50 years ago (1971): Illinois Wesleyan’s Teddy Struck held off a late charge from Knox’s Jim Haptonstahl in the final 150 yards to win the grueling three-mile run in 15:26.5, tying the school record. The victory was just icing on the cake as IWU romped over the field in the triangular meet with MacMurray and Illinois College.
– From Pages Past compiled by Jeff Findley from Pantagraph files