This Day in Track & Field, March 13, 2024, Loren Murchinson, Marty Liquori, Merlene Ottey, by Walt Murphy News and Services

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This Day in Observe & Subject–March 13

(1920 U.S. Nationals, Vince Cartier, Keith Holley, 2010 WIC/NCAA, 2011 N.B./Verzbicas-Cheserek, 2016 NB-10 NRs, 2021 NCAA/Born On This Day-R.I.P./Ellery Clark, Barney Berlinger)

1920—Loren Murchison gained the second of his 5 U.S. Indoor titles at 60 yards, equaling the World Report of 6.4. He additionally gained the 300-yard race in 32.0.

Joie Ray (2:15.2) gave the sellout crowd of 5,000 at NYC’s twenty second Regiment Armory (the present Armory) a thrill by coming from behind to win his third straight title within the 1000y.

1971—Marty Liquori gained the Mile (4:04.7) and the 2-Mile (8:37.1) on the NCAA Indoor Championships in Detroit’s Cobo Enviornment to steer Villanova to the crew title over UTEP (22 to 19-1/4 [score 5 places/6-4-3-2-1).

Other notable winners were Wisconsin’s Mark Winzenried (1:50.9) in the 880y, Duke’s Bob Wheeler (2:07.4) in the 1000y, and Wisonsin’s Pat Matzdorf in the High Jump (7-2 [2.18+]). In July, Matzdorf would set a World Outside Report of 7-6  ¼ (2.29+, ratified as 2.29).

http://trojanforcestats.us/iNCAA-Meet-Outcomes/iNCAAresults1971.pdf

1972–Vince Cartier (Scotch Plains, NJ) ran the Mile in 4:06.6 at Princeton. That stood because the quickest time ever run indoors in a excessive school-only race till Alex Hatz (Fayetteville-Manlius, NY) ran 4:05.50, 38 years later, on the 2010 Nike Indoor Nationals.

1976—UTEP obtained wins from Arnold Grimes (53-5  ½ [16.29]) within the Triple Soar and Emmit Berry (65-8 [20.01+]) within the Weight Throw. The Distance Medley (9:43.16), anchored by Wilson Waigwa, because the Miners gained the crew title on the NCAA Indoor Championships in Detroit’s Cobo Enviornment.

Villanova’s Eamonn Coghlan (4:01.48) gained the Mile for the 2nd 12 months in a row, and teammate Mark Belger (2:07.29) gained the 1000y over Boston School’s Keith Francis (2:07.68) and Ohio State’s Tom Byers (2:07.69).

Western Kentucky’s Nick Rose (8:30.91) gained the 2-mile over Illinois’ Craig Virgin (8:33.71), Auburn’s Harvey Look gained the 60y (6.21), Arkansas State’s Earl Bell (18-1/4 [5.49+]) gained the Pole Vault, and Lengthy Seaside State’s Dwight Stones (7-3 [2.21]) gained the Excessive Soar. Stones would win his 2nd Olympic bronze medal in Montreal later within the 12 months.

http://trojanforcestats.us/iNCAA-Meet-Outcomes/iNCAAresults1976.pdf

1981–SMU’s (and Nice Britain’s) Keith  Connor set a World Report of 56-9  ½ (17.31m) within the Triple Soar on the primary day of competitors on the NCAA Indoor Championships in Detroit. Connor would win the bronze medal on the 1984 Olympics.

Full recap tomorrow(3-14)

http://trojanforcestats.us/iNCAA-Meet-Outcomes/iNCAAresults1981.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Connor

1982–Nebraska’s Merlene Ottey set a World Report 32.63 for 300 yards on the AIAW Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Tennessee’s Joetta Clark gained the 1000y in 2:26.70.

https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WCollegiateTrack.pdf

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlene_Ottey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joetta_Clark_Diggs