Hall of Fame induction: 2009

John was a two-time cross country state champion at Newark High School in 1970 and 1971, and was runner-up in 1969. Indoors, he won the mile state championship in 1971 and the two mile at the 1972 Philadelphia Track Coaches Association Meet of Champions. John was the three-time outdoor state champion in the two mile run, setting the state record in 1972 with a time of 9:21.8, which converts to a 9:18.3 (3200m), ranking him fifth on the all-time list, almost forty years later.

At William & Mary, he earned All-Southern Conference honors in cross country three times, set freshmen records in the steeplechase (9:02.3) and the 10,000m(30:28), and was two-time Va. State Intercollegiate steeplechase champion. He is a member of the William & Mary Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 1973 cross country team which placed fourth at the NCAA Championship. He finished his college career at the University of Delaware, where he captained the cross country team, had all-time top ten performances in the steeplechase, three mile run, and 10,000m, and was awarded the ECAC student-athlete Medal of Merit in 1977. Notable post-college performances include 2 runner-up finishes in AAU 50 Km National Championships in 1980 and 1988.

Hall of Fame induction: 2009

Rhondale was an outstanding sprinter/hurdler at Delcastle. She was a four-time Indoor Athlete of the Year (‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98) and a two-time Outdoor Athlete of the Year (‘97, ‘98). She set the still standing state record in the 200m dash at :24.17. She went on to Lincoln University where she was a sixteen-time All-American including nine individual titles from 1999-2001. She won three titles each in the 100m hurdles, the 100m dash, and the 200m dash. She currently holds the NCAA championship record for the 200m dash with a time of :23.72 set in 1999. She was named the NCAA Division III Most Outstanding Student-Athlete in track & field, an honor which was bestowed as part of the NCAA’s 25th Anniversary of Women’s Championships celebration and takes into account outstanding performances in NCAA championships over the past 25 years.

Hall of Fame induction: 2009

Art started the Wilmington Track Club in 1978 to help his daughter improve her performances. She became an outstanding athlete and earned a full scholarship to Temple. He has continued to work with hundreds of athletes develop to their fullest potential, mentoring outstanding individuals. He has coached at Sanford, Howard, and Glasgow with great success, coaching eleven indoor state track & field championships (eight girls’ and three boys’) and five outdoor championships (four girls’ and one boys’). He has been named the Coach of the Year six times for indoor track & field and two times for outdoor track & field. Art was the coach of Terri Dendy when she made the Olympic Team in 1988. Terri and a number of others have gone on to successful coaching careers, using principals learned from Coach Madric.

Art, himself, was a state champion in the long jump while a student at Wilmington High School in 1965 the same year Art won the long jump in the Meet of Champions which was contested at Abington High School in Philadelphia PA. Art believes his greatest accomplishment was developing and positioning athletes for college scholarships.

Hall of Fame induction: 2008

This Tower Hill grad is arguably one of the best jumpers in Delaware high school history. He won numerous state titles in the long jump, triple jump, and high jump. In 1977, he was ranked the top high school sophomore in the country by Track & Field News with a triple jump of 49’ 2-1/2″ at the Atlanta Track Classic.

He won the New Castle Country long jump and triple jump three times each, and the state final long jump and triple jump twice each as well as the Penn Relays triple jump championship in 1979 with a jump of 47’ 9″. Ty is 13th (22’ 10-1/4″) on the All-Time high school long jump list and 2nd (49’ 2-1/2″) on the All-Time triple jump list. He also registered a 23’ 9″ wind-aided long jump in winning the state individual final in 1979.

Hall of Fame induction: 2008

While competing for Cape Henlopen H. S., Willie won 10 gold medals (tying for 3rd place on the Delaware H.S. All-time Gold Medal List) at the Division II State Outdoor Championships. In 1994, he helped Cape win the Division II State Championship by winning 4 individual championships (110m HH in :14.86; 300m HH in :40.17; HJ at 6’6″; LJ at 21’ 3″). He has accumulated 14 State Champion gold medals: 10 gold medals outdoors and 4 gold medals indoors.

In 1992, he was the State Indoor Track “Athlete of the Year”. Willie’s versatility is shown by his records on the Delaware High School All-Time Performance Lists (Indoors: High Jump at 6’4″, 14th place tie; Long Jump at 22’ 0-3/4″, 15th place tie; Triple Jump at 46’ 3″, 9th place, and Outdoors: High Jump at 6’ 8-1/2″, 6th place; Triple Jump at 47’ 2-1/4″, 12th place).