At the 1972 Munich Games, Shorter became the first American to win the marathon in 64 years, and he later received the Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete. Roberts '57, honors the former Yale cross country captain, NCAA champion and two-time Olympic medalist. The Frank Shorter '69 Track, built through the generosity of Donald M. Then, for his second lap, Shorter was joined by every member of the current Yale men's and women's track and field teams, who took part in the ceremony while in the midst of a competition with Harvard and Princeton. 12 of the new banked track that bears his name in the University's William Clay Ford '48 Track & Field Center at Coxe Memorial Cage. Holding his gold medal from the 1972 Olympics, Frank Shorter '69 - Yale's most famous runner - ran a lap by himself to celebrate the dedication on Feb.

New track pays tribute to Eli Gold Medal winner You may have to select a menu option or click a button.Olympiad alumnus Frank Shorter was joinedīy current members of the Yale track and field

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