Herbert William H.K. Kerrigan (January 24, 1879 – September 10, 1959) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. He was the first Olympian from the state of Oregon. He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in San Francisco. Bert Kerrigan competed for the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland and won..Read More
Lester Steers (June 16, 1917 – January 23, 2003) was an American track and field high jumper. In 1941 he broke the world record for the high-jump three times. His last record stood for 12 years. Steers attended Palo Alto High School, winning the CIF California State Meet three years in a row from..Read More
This 1980 Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee lettered in track and field at Oregon State University from 1919-1922. Grant “Doc” Swan, a member of the Oregon State faculty for 40 years, served as Beaver track coach for 17 years, from 1934 to 1951. He was a three-time Pacific Coast Conference champion miler and held..Read More
(Sep. 30, 1936 – Jun. 13, 2020) Jim Grelle helped the University of Oregon track program build its legacy as a middle-distance power by winning the NCAA cross country title and running in the 1960 Rome Olympic Summer Games. Born in 1936, Grelle grew up in Portland and twice won the 880-yard state title during..Read More
Matthew MacKenzie “Mack” Robinson (July 18, 1914 – March 12, 2000) was an American track and field athlete best known for winning a silver medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he broke the Olympic record in the 200 meters but still finished behind Jesse Owens. He was the older brother of Baseball..Read More
Forrest Custer Smithson (September 26, 1884 – November 25, 1962) was an America athlete and Gold Medalist in the 110 m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Born in Portland, Oregon, Smithson was a student of theology from Oregon State University and an AAU champion in 1907 and 1909 in the 120 yd (110 m)..Read More
(Aug. 18, 1944 – Sep. 7, 2020) Neal Steinhauer, University of Oregon (1967) track and field athlete, was an NCAA shot put champion, NCAA All-American, Pacific Coast Conference champion three years, and Northern Division champion in the shot and discus. He was AAU champion in 1969. He won a silver medal in the shot put..Read More
Percy Bell was Oregon State’s premier distance runner in 1927. He was the Pacific Coast and Northern Division two-mile and cross country champion. He was also a member of the Oregon State four-mile winning relay team at the prestigious Drake Relays, the national championship of relays. Oregon State was the winning team and national champions..Read More
(born Jan. 3, 1945) Wade Bell helped run the University of Oregon into the record books during a short-but-stellar career that included a trip to the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympic Games. Born in Odgen, Utah in 1945, Bell found his way to Eugene in 1965 and ran in the NCAA championships for three consecutive..Read More
(born Aug. 31, 1943) Morgan Groth is an American former middle distance runner who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. While at Oregon State University he set the world record in the 2 mile relay with a time of 7:18.9 at the West Coast Relays in Fresno, California. He ran the anchor and NCAA half..Read More