Administrator set records for Penn track in 70s including the first Ivy League athlete to run a sub-4 minute Mile.
By Steven Jacobson, The Daily Pennsylvanian
As a bookish, unathletic high school freshman, Elton Cochran-Fikes shuddered at the idea of anything having to do with sports.
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"I think that took him to the next level and now he's got confidence and swagger a great Miler needs."
By Brad Emons, Hometown Life
Chasing that elusive sub-4 minute Mile barrier strengthened the resolve of British Olympian Sir Roger Bannister back in the early 1950s.
Fast forward to 2015...
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Nike Oregon Project teammates take distance titles on meet's final day.
By David Monti for Runner's World
Nike Oregon Project teammates Matthew Centrowitz and Shannon Rowbury won the distance races and Casimir Loxsom broke the American 600-meter record on Sunday, the final day of the USA...
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Six months after Seaman broke Zamperini’s long-standing high school record, the two began a casual acquaintance over the years.
By Jon Earnest, The Exponent
Former Reedley resident Bob Seaman and Louis Zamperini, the inspiration for “Unbroken,” always will be linked in the sport of track &...
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