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1. Eric Teutsch 1982-85
Stryker Corporation
WMU Indoor 1500M Record 3:47.67
WMU Indoor 1000yd Record 2:07.85
WMU Indoor 1000M Record 2:23.70
Indoor 2mi and Distance Medley Relay Record
Outdoor 2mi Relay and 4x1600M Relay Records

3. Phil McMullen 1995-98
4 Time MAC Decathlon Champ
WMU Record of 8008
1997 2nd NCAA, All American
1998 5th NCAA, All American
2003-04 Ranks 3rd USA
Training at U Cal for 2004 Athens Olympics

4. Jim McNutt 1961-63
3 Time MAC Champ
High Hurdles (2)
400M Hurdles (1)
Principal in Battle Creek
Owner Planet Rock

2.Mike Blowers 1968-70
Pole Vault, Javelin
Portage Schools - Track and Volleyball Coach

6.Jack Magelssen 1967-70
880yd MAC Champ 1968-69
Volleyball Coach at Portage Northern HS
Multiple State Championships

7. Val Eichenlaub 1950-53
1953 Central Collegiate XC Champ
WMU Assistant Track Coach
WMU Professor Emeritus (Geography)

8. Garry Harris 1968-72
1969-70 NCAA XC All American
1970 Indoor 2 Mi NCAA All American
Central Collegiate Champ
1972 Indoor 3mi
1972 Outdoor 5000M
Kalamazoo Elementary Teacher

11. Tom Coyne 19552-55
1953 Central Collegiate XC Championship Team
Former WMU VP of Student Affairs

13. John VanEck
Cross Country & Distance runner 1931 - 33
Former Kalamazoo Postmaster General

12. Ira Murchison 1954 1957-58
1956 4x100Md Olympic Gold Medal/World Record
1956 4th in 100M Melbourne Olympics
Tied and broke Jessie Owens World Record in 1956
Ran 10.2 for 100M three times (was current World Record)
Ran 6.1 for 60yd twenty times (World Record)
NCAA Champ, All American
WMU Hall of Fame

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5. Elf Pedler 1941-42/1946
Ran in inaugural NCAA XC Meet at MSU in 1938
Former Track Coach at Kalamazoo Central HS

9. Russ Gabier 1946-49
1949 MAC XC Champ
1949 MAC Mile Champ
Former WMU Registrar
First Director of WMU Foundation
Kalamazoo Foundation

10. Hal Bates 1975-76
Outdoor 4x880yd Team Record
Captain 1976 Track Team
WMU Administratin
Haworth Business College

18. Brian Keane
WMU Javelin Record 254'10" (1993)
NCAA All American 1993 (4th), 1995 (11th)
MAC Champ 1991,92,93
1993 Penn Relays Champion
Kalamazoo Electrical Engineer

17. Fletcher Lewis 1956-59
1957 WMU Track and Football Captain
Director of Physical Education and Athletics for Kalamazoo Public Schools
15. Steve Gorsalitz 1969-72
1969-71 Cross Country Team
1971,72 WMU Record Distance Medley Teams
Kalamazoo Circuit Court Judge

16. Don Lukens 1958
1958 WMU Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put Records
1962 WMU Assistant Track Coach
1963-1988 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix and Central HS Track and XC Coach
14. Dan Siwula 1987-90
1990 MAC Decathlon Champ
1990 MAC Indoor Pentathlon Champ
1987,89 MAC Indoor Septathlon Champ
Kalamazoo Fire & Safety Dept

 

 

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