Hall of Athletic Honor
He achieved a life-long ambition of becoming an All- America in both of his chosen sports. He accomplished his first goal as a junior when he placed ninth at the NCAA Division III cross country championships and was named an All-America. That year he competed against 427 runners. He was unable to repeat that performance as a senior, but the week before the national title, he placed ninth among 168 runners in the prestigious IC4A championships, thus being named to the All-East team.
He did not notch the elusive conference title, but placed eighth as a freshman, second in 1976 and fourth in his last two years.
He succeeded in reaching his second goal, being named a track All-America, in the final meet of his career. He qualified for the NCAA Division III championships in the 1500-meter run. Overcoming a nagging injury, he raced through the event in 3:50.7 for a fifth place finish. As a junior, he won the conference's top place finishers in the three-mile run for four years.
Besides his running accomplishments, he served two years as president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was awarded a degree in sociology.
