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Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
This Day in Track & Field–April 24
1880 – Amateur Athletic Association(AAA), governing body for men’s athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England.
http://www.englandathletics.org/the-amateur-athletic-association
1937–4 future Hall-of-Famers were winners at the Penn Relays (April 23, 24).
Don Lash (1995) anchored Indiana to Relays Records in the 4-Mile Relay (17:16.1) and the Distance Medley (10:04.7). Lash was dubbed “the first great American distance runner” by Sports Illustrated for his success during a lengthy career. Tommy Deckard, who ran on the 4-Mile Relay, set a Relays Record of 9:21.0 in the Steeplechase.
Another Relays Record was set in the Sprint Medley (3:26.4), with John Woodruff (1978), the 1936 Olympic gold medalist at 800-meters, running the first of 3-straight winning anchor legs for Pittsburgh.
Georgia’s Forrest “Spec” Towns (1976), another gold medalist in Berlin, won the 120y-Hurdles (14.6). He went on to coach at his alma mater from 1946-1975.
Temple’s Eulace Peacock (1987), won the 100y (9.8) and Long Jump (24-1[7.34]).
For NY Times Subscribers: =
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1937/04/25/94360902.html?pageNumber=69
1943—Baldwin-Wallace’s Harrison Dillard, a future Hall-of-Famer, won the 120y-Hurdles at the Penn Relays in 14.8. Dillard became famous for not qualifying in his specialty at the 1948 U.S. Olympic Trials, but making the team in the 100-Meters! He then won Olympic gold in the 100 and 4×100 in London, and 4 years later won gold in the 110m-Hurdles at the Helsinki Olympics!
It was a big weekend for Notre Dame’s Ollie Hunter, who anchored the Irish to wins in the 4-Mile Relay (17:54.3) and the Distance Medley (10:23.2), and also won the 2-mile (9:24.4). The latter two races were on Friday (4-23).
Eulace Peacock, competing for the U.S. Coast Guard, won the Long Jump (24-1 [7.34]) for the 2nd time, 6 years after winning for the 1st time while he was at Temple (1937). He would win a 3rd title in 1945 (Military personnel were allowed to compete in the college events during World War II, as well as the Korean War)
(For NY Times Subscribers):
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1943/04/24/85100474.html?auth=login-email&pageNumber=18
1954—Fordham won the 2-Mile Relay (7:38.6) at the Penn Relays for the 2nd year in a row with a lineup of Terry Foley, Frank Tarsney, Bill Persichetty, and Tom Courtney. The same foursome would set a World Record of 7:27.3 the following month at the Coliseum Relays in Los Angeles. Courtney went on to win Olympic gold in the 800-meters at the 1956 Olympics.
Manhattan College, with Lou Jones, a future World Record holder at 400-meters, on the anchor, won the Mile Relay (3:15.1) for the 3rd year in a row.
Duke’s Joel Shankle won the 120-Yard Hurdles (14.4) and the Long Jump (23-10 5/8 [7.27+]). He would win both events again the following year and would win the bronze medal in the 110-Meter Hurdles at the 1956 Olympics.
Courtney: https://www.fordham.edu/info/26211/hall_of_honor/9522/thomas_w_courtney
Jones: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/sports/othersports/lou-jones-74-sprinting-star-dies.html
Shankle: https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79021
1959–The West Coast got its own relay carnival, as the first Mt.SAC Relays were held on the same weekend as Penn and Drake.
The highlight of the meet was the 2-mile, won by Bill Dellinger in 8:48.2, just missing Phil Coleman’s American Record of 8:48.0.
Other winners included Dallas Long in the Shot Put (61-10 ½ [18.86]) and San Jose State’s Ray Norton in the 100y (9.5).
1964—With Charlie Messenger bringing his team closer with his 3:08.4 split on the ¾-leg (the race was conducted in yards), teammate Dave Patrick made up a 50-yard deficit (behind favored Archbishop Molloy-NY) with his 4:14.8 anchor mile to give Kenwood (MD) the win in the Boys Distance Medley with a Penn Relays Record time of 10:23.8.
Patrick came back the next day to win the inaugural H.S. Mile at Penn in 4:15.4, with Messenger finishing 2nd in 4:18.5.
Determined to continue their track careers together in college, they chose Villanova, where they enjoyed continued success at Penn. Patrick would win an additional 7 Relays watches, while Messenger would win 4. And one of their teammates was Tom Donnelly, who had finished 5th in the H.S. Mile won by Patrick!
1965–Bob Beamon, a junior at Jamaica H.S. (NY), won the high school Triple Jump at the Penn Relays with a leap of 49-5 (15.06). Jamaica coach Larry Ellis had asked Norm Tate to give Beamon, primarily a long jumper, some tips. Tate won the College LJ & TJ at Penn that year while competing for North Carolina Central.
1976—As noted yesterday (4-23), all running events at the Penn Relays (except the mile run and the 4x120y-hurdles) were changed to metric distances.
Reggie Jones was a triple winner, anchoring Tennessee to Relays Records in the 4×100 (39.4) and 4×200 (1:21.5), as well as winning the 100 (10.2) for the 2nd year in a row.
Eamonn Coghlan won three more Relays watches, first anchoring Villanova to its 10th straight win in the distance medley (9:28.8/800-400-1300-1500) on Friday (4-23), then coming back on Saturday to run on the winning 4×1500 (15:03.0) and 4×800 (7:18.0/Relays Record) teams.
UTEP’s Greg Joy set a Relays Record of 7-4 (2.23) in the High Jump. He would win the silver medal at the Montreal Olympics and went on to win his 2nd NCAA Indoor title in 1977.
1976–Mac Wilkins threw 226-11 (69.18) at the Mt.Sac Relays to set the 1st of his 4 World Records in the discus.
WR Progression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_discus_throw_world_record_progression
1976–Competing in the open race at the Drake Relays, senior Rudy Chapa (Hammond,IN), set the still-standing High School Records in the 6-miles (27:36.4) and 10,000-meters (28:32.7).
LetsRun Discussion: http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4065846
1976—The Soviet Union’s (and Ukraine’s) Faina Melnik, the 1972 Olympic Champion, set the 11th (and final) World Record of her career in the Discus, throwing 231-3 (70,50) in Sochi, Russia (she finished 4th at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faina_Melnik
Feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlVBjxJF6Ic
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77258
1981–There had been bad news and good news for Villanova senior Sydnee Maree in the early part of the year. His coach and champion, the legendary Jumbo Elliott, had passed away in March and Maree was once again battling an injury, a common occurrence during his 4 years at the Philadelphia Main Line school. The good news was that he now had a wife, Lisa Rhoden, and had been accepted as a permanent resident of the U.S., finally clearing the way for the transplanted South African to compete internationally.
His physical problems continued at the Penn Relays early Friday morning (4-24) when medication he was taking for a groin pull may have led to a dizzy spill that left him on his bathroom floor. A lesser runner might have begged off any relay duty that day, but Maree didn’t give it a second thought. “Jumbo would always say, ‘Let it hurt’”. Maree, who had won NCAA titles in the 5000 (1979) and 1500 (1980–he would win a 2nd title later in 1981), proceeded to anchor Villanova to victory in the distance medley (4-24) and 4×1500 (4-25). (From T&F News).
Maree, who later became a U.S. citizen, took full advantage of his new-found running freedom, setting a world record of 3:31.24 in the 1500 in 1983. In 1985, he improved to 3:29.77, which was an American Record at the time. He also set an American Record in the 5,000-meters (13:01.15/1985).
He lost his long-standing Collegiate Record in the 1500 (3:35.30/1981) in 2018 to New Mexico’s Josh Kerr, who ran 3:35.01 at the Bryan Clay Inv.
1981–At the Drake Relays, Oklahoma ran 3:13.39 to set American and Collegiate Records in the Sprint Medley, and Jim Spivey’s 4:00.1 anchor (1600) gave Indiana the win in the Distance Medley. Steve Scott, a favorite of the Drake crowd, won the Invitational Mile in 3:58.54.
1982—As noted yesterday (4-23), Villanova’s 16-year winning streak in the Men’s Distance Medley was ended by Georgetown, but the Wildcats had better luck on Saturday, taking the Sprint Medley (anchored by freshman John Marshall), the 4×1500, and an incredible 4×800, in which the first seven teams all bettered the previous Collegiate Record of 7:16.3–1.Villanova-7:12.29 (Marshall on the anchor), 2.Georgetown 7:12.62, 3.Richmond 7:12.81, 4.Arkansas 7:13.48, 5.Virginia 7:14.64, 6.Pittsburgh 7:15.37, 7.Tennessee 7:16.22.
1987–The Men’s Distance Medley often provides a major highlight at the Penn Relays, and this year’s edition may have been the best of all. In fact, it might have been the best race, period, in the history of the Relays.
The opening leg is usually a good indicator of how fast the ultimate winning time will be, and Mt.St.Mary’s Charles Cheruiyot ensured a quick pace with his opening 1200 split of 2:50.9, with Georgetown freshman John Trautmann coming across 5th in 2:53.1. Roddie Haley put Arkansas into the lead with his 44.4 carry on the 400 leg, amazing considering the chilly conditions, with The Mount, Villanova, and Indiana hanging close. Georgetown was still 5th, almost 4 seconds off the lead.
The top 3 teams stayed in that order through the 800 leg, while Miles Irish closed the gap for Georgetown, now 4th, with his 1:46.1 split. Running 1:47.9 for The Mount was Peter Rono, who would win the 1500-meters at the following year’s Olympics in Seoul!
There was a ton of talent on the anchor leg, and it was anyone’s guess who would come out on top. Arkansas’s Doug Consiglio, who had anchored the Razorbacks to victory in this race the year before, when his team set the “World Record” of 9:22.6, had an 8-meter lead when he got the baton, but he was quickly joined by Kip Cheruiyot (The Mount), Gerry O’Reilly (Villanova), and Mike Stahr (Georgetown).
With a lap to go, Arkansas had faded, while Stahr and O’Reilly battled down the backstretch, with Cheruiyot (3:57.1) struggling to stay close. It came down to a sprint down the final homestretch, with Stahr (3:54.9) outleaning O’Reilly (3:55.3) to secure the win for Georgetown. The first three teams bettered the previous “World Record” (it wasn’t an official IAAF event at the time—it is now), with Georgetown clocking 9:20.96, Villanova 9:21.02, and Mount St. Mary’s 9:21.66. Arkansas finished 4th in 9:25.56, a time good enough to win all but two of the previous runnings of this event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CexhVbuBrwk (Home video—obviously taken by a Georgetown fan!)
In appreciation of their outstanding performances in a losing cause, outgoing Relays Director Jim Tuppeny presented Penn Relays watches, normally given only to the winners, to the teams from Villanova and Mt.St.Mary’s.
1993—All 8 men’s relays at Penn were won by 8 different teams
4×100–LSU 39.49…2nd win in a row
4×200—Middle Tennessee 1:22.18
4×400—Georgia Tech 3:04.26
4×800—Florida 7:14.34
4×1500—Villanova 15:00.23…anchored by Louie Quintana (3:43.7)…defending champion Arkansas lost 25 yards when
John Schiefer dropped the baton on the 3rd leg.
Sprint Medley—George Mason 3:15.54
Distance Medley—Arkansas 9:31.17…2nd year in a row that Niall Bruton anchored the team to a win (he would do the
same in 1994)
Shuttle Hurdles—Texas A&M 56.30
Villanova’s Louie Quintana was named the Outstanding performer after running splits of 3:43.7, 1:46.3, and 3:57.7.
LSU set a Relays Record of 3:29.91 in the Women’s 4×400
Arkansas’ Deena Drossin (Kastor) won the Women’s 5000-meters in 16:16.32 on Thursday night (4-22).
Central State’s Deon Hemmings won the 400-meter Hurdles(57.09) for the 2nd year in a row and went on to win Olympic in Atlanta in 1996(First Jamaican woman to win an Olympic gold medal).
T.C. Williams (VA/40.56) won the H.S. Boys 4×100 to end an 8-year winning streak by teams from Jamaica. Bob Keino, the son of the legendary Kip Keino, ran relay splits of 1:52.6 and 4:08.2 for Ridgewood(NJ) H.S. and was named the meet’s Outstanding Performer.
NY Times Coverage
1993—Iowa senior Anthuan Maybank had a historic double at the Drake Relays, winning the Long Jump on Friday (4-23) with a wind-aided leap of 27-6 ¾ (8.40/legal jump of 27-3/4 [8.25]), and the 400 on Saturday in 44.99, becoming the first man ever to jump farther than 27-feet and run sub-45 in the 400.
He would improve his 400 best to 44.15 and anchored the U.S. to a win in the 4×400 at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Drake Relays Hall of Fame: https://godrakebulldogs.com/news/2008/4/7/1435108.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthuan_Maybank
1999—Arkansas swept the three longest men’s events at the Penn Relays, winning the DMR (9:32.81) on Friday (4-23) and the 4×800 (7:13.87) and 4xmile on Saturday. The Razorbacks set a Collegiate Record of 16:07.96 in the latter event with a lineup of Sharif Karie (4:03.2), Michael Power (4:02.2), Matt Kerr (4:07.2), and Seneca Lassiter, who ran a great anchor leg of 3:55.6, which was the fastest mile split ever run at Penn! Oregon set the previous mark of 16:08.9 way back in 1962! Arkansas’ time is still #7 on the All-Time Collegiate list.
Michael Johnson anchored a Nike International team to a win in the Olympic Development 4×200 (1:19.47)
2004–A crowd of 49,441, part of a record 3-day total of 112,701, saw some outstanding performances on the final day of the Penn Relays. The Women’s College 100-meters featured a number of talented young sprinters, but who would have predicted that winner Lauryn Williams would go on to win the silver medal in the 100 at the Olympics; that runnerup Veronica Campbell would win the 200 in Athens and add a bronze in the 100, and another gold as part of Jamaica’s winning 4×100 relay; or that 3rd-placer Muna Lee, who was gunning for her 4th straight win in this event, would be an Olympic finalist in the 200 (=7th). And let’s not forget 4th-placer Sherone Simpson, who was also a member of Jamaica’s gold medal-winning 4×100 team.
Tennessee’s women were going after the 20-year old Collegiate, Relays, and School Record of 8:20.22, which had been set by another Vol foursome here in 1984. Things didn’t look good when Leslie Treherne led off with a modest 2:09.4, but Kameisha Bennett got the team “back on track” with her 2:04.5 2nd leg, and Brooke Novak kept things going with her 2:05.9 carry.
Anchor Nicole Cook, who had won the NCAA Indoor 800 in March, gave it her best shot, even falling to the track in her effort to squeeze every tenth of a second out of her body, Her 2:01.3 split brought Tennessee home in 8:21.13, just short of the record, but still the 3rd fastest collegiate time in history. Presenting the awards to the team on the infield was none other than former Tennessee star Joetta Clark, who had anchored that 1984 team to the record.
In the heats of the college men’s 4×400 on Friday, Florida coach Mike Holloway gambled that his “2nd-string” was strong enough to get the Gators into Saturday’s final. They did, but just barely, as the 8th and last qualifier. Running in the final against a strong LSU team, Florida, with a lineup of Sekou Clarke (46.4), Reggie Witherspoon (45.0), Stefan Pastor (45.0), and Kerron Clement (44.7) won a thrilling race in 3:01.10 to break Arizona State’s 27-year old Relays record of 3:01.9. LSU was also under the old record with their runnerup time of 3:01.39 (Marvin Stevenson 46.9, Bennie Brazell 44.7, Kelly Willie 44.6, Pete Coley 45.2).
2010— A record crowd of 54,319 turned out on the final day of the Penn Relays to catch a glimpse of Usain Bolt, who was well on his way to legendary status after winning the 100 and 200 at the 2008 Olympics and again at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, where he set the current World Records of 9.58 and 19.19.
As soon as Bolt took his first warmup strides on the infield, the thousands of Jamaican fans in attendance, most of whom were decked out in the green and gold colors of their country, let out a mighty roar.
Running anchor in the USA vs the World 4×100, Bolt, who ran at Penn when he was at William Knibb H.S., gave the fans what they came to see, pulling away from the USA Blue team’s Ivory Williams to give Jamaica the win and a Relays Record of 37.90.
https://spark.adobe.com/page/FNnqTBKyfs2Pr/
Videos
https://www.flotrack.org/video/5211214-usain-bolt-warming-up-at-the-2010-penn-relays
Just like he did in the 800 at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March, Virginia freshman Robby Andrews timed his kick perfectly to pass Oregon’s Andrew Wheating (and Penn State’s Ryan Foster) in the homestretch to give Virginia the win in the Men’s 4×800(7:15.38), the school’s 1st win at Penn since the Cavaliers won the Shuttle Hurdles in 1943! Wheating, a 2008 U.S. Olympian at 800-meters, had anchored Oregon to a win in the Distance Medley (9:30.69) on Friday (4-23). Matthew Centrowitz, who would win the 1500-meters at the 2016 Olympics, ran the lead-off leg for the Ducks and the anchored the winning 4-Mile Relay (16:15.14). He was named the meet’s Outstanding Male Performer for relay events.
Texas A&M’s women set Collegiate Records in the 4×200 (1:29.42/since broken) and the Shuttle Hurdles (52.50/4-23). The Aggies also won the 4×100 in 43.09. Gabby Mayo ran on all 3 winning teams and was named the meet’s Outstanding Female Performer for relay events.
Princeton’s Donn Cabral won the Steeplechase (8:48.92/4-22) and went on to win two NCAA titles (2010,2012) and finish 8th at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics!
Indiana’s Derek Drouin, the NCAA Indoor Champion in the High Jump, won the 1st of his 3 Relays titles (also won in 2012 & 2013). He went on to have one of the greatest careers ever for a Relays alum, winning a total of 5 NCAA titles, gold medals at the 2016 Olympics and 2015 World Championships, and bronze medals at the 2012 Olympics and 2013 World Championships.
Virginia Tech’s Queen Harrison, a 2008 U.S. Olympian in the 400-meter Hurdles, won the 100-Meter Hurdles in 12.61, which is still the Relays Record.
4×800: https://www.flotrack.org/video/5211869
2021—The USATF Grand Prix (part of the Oregon Relays), was the first major meet held at the sparkling new Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (no spectators were allowed due to Covid restrictions).
Among the highlights:
M100-1.Trayvon Bromell 10.01, 2.Noah Lyles 10.17
M400-1.Michael Norman 44.67, 2.Rai Benjamin 44.98
W400-1.Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 49.08
W1500-1.Laura Muir (GBR) 4:01.54
W100h-1.Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) 12.46
The day before the meet, the NBC crew was treated to a VIP tour of the stadium, hosted by Oregon head coach Robert Johnson and others associated with the facility. Before the tour started, everyone was asked to identify themselves and describe what their role was. When my turn came, it suddenly dawned on me that this visit marked the 50th Anniversary of my first trip to Hayward Field, having attended the U.S. Championships here in 1971!
As spectacular as our first view of the stadium was, the real treat came when we were ushered into the training facility underneath the stadium. There were gasps of amazement as we came upon each element, including a barbershop and nail salon for the Oregon athletes! And there were also some great displays that honored the amazing history associated with Oregon T&F.
The one complaint we had was the location of the TV broadcast position. With the huge amount of money that was spent on building the new stadium, and the attention paid to so many details that would affect athletes and fans, one might have expected to see a state-of-the-art TV booth. Not so-we were relegated to a walkway in back of the last row of seats in the upper deck overlooking the finish line. The NBC crew made it work, but not without some difficulty.
Results: https://results.flashresults.com/2021_04-23_OregonRelays/index.htm
LetsRun Coverage
https://goducks.com/news/2021/4/24/track-and-field-grand-prix-a-grand-show-at-hayward.aspx
The Hayward Experience: https://hayward.uoregon.edu/hayward-field-media-assets#hayward-experience
Hayward Hall: https://hayward.uoregon.edu/hayward-hall
Born On This Day*
Mike Rodgers 40 (1985) 2019 World Champion—4×100…team set an American Record of 37.10
(Christian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Noah Lyles)
2-time U.S. Champion—100m (2009,2014)
2019 Pan-American Games Champion
3-time U.S. Indoor Champion—60m (2008,2010,2011)
Silver medalist 2013 & 2017 World Championships—4×100
2016 U.S. Olympian—4×100 (Team disqualified in the final);
Finished 4th in the 100 at the 2012 & 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials; Semi-finalist in 2021
Silver medalist-2010 World Indoor Championships—60m
10-time NAIA Champion while at Lindenwood (2005,2006) and Oklahoma Baptist (2007)
2005—4×100, 4x400i
2006—60i, 200i, 200, 4×100
2007—60i, 200i, 100, 4×100
The most prolific sprinter in history? By the end of the 2023 season, the then-38 year old veteran had competed in
more than 750 sprint races since 2004—and that total doesn’t include races during his high school career! And
he added one more in 2024, running 6.86 indoors for 60-meters in what turned out to be his last race of the year
(and his career?—he hasn’t competed in 2025)
Was on the verge of quitting the sport when he bumped into Darryl Woodson (who would become his coach) at a food
stand at the 2007 U.S. Championships in Indianapolis–he convinced Rodgers to stick with it!
PBs: 6.48i (’11), 9.85 (’11);
Served a 9-month doping ban (July,2011-April, 2012)
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Rodgers
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/136257
Ban: https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/17229840
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Xfata00vo
Delayed Retirement!: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-06-27-0906260452-story.html
SI(2009): https://vault.si.com/vault/2009/07/06/stride-right
https://twitter.com/Mr_Rodgers_DAT?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
David Oliver 43 (1982) 2013 World Champion—110-meter hurdles; 2008 Olympic bronze medalist;
Bronze medalist 2010 World Indoor Championships-60m-Hurdles
Former American Record holder—12.89 (2010/#6 All-Time World, #4 U.S.)
2015 Pan-American Games Champion
Ranked #1 in the world 2-times (2010,2013/top-10 2006-2016)
Named the Director of the T&F Program at Howard University, his alma mater, in September, 2017.
http://www.hubison.com/coaches.aspx?rc=373&path=mtrack
All-Time List: http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_110hok.htm
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Oliver_(hurdler)
2007 Article: http://hurdlesfirstbeta.com/free-articles/profiles/david-oliver-cutting-corners/
WC Win: www.espn.go.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/9561240/david-oliver-wins-hurdles-gold-track-worlds
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/115076
Eddie Hart 76 (1949) 1972 Olympic Gold medalist—4×100(World Record—38.2/38.19)
After missing his ¼-final race of the 100 (along with teammate Rey Robinson) due to confusion about the time
schedule, he gained some solace by winning gold in the relay.
Had tied the World Record of 9.9 for 100-meters prior to the Olympics
1970 NCAA Champion—100y (Cal-Berkley/1971-2nd)
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78523
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Hart_(athlete)
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/09/20/pittsburgs-eddie-hart-to-talk-1972-olympics-disqualified/
Disqualifed: https://www.amazon.com/Disqualified-Munich-Voices-Tragic-Olympics/dp/1606353128
Deceased
Harry Groves 89 (1930-Feb.23, 2020) Was the head coach at Penn State for 38 years
Previously coached at William & Mary
Member of the USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame
Was on the coaching staff of 12 U.S. track & field teams, including the team that competed at the 1992 Olympics
in Barcelona.
His teams won the 4×800 at the Penn Relays 4 times, the 1985 team setting the still-standing Relays Record of
7:11.17.
Penn State Release
https://www.ustfccca.org/awards/harry-groves-ustfccca-class-of-2001
https://www.ustfccca.org/2020/02/featured/ustfccca-mourns-the-passing-of-hall-of-famer-harry-groves
William & Mary Release
