A Gift For Us From The Left Coast

 

Housed in an immaculate garage in San Francisco's suburbs is the greatest Track and Field Museum in the World.  And I am honored to have a lifetime pass to the facility.  And our great Group Friend and member Michael Fanelli sent us this gift cementing his place in my foursome at a future Coach Groves Golf Tourney.  He could do worse than a 3-time winner!

 

At Penn in 1922 Penn State wins what is then called the American College Championship sprint medley relay (440, 220,220, 880)...the winning team as shown here ran 3:33 1/5

Here is the 1922 winning Medley Relay squad of J. Moore, Alan Helffrich, (?) Lock, and Larry Shields.

 

The Cream Of The Crop: Penn State At The Penn Relays

From the vast Penn Relays web site, here are the most celebrated Nittany Lions of all-time:

Elaine Sobansky, 1984.

"The Race", 1985.

Casimir Loxsom, Athlete of the Meet 2013.

Horace Ashenfelter with Horace the Golden Putter.

Barney Ewell.

Lee Talbot, PSU 1909.

Alan Helffrich

"Anchored the Penn State 2-Mile Relay team to a world record at the Penn Relays in 1923."

Wall of Fame Inductees 2000 1985 4×800m Relay Vance Watson, Steve Shisler, Chris Mills, Randy Moore 2007 Lee Talbott (1910) 2008 Elaine Sobansky (1984)
Olympic Gold Medalists participating at the Penn Relays 1920 Antwerp Larry Shields  3000 Team 1924 Paris Alan Helffrich  4x400 1948 London Barney Ewell  4x100 1952 Helsinki Horace Ashenfelter  SC
Athletes of the Meet 2013 CM-R Casimir Loxsom