From the vast
Penn Relays web site, here are the most celebrated
Nittany Lions of all-time:
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| Elaine Sobansky, 1984. |
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| "The Race", 1985. |
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| Casimir Loxsom, Athlete of the Meet 2013. |
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| Horace Ashenfelter with Horace the Golden Putter. |
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| Barney Ewell. |
"Anchored the Penn State 2-Mile Relay team to a world record at the Penn Relays in 1923."
Wall of Fame Inductees
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| 2000
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1985 4×800m Relay
Vance Watson, Steve Shisler, Chris Mills, Randy Moore
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| 2007
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Lee Talbott (1910)
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| 2008
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Elaine Sobansky (1984)
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| Olympic Gold Medalists
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| participating at the Penn Relays
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| 1920 Antwerp
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Larry Shields 3000 Team |
| 1924 Paris
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Alan Helffrich 4x400 |
| 1948 London
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Barney Ewell 4x100 |
| 1952 Helsinki
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Horace Ashenfelter SC |
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| Athletes of the Meet
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| 2013
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CM-R
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Casimir Loxsom | |
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From the wikipedia on Lee Talbot
ReplyDelete"Talbott was a member of the American tug of war team that refused to compete against the Liverpool Police team after the first round of the controversial Olympic tug of war event."
"When Paavo Nurmi, the Flying Finn, came to the United States in 1925, he competed in 52 races. Alan Helffrich was the only American to defeat him, scoring a 1.56-4 victory in the 880 yard run at the Yonkers Stadium."
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