Hall of Fame induction: 2012

Keith actively participated in Track and Field and Cross Country for 10 years starting in 1964. He ran for Mount Pleasant starting in Junior High through his senior year, and was elected Captain of the team. While in high school he won the 880 and 440 yard runs at both the County and State levels, and set the State 880 record at 1:55.4 his junior year. At his graduation in 1970, he was selected as the “Most Valuable Athlete” by the Boosters Association. In July of 1970, Keith entered the United States Military Academy at West Point having received both a Congressional and athletic appointment. During his four years at West Point he ran Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track. In his sophomore year he became the lead Academy runner in the 1,000 yard run indoor and the 800 meter outdoor.

During his time at West Point, Keith competed against some of the best runners in the country from track powerhouses such as Navy, Penn State, Notre Dame, Penn, Villanova, Cornell, St. Johns, Georgetown, Princeton, Harvard and Yale, just to name a few. He also participated in the large invitational meets such as the Penn Relays, Drake Relays, Quantico Relays, Heptagonal Invitational and IC4A and NCAA Championships. He finished second in the Heptagonals 880 yard run in 1973, and won the event in 1974.One of his proudest achievements was setting the Army – Navy record in the 880 at 1:50.4 while leading his West Point team in three events to upset Navy in his final collegiate meet in 1974. After graduation from the Academy, Keith was invited to join the US Army Track Team, however, he declined this offer and became an infantry officer and served in the US, Europe and Korea. He left the Army in 1979 and joined Mobil Oil (now ExxonMobil) and rose to be a senior manager in their international division. He retired in 2007 and continues to reside in Fairfax, Virginia with his wife Courtney. He and Courtney have a 23 year old daughter that also lives in the Fairfax area.

Hall of Fame induction: 2011

Gil was an outstanding sprinter, going undefeated in the 220yd and 440yd dashes during his entire senior year at Claymont High School in 1955. At the state meet that year, Gil set meet & state records in both races covering the 220 yards in :21.8 and the 440 yards in :50.9 on cinders. He also won the New Castle County 220yd and 440yd dashes. At the University of Delaware, he was undefeated as a freshman and anchored the mile relay team to the first win at the Penn Relays since 1935, while winning the Middle Atlantic States Conference Championship.

Hall of Fame induction: 2011

Bill was an outstanding thrower at Mount Pleasant, winning the Delaware state high school shot put championship in 1967 and 1968. His 58’6” in 1968 set the state high school record. Track and Field News listed a 58 footer of his in March of 1968 as fourth best school boy throw in the nation. He was happy to contribute to New Castle County and Delaware State Meet Team victories for Mount Pleasant.

At the University of Maryland, he was the indoor and outdoor ACC champion in the shot put in 1972 and 1973 with a best throw of 58’0”. At UMD, he was happy to contribute to Conference victories for the team; which became part of an extraordinary run of 24 consecutive ACC Team championships for the Terps. Bill also helped out with the discus, with a 161-9 high school best and a collegiate toss in the 140’s. Bill attributes any and all of his track and field accomplishments to the dedication and patience of Rod Lambert and Bill Crowther.

Hall of Fame induction: 2011

A sportswriter who has covered Delaware cross country and track & field for over 40 years, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Delaware State News, News Journal, Delaware Today and other periodicals. He has served as toastmaster of over 70 track & field and cross country banquets, was president of the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association for 15 years, provides legal help to the track coaches association and constantly advocates for the sport. He ran the two mile at Tower Hill School and Haverford College.

Hall of Fame induction: 2011

Ralph coached at Salesianum for thirty years in outdoor track and field and eighteen years in cross country with several years of helping with the indoor program. In cross country, he had 12 county and 16 state team champions, 8 individual champs, 32 First Team All-Staters, and 7 county and 3 state Coach of the Year Awards. His dual meet record was 120-10 including 71 wins in a row. In outdoor5 track and field, his dual meet record was 119-52, with seven county and nine state team champions, numerous state individual champions and state records, and five county and three state Coach of the Year Awards.

In 2001, the National Federation of High School Coaches Association named him the Boys Track and Field National Coach of the Year. He continues his involvement as the Salesianum Invitational Meet Director, as a member of the state track and field committee, and as an official at the Penn Relays and other area meets.