Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
This Day in Monitor & Area—March 31
1906–The Intercollegiate Athletic Affiliation of america (later the Nationwide Collegiate Athletic Affiliation) is established to set guidelines for school sports activities in america.
1962–He had already turn into the primary man to vault 16’ (4.89m) indoors earlier within the yr, so it was solely becoming that John Uelses would additionally turn into the primary to do it outdoor, clearing 16-3/4 (4.90m) in Santa Barbara, CA.
http://www.time.com/time/journal/article/0,9171,829050,00.html (For Subscribers)
Video: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/world-record-pole-vault-by-uelses
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_pole_vault_world_record_progression
Sports activities Illustrated Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1962/02/26/he-could-do-it-on-bamboo
Wiki Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Uelses
2018—In one of many best Pole Vault competitions in historical past, France’s Renaud Lavillenie, the World Report holder within the occasion (on the time), beat Canada’s Shawn Barber and H.S. senior Mondo Duplantis on the Texas Relays, with all three clearing 19-5 (5.92). All three missed their three makes an attempt at 19-9 (6.02).
Lavillenie had no misses via the profitable top, whereas Barber missed as soon as at 19-1 (5.82) and Duplantis cleared 19-5 on his 3rd try to boost his U.S. and World Junior (and H.S.) Report from 19-4 ¼ (5.90), his profitable top on the 2017 Texas Relays.
2023—Texas gained the Dash Medley on their house monitor on the Texas Relays in 3:36.10 to destroy the earlier Collegiate Report of three:38.93 that was set by Texas A&M on the 2022 Relays.
The occasion isn’t contested a lot (if in any respect) outdoors the U.S., however solely 3 Nationwide groups from Jamaica have ever run quicker! (3:34.56/2009, 3:34.64/2011, 3:35.37/2011—all on the Penn Relays).
The Longhorns acquired sturdy efforts from all 4 runners, with Julien Alfred, the 2023 NCAA Indoor Champion (and Collegiate Report holder) within the 60-meters and Rhasidat Adeleke, who briefly held the CR within the 400 earlier this yr, dealing with the 200 legs. Kennedy Simon cut up near 50-seconds flat on the 400 leg, and Valery Tobias completed issues off by operating 2:01.3 on the anchor 800 leg!
Arkansas, operating with out its #1 runner, Britton Wilson, completed a distant 2nd in 3:41.51, however nonetheless turned the 4th-fastest squad in NCAA historical past (now 8th)!
Dash Medley All-Time High-10 School (From T&F Information)
3:36.10 Texas 3/31/23
3:37.71 Clemson 3/28/25
3:38.16 Arkansas 3/28/25
3:38.93 Texas A&M 3/25/22
3:38.95 Texas 3/25/22
3:39:04 Texas A&M 4/28/17
3:39.05 Oregon 4/28/17
3:41.51 Arkansas 3/31/23
3:41.59 Stanford 4/27/18
3:41.78 Tennessee 4/23/04
Born On This Day*
Allie Wilson 29 (1996) 2024 U.S. Indoor Champion—800m
2024 U.S. Olympian (Repechage spherical); 2nd on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, sixth on 2021
All-American at Monmouth College (NJ)—2019 NCAA (fifth, 4th Indoors)
Winner on the 2021 Texas Relays, 2022 Drake Relays, 2023 Penn Relays
Attended Strath Haven H.S. (PA), the place her “major” sport was soccer.
PBs: 1:57.52 (2024), 2:00.33i (2023), 4:04.22 (2022)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allie_Wilson
https://www.instagram.com/allie_oop9/?hl=en
https://monmouthhawks.com/sports activities/womens-track-and-field/roster/allie-wilson/9118
2024 Trials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVyNuM-jUAA
2024 U.S.i: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPP8z2uB45c
Ken Harnden-Zimbabwe 52 (1973) 1995 NCAA Champion—400-meter hurdles (North Carolina) 6’-5”, 196 (1.98, 89kg)
1995 NCAA Indoor Champion-4×400 (anchor)
7th on the 1995 World Championships
2-time Olympian—400m Hurdles (1996/semi-final, 2000/warmth)
Presently an Assistant Head Coach at Auburn—beforehand coached at Georgia, Florida State, and Tennessee
Named the 2025 Assistant Coach of the 12 months by USTFCCA
PBs: 45.19 (1999), 48.05 (1998)
https://auburntigers.com/sports activities/xctrack/roster/coaches/ken-harnden/3722
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79538
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Harnden
Ron Brown 64 (1961) 1984 Olympic gold medalist-4×100 (100-4th);
PB-10.06 (1983)
Started his NFL profession proper after the Olympics!
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78164
http://www.nfl.com/participant/ronbrown/2510437/careerstats
Better of Each Worlds:
www.upi.com/Archives/1984/08/17/A-year-ago-Ron-Brown-turned-down-a-multi-million/7709461563200/
Roger Black 59 (1966) 2-time Olympic silver medalist—400, 4×400 (1996)/1992-bronze/4×400
2-time World Champion-4×400 (1991,1997)
Silver medalist within the 400 and 4×400 on the 1987 and 1991 World Championships, respectively
2-time European Champion-400m (1986, 1990)
PB:44.37 (1996)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Black
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68892
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6082545/Roger-Black-52-conservatory-Surrey-home.html
Motivational Speaker: https://champions-speakers.co.uk/sports-speakers/olympic-speakers/roger-black-mbe/
Craig Masback—70 (1955) 1980 U.S. Indoor Champion-Mile
1975 NCAA Indoor Champion: 2-mile relay/anchor (Princeton)
1973 Golden West Champion-880y (White Plains H.S.,NY)
Set an American Report of 5:00.11 for 2000-meters in 1982 in Bordeaux, France, breaking the final of Steve
Prefontaine’s American information
In 1978 turned the primary man to run a sub-4 minute mile on the Iffley Street monitor in Oxford, England, since
Roger Bannister famously broke the 4-minute barrier there in 1954!
Served because the CEO of USATF from 1997-2008
Member of NBC’s T&F broadcast crew that coated the 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics
Previously Nike’s Senior Director, Sports activities Advertising and marketing, World & North America Operating/Monitor & Area
PBs:1:47.55 (1979), 3:35.28 (1982), 3:52.02 (1979), 5:00.11 (1982), 7:52.89 (1979), 13:47.90 (1979)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Masback
That Mile in Oxford
https://bringbackthemile.com/information/element/my_first_sub_411
https://www.iaaf.org/information/information/usatf-ceo-masback-to-take-on-new-challenge
Oscar Moore 87 (1938) 1964 U.S. Olympian—5000-meters (1st spherical)
All-American at Southern Illinois—1966 (6-miles/4th), 1967 (3-miles/sixth, 6-miles/2nd)
Attended White Plains (NY) H.S., the alma mater of Larry James and Craig Masback
PBs:3:45.7 (1967), 4:06.2 (1967), 13:51.31 (1967), 29:27.77 (1967), 9:02.8sc (1964)
Former coach at Rowan College
https://www.rowanathletics.com/information/2009/8/4/MXC_0804091426.aspx?path=mcross
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78808
http://ramscrosscountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/great-oscar-moore.html
Ted Corbitt’s son Gary ready this tribute to Moore in 2019.
Celebrating African American Operating Historical past
African American Operating Historical past Timeline Challenge (1880 – 1979)
Oscar W. Moore Jr.
Glad 81st Birthday (March 31) & Congratulations!
2019 Nationwide Black Distance Runner Corridor of Fame Inductee – March 2, 2019
2019 Street Runners Membership of American (RRCA) Corridor of Fame Inductee – March 30, 2019
“What an honor and privilege it was for me to introduce Oscar Moore in Little Rock for his induction into the Nationwide Black
Distance Operating Corridor of Fame. I used to be 10 years previous in 1961 once I first began watching Oscar Moore, Pete McArdle, and
Gordon McKenzie dominate the New York operating scene. Seeing Oscar’s operating type was akin to watching a dancer
gliding majestically throughout a stage – Pace & Grace.”
The Oscar Moore Report:
September 15, 1963 -Defeated Pete McArdle within the NY Metropolitan AAU 20K Championship. This was maybe the best street race in
New York Metropolis historical past. Oscar led your complete approach in a neck and neck battle. He pulled away within the final lap to win by a mere 11 seconds. It was McArdle’s first defeat within the New York space in 4 years. Oscar set 4 course information throughout this race on the Macombs Dam Course within the Bronx at Yankee Stadium.
October 16, 1964 –Turns into the primary African American to characterize the U.S. on the Olympic Video games for the 5,000 meters.
November 1, 1964 – Units the 5 mile cross-country file of 24:41 at Van Cortlandt Park.
November 15, 1964 –Units the 6 mile cross-country file of 30:09.9 at Van Cortlandt Park. The earlier mark of 30:34.6 was set by
Pete McArdle in 1963. This was a 6 mile handicap race placed on by the Street Runners Membership: New York Affiliation.
November 30, 1964 –Received the seventh Annual RRC: NY Affiliation 9 Mile cross-country race. He lowered his Van Cortlandt Park course file
to 46:19.6. His 3 mile and 6 mile spits have been 15:07 and 30:45.
March 4, 1967 – Tracy Smith units a world indoor file for 3 miles of 13:16.2, profitable over Moore, who set the tempo for many of
the race and recorded a collegiate file of 13:22.2. The race was the AAU Nationwide Championship in Oakland, CA.
Recorded victories over these nice runners throughout his profession: Jim Ryun, Jim Beatty, Billy Mills, John Lawson, Conrad Nightingale, and Ron Larrieu. He additionally had some shut races with Gerry Lindgren.
Holds the Southern Illinois College 5,000 meter file each indoors and out. That’s 50 years holding these faculty information.
Was the monitor & subject and cross-country coach at Glassboro/Rowan College for 22 years 1971 to 1993. His successes as a coach have been rewarded along with his 2009 induction into the U.S. Monitor & Area and Cross-Nation Coaches Affiliation (USTFCCCA) Corridor of Fame.
Oscar’s best reward is the influence he’s had on folks via his years as a coach and his ministry that continues as we speak as an ordained minister in Glassboro, New Jersey.
Les Carney 91 (1934) 1960 Olympic silver medalist in Rome—200m (completed inches behind Italy’s Livio Berutti)
Completed 3rd, simply forward of reigning Olympic Champion Bobby Morrow, on the 1960 U.S. Olympic Trials
Nearly handed up the Olympics to attend the funeral of his grandmother, however his grandfather insisted that he make
the journey to Rome—“Make us proud”.
All-American at Ohio College—3rd within the 220y on the 1959 NCAA Championships (7th in 1958)
Left Ohio U. after his freshman yr to affix the U.S. Military…returned to the varsity in 1957, the place he was coached by
future Corridor-0f-Famer Stan Huntsman
A proficient soccer participant at Ohio U., he was drafted by the NFL’s Baltimore Colts
Oldest Dwelling Olympians: https://acsweb.ucsd.edu/~ptchir/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Carney
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78199
(2021 Article): https://wtov9.com/sports activities/olympics/hometown-olympians-les-carney
