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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa

2023-24 Record Book | Hoyas Beyond The Hilltop

OLYMPIANS      
Year / Site Olympian Event Place/Medal
1900 / Paris W.J. Holland 400-Meter Dash Silver Medal
Arthur Duffey 100-Meter Dash 4th place
E.J. Minnehan 60-Meter Dash 4th place
100-Meter Dash trials
1912 / Stockholm John Gallagher Marathon 7th place
1920 / Antwerp Robert LeGendre Pentathlon 4th place
1924 / Paris Robert LeGendre Penthatlon Bronze Medal
James Connolly 3,000-Meter Team Race individual race: DNF, team: Bronze Medal (USA)
Emerson Norton Decathlon Silver Medal
James Burgess 4x400-Meter Relay trials
William Dowding Long Jump reserve
1928 / Amsterdam Walter Gegan 3,000-Meter Steeplechase trials
Creth Hines Javelin trials
1932 / Los Angeles Leo Sexton Shot Put Gold Medal
1952 / Helsinki Charles Capozzoli 5,000-Meter Run trials
1980 / Moscow John Gregorek 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Team USA boycotts
1984 / Los Angeles John Gregorek 3,000-Meter Steeplechase semifinals
1992 / Barcelona Steve Holman 1,500-Meter Run semifinals
John Trautmann 5,000-Meter Run semifinals
John Gregorek 5,000-Meter Run reserve
1996 / Atlanta Kevin McMahon Hammer Throw quarterfinals
2000 / Sydney Rich Kenah 800-Meter Run trials
Kevin McMahon Hammer Throw trials
Bryan Woodward 800-Meter Run trials
2016 / Rio Emily Infeld 10,000-Meter Run 11th place
Olympians (Sport other than Track & Field)
Year / Site Olympian Event Place/Medal
2018 / PyeongChang Chris Kinney Four-Man Bobsled 19th place
Georgetown Setting World Records
INDOOR
Event Record Athlete (Date; Meet)      
1,320 Yard Run 03:01.1 Robert Zieminski 
(12/28/1965; NY Developmental Meet)
4x440-Yard Relay 03:17.2 Jim Fish, Charlie Williams, Hugh James, Hugh Short
(3/5/1942; Navy Relief Society Meet)
4x880-Yard Relay 07:39.4 Dave Boland, Tom Vorhees, 
Joe LaPierre, Carl Joyce
(2/10/1951; N.Y. Athletic Club Meet)
4x880-Yard Relay 07:35.7 Joe Deady, Joe LaPierre, Carl Joyce, Dave Boland 
(3/3/1951; Knights of Columbus Games)
4x880-Yard Relay 07:29.0 McGovern, Schmitt, Edward Duchini, John Reilly
(2/16/1963; Mason-Dixon Games)
Shot Put 57’ 3/4” Al Blozis (1942; AAU National Championships)
600-Yard Run 01:10.2 Hugh Short (1943; Millrose Games)
OUTDOOR
Event Record Athlete (Date; Meet)    
100-Yard Dash 9.6 Arthur Duffey (1902; Mott Haven Meet)
100-Yard Dash   9.8  B.J. Wefers (1896; IC4A Championships)
150-Yard Dash 48:00.0 Andy Gaffney (1925)
220-Yard Dash 48:00.0 B.J. Wefers (1896; IC4A Championships) [straight]
300-Yard Dash 36:00.0 B.J. Wefers (1896; GU Invitational)
Mile Walk 06:58.9 Chris Shea (2/23/1979; AAU Championships)
DMR 09:21.0 John Trautmann, Darron Outler, 
Miles Irish, Mike Stahr
(4/27/1987; Penn Relays)
4x880-Yard Relay 07:41.6 Edward Brooks, Johnny Holden, 
Eddie Swinburne, George Marsters
-1925
Long Jump 25’ 51/2” Robert LeGendre (1924; Paris Olympics)