of 2022)
Males: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_outdoor_champs_records/2022/D1Men.pdf
Ladies: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_outdoor_champs_records/2022/D1Women.pdf
USTFCCCA: http://www.ustfccca.org/meets-results/meet-history?collection=3369
T&F Information
https://trackandfieldnews.com/historical-results/a-history-of-the-ncaa-championships-1921-2018/
1967—Three Nationwide H.S. data have been set at a windy Golden West Inv. in Sacramento. Invoice Tipton (Pontiac Central,MI) received the 180y-Hurdles on a flip in 18.3 (he additionally received the 120y-Hurdles in a wind-aided 13.4); Karl Salb (Crossett,AR) received the Shot Put with a toss of 69-8 (21.23) to interrupt Dallas Lengthy’s 9-year previous mark of 69-3 (21.10+); and Joe Kurzrok (Mt.Vernon,NY) received the 330y-Hurdles in 37.3.
Different potential data have been negated by extreme aiding wind, with Jerry Proctor, already the NR holder at 25-7 [7.79], successful the Lengthy Bounce with a leap of 26-5 ¾ (8.07), and Invoice Gaines (Mullica Hills,NJ), a day shy of his nineteenth birthday, successful the 100y-dash in 9.3. Having fun with Gaines’s effort was honorary referee Jesse Owens, who ran 9.4 as a prep in 1934.
Essex Catholic (NJ) supplied two winners, with Marty Liquori successful the Mile in 4:08.0 and Mark Murro, who had set a Nationwide File of 252-8 (77.01?) earlier within the season, taking the Javelin with a throw of 247-4 (75.38?). (From T&F Information)
1970–Germany’s Wolfgang Nordwig jumped 17-10 ½ (5.45) in Berlin to interrupt John Pennel’s World File within the pole vault (17-10 1/4[5.44m]).
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_pole_vault_world_record_progression
“Human Mile”
1977(June 18)/1978(June 17)–The late Mike Cohen knew little or no about monitor and subject when he grew to become the Sports activities Info Director at Manhattan School, however it didn’t take him lengthy earlier than he fell in love with the game and freely provided unsolicited recommendation to go coach Fred Dwyer. He finally grew to become the Public Relations individual at Yonkers Raceway and noticed a possibility to advertise the game, in addition to deliver some consideration to the Raceway, the place usually horses trotted their manner across the 1/2-mile oval. The primary “Human Mile” occurred on this date and was received by Mark Belger in 4:00.5, with Matt Centrowitz 2nd in 4:01.3, adopted by Ron Speirs (4:02.5), Fordham’s Jim De Rienzo (4:08.1), and Eire’s (and Arkansas’) Niall O’Saughnessy (4:08.5). Belger’s dad and mom and different relations have been available to observe him run his first mile since his highschool days. Peter Gaughn, who was the pacer via splits of 58, 1:57, and three:02, had stated the monitor was “lightning quick” after a exercise.
1978–The 2nd version drew one other good subject and the monitor’s odds-maker offered the next line (only for enjoyable–there was no betting): Ray Flynn 5-2, Sydney Maree 3-1, Belger 4-1, Centrowitz 8-1, Nice Britain’s Chris Stewart 8-1, Byron Dyce 8-1, Mike Roche 12-1, and Bob Snyder 15-1. Flynn, who received the race in 4:00.0 over Maree and Centrowitz, remembers, “Operating 1/2-mile laps appeared to take without end”.
The race was televised dwell on WPIX in NY and it marked my debut as an on-air commentator. Host Spencer Ross gave the race a giant buildup, turned to me and stated, “Right here to offer us a rundown on every runner is our skilled, Walter “MURRAY”. He corrected himself once we got here again from a business, however the injury had been performed—a few of my “mates” nonetheless name me by that title. To make the night much more memorable, my efficiency was so riveting that I used to be relegated to a behind-the-scenes position in TV ever since!
St.John’s’ Ross Donoghue would win the third version in 1979 in 4:00.8.
From Pretoria to Yonkers-Maree:
https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/18/archives/pretoria-to-yonkers-sports-of-the-times-athlete-of-the-year.html
1979—Craig Virgin set an American File of 27:39.4 for 10,000 meters on the U.S. Championships in Walnut, California. He broke Steve Prefontaine’s earlier mark of 27:43.6, set in 1974.
Steve Scott received an thrilling 1500, pulling away from Don Paige (3:37.4) within the homestretch and setting a Meet File of three:36.90.
A loaded Ladies’s 1500 was much more thrilling than the boys’s race, with Francie Larrieu(Smith) barely edging Mary Decker after a homestretch duel (4:06.6-4:06.8). Subsequent was Julie Brown (4:09.4) and American File holder Jan Merrill (4:11.1) was 4th. Larrieu doubled again to additionally win the 3000 in an in depth end over Merrill (8:53.8-8:54.0).
Larry Myricks (27-2w [8.28]) received the Males’s Lengthy Bounce (6-16) over current H.S. grad (Willingboro,NJ) Carl Lewis (26-6 1/2w [8/09], who was simply two weeks shy of his nineteenth birthday. The 2 would have interaction in an awesome rivalry for the following dozen years and each would wind up within the Nationwide Corridor of Fame.
www.nytimes.com/1979/06/18/archives/scott-outkicks-paige-in-1500-scotts-kick-in-final-lap-tops-paige.html
Mike Fanelli’s Report on the 10k: https://m.fb.com/story.php?story_fbid=10226982408561965&id=1106642135
Outcomes(Prime 3): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships
1980–WOW!–The U.S. Junior Championships, held on the College of Tennessee’s Tom Black Monitor in Knoxville, supplied a showcase for lots of the sport’s eventual legends. Ending 1-2 in each the Males’s 100 and 200 have been Carl Lewis and Calvin Smith, each future world file holders and Olympic/World Champions. Two of the perfect 1/2-milers in U.S. historical past matched up within the Ladies’s 800, with 17-year previous Joetta Clark beating 16-year previous Kim Gallagher, 2:04.52-2:05.98. Carol Lewis received the 100-meter Hurdles in 14.20 however was solely 4th in what would grow to be her greatest occasion, the Lengthy Bounce. The occasion’s winner was the good one, Jackie Joyner-Kersee (20-1 [6.12]). Lance Deal, who would develop into one among the perfect hammer throwers on the earth, received the Males’s Discus (187-4 [57.10]).
1984—Issues began to warmth up on the 2nd day of competitors on the U.S. Olympic Trials within the L.A. Coliseum (June 16-24), with athletes filling within the Olympic slots in 4 occasions. (with eventual Olympic medals)
Carl Lewis (10.06/Gold), Sam Graddy (10.21/Silver), and Ron Brown (10.23) made the staff within the Males’s 100-
Meters.
UCLA’s Jackie Joyner (Silver/not but Kersee) set an American File of 6520 factors to guide Jodi Brown and Cindy Greiner onto the staff within the Heptathlon.
Mike Conley (57-5 [17.50]/Silver)led the way in which within the Males’s Triple Bounce, and was joined by Al Joyner (56-4 ¾ [17.19]/Gold) and Willie Banks (56-2 ¾ [17.14]).
Making the staff within the Hammer Throw have been Invoice Inexperienced (240-3 [73.24]), Jud Logan (237-9 [72.48]), and Ed Burke (235-7 [71.82]), who made his third Olympic staff 20 years after making his 1st in 1964 (additionally competed in 1968).
Ending 2nd to Edwin Moses (47.58/solely Moses had ever run quicker) in his semi-final race, Danny Harris ran 48.02 to set a World Junior File within the Males’s 400-Meter Hurdles (since damaged).
Outcomes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1984.pdf
