This Day in Track & Field History, Basil Heatley sets Marathon WR of 2:13.55, (1963), Irena Swewinska sets 200m WR of 22.21 (1974), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services

This Day in Track & Field–June 13

1925–Michigan’s DeHart Hubbard, the 1924 Olympic Champion in the Long Jump, won his specialty at the 4th NCAA Championships in Chicago with a World Record leap of 25-10  7/8 (7.89m). Hubbard, who was inducted into the U.S. T&F Hall of Fame in 1979, also won the 100-yard dash in 9.8.

He also won the NCAA Long Jump in 1923 but had to wait two years to defend his title. The meet in 1924 was canceled due to a conflict with the U.S. Olympic Trials.

Results: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1925.pdf

Hall of Fame Bio(1979): http://oldserver.usatf.org/HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=77

http://www.ustfccca.org/ncaa-100/dehart-hubbard-michigan-world-record-long-jump-ncaa-championships

1936–Don Lash ran 8:58.3 (ratified as 8:58.4) at the Princeton Invitation to break Paavo Nurmi’s World Record for 2-miles (8:59.6).

Hall of Fame Bio(1995): http://oldserver.usatf.org/HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=93

1942—Georgetown senior Al Blozis won his 3^rd straight title in the Shot Put at the NCAA Championships in Lincoln,Nebraska. Blozis won every title open to him from 1940-1942, winning 3 IC4A Indoor and Outdoor titles, 3 U.S. Indoor titles, and would win his 3^rd U.S. Outdoor title later in 1942. He was inducted into the National Hall of Fame in 2015 and was an All-Pro tackle with the NY Giants. Only 26 at the time, he was killed in action in 1945 during World War II.

Cal junior Hal Davis, the co-World Record holder at 100-meters, was the winner of the 100y (9.6) and 220y (21.2-straight). He would win the double again in 1943 and was inducted into the National HOF in 1974(charter member).

USC easily won its 8^th straight team title (they would extend their streak to 9 in 1943).

Results:https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1942.pdf

http://oldserver.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Hall-of-Fame/2015-Hall-of-Fame-Bios/Al-Blozis.aspx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Blozis

HOF Bio(Davis): http://oldserver.usatf.org/HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=41

NY Times(for subscribers): https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1942/06/14/119451119.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0

1959—With San Jose State senior Ray Norton, the co-holder of the World Record (9.3) in the event, false-starting out of the final, Kansas junior Charlie Tidwell won the 100y with a wind-aided 9.3 at the NCAA Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska. 3^rd was Tennessee State sophomore John Moon (9.5y), who has been coaching at Seton Hall…