This Day in Track & Field, June 17, Glenn Cunningham wins 880 yards/Mile at NCAA (1933), Craig Virgin breaks Pre’s 10,000m AR (1979), by Walt Murphy

Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service  (wmurphy25@aol.com)

This Day in Track & Field–June 17  

1922—Illinois’ Harold Osborn tied for first in the High Jump with Notre Dame’s Johnny Murphy, the defending champion, at the 2nd NCAA Championships, which were held in Chicago. Osborn would win Olympic gold in the High Jump and the Decathlon in 1924 and is a charter member of the U.S. Hall of Fame.

Georgetown’s Bob LeGendre won the Long Jump (24-3 [7.39]) and went on to win the  bronze medal in the Pentathlon at the 1924 Olympics

Two winners who were Olympic medalists in 1920 were the Penn State duo of Larry Shields (Mile), the bronze medalist in the 1500, and Harold Barron (120y-Hurdles), the silver medalist in the 110m-Hurdles.

Grinnell’s Len Paulu (9.9) won the 100y-dash for the 2^nd year in a row and also won the 220y (21.8).

Cal-Berkeley (28-1/2) won the team title over Penn State (19-1/2)

Results: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1922.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Osborn

1933–At the NCAA Championships, held at Stagg Field in Chicago, Indiana’s Chuck Hornbostel edged Kansas’ Glenn Cunningham in the 880y, with both being timed in 1:50.9. It was the 2nd of Hornbostel’s three NCAA titles in the event. Cunningham won the Mile in 4:09.8 and Marquette’s Ralph Metcalfe won the 100y (9.4) and 220y on the straightaway (20.4).

LSU, with only 5 men on its squad (including two future Hall-of-Famers), won its first team title, edging perennial

powerhouse USC, 58-54 (Top 6 scored 10-8-6-4-2-1).

The Tigers’ scorers

Sophomore Glenn “Slats” Hardin–won the 440y (47.1/Meet Record) and the 220y-Hurdles (22.9)

Former World Record holder in the 400-Meter Hurdles; 2-time Olympic medalist (1932-silver, 1936-gold)

Member of the Hall of Fame

Senior Jack Torrance—won the Shot Put (52-10 [16.10]), 3^rd in the Discus (147-7 [44.98?])

Former World Record holder in the Shot Put. Member of the Hall of Fame

Senior Al Moreau—2nd in the 120y-Hurdles, 6^th in the 220y-Hurdles

Senior Al Gordy—tied for first in the Pole Vault  (13-11 [4.24]/Meet Record])

Sophomore Nathan Blair—4th in the Javelin (195-6 [59.58?])

Results: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1933.pdf

Ruth Laney Feature: https://countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/people-places/1933-lsu-track-team-stuns-nation/

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