Hall of Fame induction: 2008

This 1967 graduate of A.I. DuPont High School competed mostly in the 100, 220 and high jump. In his senior year, he anchored the State Indoor Champion Mile Relay team and placed 4th in the 220 at the Outdoor State meet. After graduation he competed for Butler University where in most meets he participated in 6 events – 100, 200, high Jump,4 x 100 relay, long jump and triple jump. He qualified three times for the NCAA Championships, placing fifth in the long jump at the 1970 indoor championships.

His Butler U. records of 24’10-1/2″ indoor and 25’7″ outdoor in the long jump and 47’4-1/4″ indoor and 50’2″ outdoor in the triple jump still stand three decades later. He broke or tied more than forty track & field records during his four years at Butler University. He won Butler’s Andy William’s Award for leadership (1971), the Scott Ham Outstanding Track Athlete Award (1970 and 1971), and the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) Track Man of the Year (1970 and 1971). In 1971, he was victorious in eight events in the ICC Championship Meet.

He was inducted into the Butler University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

Hall of Fame induction: 2008

SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT:

1972 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE MILE RELAY TEAM

This 1972 University of Delaware Mile Relay team set the School Record with a time of 3:14.2, finishing 4th in the Penn Relays IC4A race, a time that still stands as the School Record and also converts to a 3:13.0 for the 4 x 400 meters.

The team consisted of four local athletes who were non scholarship athletes. Running leadoff was Lloyd Mears (Georgetown/Sussex Central) with a time of 48.9y (48.6m). Running second leg was Peter Sukalo (Christiana) whose split was 49.2y (48.9m). Third leg was turned in by John Flickinger (Christiana) with a split of 48.2y (47.9m) who handed off to Ed Mongan (Tower Hill) a Track Hall of Fame Inductee with a split of 47.9y (47.6m), bringing the team home in fourth place.

The team was coached by Track Hall of Fame Inductee Jimmy Flynn. The team also won the Middle Atlantic Conference Mile relay Championship with a new conference record time of 3:15.6.

Hall of Fame induction: 2007

A native of Wilmington, DE, Mary was Northern Regional and Individual State Champion in the 1500m in 1977 before graduating from Concord H.S. At U of D from where Mary graduated in 1981, she twice competed at the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) outdoor nationals for the Blue Hens in the mile run in 1979 and 1980, placed fifth in the 1500m at the 1980 EAIAW outdoor regionals, and established school records in the indoor 880yd (2:17.9) and mile (4:51.6) runs and in the outdoor 880yd run (2:21.0) and 1500m (4:23.0).

Following her career at Delaware, Mary enjoyed outstanding success as one of the world’s top distance runners. She competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials three times, gold medalist in the 3000 meters at the 1987 Pan Am Games, silver medalist in the World Cup 10,000m, member of the 1985 and 1987 gold medal World Championship U.S. Cross Country teams, IAAF Grand Prix placer (1986-3rd in 3K and 1987-2nd in 5K), national champion in the 3000m at the U.S. Outdoor Championships in 1986 and 1987, and the U.S. Masters Marathon National Champion in 2001.

Her P.R.’s include 4:05(1500m), 8:41(3000m), 15:12(5000m), 32:19(10,000m), and 2:35:11(marathon).

Hall of Fame induction: 2007

Kim started her running career at John Dickinson High School. On the track team at Dickinson, Kim was the Individual State Champion in the 3000m event in 1981. She ran with the boys on their cross country team because there were no girls’ XC teams at the time.

She continued to run while attending the University of Delaware. Kim won five East Coast Conference individual titles during her career and had (3) top three finishes at the ECC Cross Country Championships, winning the ECC Cross Country title in 1982. She is one of only two UD runners to compete at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (placed 78th in 1984). Kim was the 1983 ECC outdoor championship Most Outstanding Performer when she won the 5,000m and 10,000m races. She won the ECC indoor three-mile run and distance medley relay in 1985 and was the 1985 ECC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for cross country.

During her career, she led Delaware to four ECC track and field titles and set the UD record in the indoor 3-mile run and 5,000m run.

Kim died on September 11, 2007 as the result of a fall.

Hall of Fame induction: 2007

Dante only participated in cross country and track & field for one year at Salesianum High School. But, those experiences catapulted him into an outstanding distance running career.

By the time he had finished at the University of Delaware, he had set two course records in cross country, leading the University cross country team to undefeated seasons in 1954 and 1955. He was a multiple school record holder in both cross country and track & field. Dante was an outstanding leader and captained both sports at the University in 1955 and 1956. He also proved himself further by winning the inaugural and the second State Open Cross Country titles.

He continues to give to his sport and stays involved in track & field as an assistant high school coach to this day.