Hall of Fame induction: 1996

In 1963 Ginger became interested in T & F and came to be the pioneer in girl’s track competition in Delaware. When she began there was no girl’s team at Tower Hill School or even later at Stanford University or Cornell where she studied in the 1960s.

Ginger was the first Delaware woman to run in the Philadelphia Penn Relays and she qualified for the 1964 Olympic Trials at Randals Island and placed eighth in four events there: the 80 meter hurdles, and the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes. In the 1965 AAU National Championships, Ginger placed second in the girl’s division 50 yard hurdles in 7.1. At the 1966 Penn Relays, Ginger won the open quarter in 58.9 and ran lead-off for Tower Hill’s winning 440 yard relay team.

Ginger later ran for the Millbrae Lions Track Team in California and won the 100 yards in the California State meet in 1967. Later Ginger began masters competition and won the 600y and took two 2nd places in the 35-39 division of the National Masters Track & Field Championship in 1985 and was a double winner in the Eastern Masters Championships that same year.

Hall of Fame induction: 1996

When local track and field veterans reminisce about the memorable schoolboy athletes they have seen over the years one name always comes up. Harold Trotter of Claymont set a standard for generations to follow when he won the state high school meet in the 100y event in the seventh, eight and ninth grades. In 1957 when Harold was a ninth grader, he ran a 9.9 100 yards which tied the state record and set a state record in the 220 of 21.6. As a sixth grader, he broad jumped (note the old event reference) 19’7″ which was a junior high record and then as a ninth grader in 1957, he broad jumped 22’8½” while winning the Suburban Championship. He went on to win the state broad jump title in 1958.

Trotter was a six time state champion when there was only one division and was way ahead of his time with performances which would be considered first-rate today nearly 40 years later.

Hall of Fame induction: 1996

Lance was an outstanding runner at both Cape Henlopen High and Edinboro State University and helped both teams to numerous conference and state championships.

Lance won two state titles in cross country and four individual championships outdoors in addition to anchoring two state winning relay teams.

He was outstanding athlete in track and cross country in high school for three years, except for a single second in the state cross country championship meet in 1976.

Lance won the Inquirer Meet high school two mile race on a Tuesday night and returned there Friday to win the Mile title.

At Edinboro, he was an All-American in both cross country and track and was a three-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion at 1500 meters, as well as winning the conference 800 meter championship in 1983. Lance ran 3:47.3 in the 1500 and 1:49.7 in the 800 meters.

Hall of Fame induction: 1995

One of the most gifted and aggressive long sprinters ever from this state, according to one old-timer who has observed the local track scene for over 35 years. Mike was a dominant runner for Conrad High School winning three consecutive State Championships in the 440 yard dash from 1958 through 1960, and also winning the 220 championship in 1959 as well. Mike established the state record in the 440 yard dash at the time.

Brown later competed for the University of Delaware, where he was a star halfback on the football team, in the early 1960’s. The UD top ten performance lists still show Mike as co-holder of the University’s 50 yard dash record in 5.3, and 3rd all time at 200/220, and 400/440 with 21.5 and 48.3 sat in 1963-1964.

Hall of Fame induction: 1995

One of the all-time great Delaware high school track & field Coaches. Crowther’s Mt. Pleasant teams included two Division I team champions between 1959 and 1984. He developed many great individual champions including Rod Lambert, Mike Seitz, Keith Saddler, Paul Olivere, John Pfotzer, Dan Foran, Jim Gano Bob Tjaden, and those exceptional weight men Bill MacLaughlan and Dave Crew.

Bill has been the discus crew chief at the Penn Relays or 14 years, and a respected official of weight throws at the national Indoor and Outdoor Championships, the IC4A Championships, the Colonial Relays, and our High School Championships, all for 12 or more years. He also served as crew chief at the 1988 International Youth Games, and was on the discus crew at the World University Games at Buffalo in 1993.

Bill was honored to be selected as an Olympic official for the 1984 games in Los Angeles. Crowther served as director of the DSSAA track & field committee for thirteen years.