Athletic History
This Day in Track & Field History, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Lehigh defeats Lafayette in duel meets (1881), Bob Seagren sets PV WR (1966), Jan Merrill sets Mile AR (1977), by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Services
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This is Coffee with Larry, May 13, 2024, Ted Meredith sets 880 yard WR (1916), Ryun over Grelle in 2 mile AR (1966), by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field, May 12, 2024, Charles Sherrill uses crouching start (1888), Bud Spencer sets 400m WR (1924), the 4×1 Mile Relay story (1962, 2024), by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History for May 11, 2024, Tom Moore sets 120 yard hurdles WR (1935), Max Truex sets 5000m AR (1957), by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 9, 2024, Hellen Obiri impresses over 3000m in Doha (2014), by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 8, 2024, Albert Raines sets Marathon record(1909), Earle Meadows and Bill Sefton set PV AR (1937), by Wal Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 6, 2024, 70th anniversary of first sub-4 minute mile! by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 5, 2024, Jim Bailey goes sub-4 (1956)
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This Day in Track & Field, May 4, 2024, Hans Holmer wins Berlin Indoor Marathon (1912), Maren Seidler sets AR in shot put (1974), by Walt Murphy News and Result Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 1, 2024, Jackson Scholtz wins Penn 100 yard dash (1920), Carey Pinkowski runs 8:56.2 (1975), Jos Hermans sets WRs at 20k/Hour run (1976), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
This Day in Track & Field--May 1 1920—A combined Oxford/Cambridge team set a World Record of 7:50.4 in...
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