Ohio track trivia

[Bruce Kritzler]

(Questions from Steve Price)
1. 1908 Olympic PV Gold from Chillicothe who coached at Oakwood HS.
2. Olympic 5k/Marathoner from Miami of Ohio.
3. Olympic hurdler from Elgin HS/OSU.
4. Glenville HS nickname.
5. Dayton HS sprinter Charles Burge attended.
6. Great statistician Craig Whitmore coached at what HS's.
7. Original Mansfield Relays meet director.
8. Dave Mills' HS and birth country.
9. Dave Wottle's HS.
10. Oberlin College AD who was Olympic Gold Medalist.
11. Small Parochial Cincinnati HS track power in 50/60's.
12 U. Cincy HOF Olympic Marathoner.
13 Moye = starting blocks, but name son's event.
14. Long term track coach at Baldwin Wallace who coached Olympic Gold Medalist.
15. Colleges where Stan Huntsman's dad coached. (not in Ohio)
16. Town where the Athens, OH marathon started.
17. Middletown HS hurdler with initials BJL
18. Second oldest road race in US (debateable).
19. What do you eat after the Bucyrus road race? (Carle's are the best)
20. Miami XC A-A from Hamilton HS (initials C.P.)
21. Name 4 AAU indoor or outdoor women 800m champs from Ohio.
22. HS of Steve Foster, Ashland College, 3:55 miler.
23. First names of 4 Vetter sisters from Parma/Chardon and Iowa St.
24. Berea miler Mike Burley made Olympic team in what sport?
25. 1928 Olympic HJ champ from Lima HS.

[DoubleRBar]

I haven't spent much time in Ohio, but I think I recognize a few.

1. Edward Cook
2. Bob Schul? Don't know if he ran a marathon
10. Tommie Smith
12. Ted Corbitt
25. Bob King (also went to Stanford)

That's it for me.

[Per Andersen]

8. Dave Mills was born in Canada. No idea about HS.

14. Ed Finnegan was Harrison Dillard's coach at Baldwin Wallace.

[gennady]

9. Dave Wottle - graduated from Lincoln High School(Canton, Ohio) in 1968.
10. Daniel Kinsey won 110H Olympic gold medal at the 1924 in Paris. Not Tommie Smith.
21.
Grace Butcher 880 AAU 1959, 880 iAAU 1960
Harriet Douthitt 880 iAAU 1959
Sandra Knott 880 AAU 1963-64, iAAU 1964
Madeline Manning 10 times
22. Steve Foster ran for Madison HS
24. Mike Burley - Modern Pentathlon 1976 OG

[mcgato]

I think it is:
2. Jack Bacheler

[dj]

7. Harry Mehock
13. Discus
15. Wabash
23, Debbie & Diane Vetter plus two others

[dukehjsteve]

I think Mills was from Lakewood. The only other thing I knew was the Huntsman/Wabash connection but someone beat me to it.

[DoubleRBar]

Tommie Smith coached at Oberlin College in Ohio, but I don't remember if he was also the AD and yes, he was an Olympic gold medalist.

[gennady]

Tommie Smith coached at Oberlin College in Ohio, but I don't remember if he was also the AD and yes, he was an Olympic gold medalist.

And what about this ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommie_Smith
And this ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemoore_High_School
http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ob ... e_alumni#S

I apologize for the mistake in the translation!!!

http://www.tommiesmith.com/bio.html
Life After
"..... He went on to become an Assistant Professor of Physical Education at Oberlin College in Northeast Ohio. In that capacity he taught Sports Sociology and numerous life physical education courses, counseled many students and athletes who sought his expertise and advice, coached Track and Field as well as Football and Basketball, and served as Athletic Director....."

[Mighty Favog]

4. Can't believe no one has this yet: Tarblooders.

8. Mills was definitely from Lakewood, set the state HS record for 440y with 46.something. This was when the Ohio HS finals were run around one turn and going out the ends of the Horseshoe.

18. Cincinatti's Thanksgiving Day race, I think.

19. Bratwurst. My college roommate was from just down the road and ran it about a dozen times.

[gh]

7. Harry Mehock
13. Discus
15. Wabash
23, Debbie & Diane Vetter plus two others

Janis was a third Vetter, and to add another twist to all this (since I don't know the fourth sister), Debbie/Diane/Janis combined with whom to set the only 4 x 880 World Record that the IAAF ever ratified? I'm assuming she was an Ohioan as well.

[Mighty Favog]

16. Town where the Athens, OH marathon started.

This one I don't know for sure, but I'm going to make a stab at either a) The Plains or b) Nelsonville. Not a whole lot to choose from around there.

[Bruce Kritzler]

I thought 1 & 25 would be the hardest and DoubleRbar got them in the first post!
2. is Bacheler
13. discus was his 2nd best event (I think).
15. Wabash and Earlham
16. Town (village?) is on the Ohio River

All other answers are correct.
I don't know the 4th member of the 4x880, but I may call Steve Price for the answer.

[Mighty Favog]

16. Belpre?

I was hoping the 4th on the relay was Eddie Vedder but it turns out it was Julie Stibbe.

[Bruce Kritzler]

16. Athens Marathon started SE of town on Rt.50/32.
21. Sue Knott and Nancy Shafer may also have 800/880 wins?
23. Jaunita is the 4th Vetter.
Think 4x880 record was 8:46.4

[dj]

13. discus was his 2nd best event (I think).

I suppose you're right about the shot being his better event as he was the #1 T&FN A-A that year and only #2 in the discus. I was remembering that he'd set the HSR for the big discus that year.

[gh]

and he's still No. 7 on the all-time shot list

[Bruce Kritzler]

Hints on unanswered trivia-

3. 1972 400H
5. DD
6. Bill Schnier also coached there.
11. DP
16. _ _ _ _ville
17. Billy Joe
20. He was "money".

18, Thanksgiving Day Race also called Elks Race used to start in Fort Thomas, KY run downhill and across the Ohio River, then uphill to the Elks Lodge finish line. Think it used to be a 7miler, now a 10k.
Berwick, PA's 9mi Thanksgiving Day Run for the Diamonds is also over 100 yrs. old.

[DoubleRBar]

3. Dick Bruggeman (as least he went to Ohio State).

[gennady]

3. Dick Bruggeman (as least he went to Ohio State).

Yes!
http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jsquire/usranksmen.htm

[gennady]

6. Trotwood-Madison High School.

[Bruce Kritzler]

3 & 6 are correct.

[Master Po]

16. Coolville

[Bruce Kritzler]

16. Coolville

Yep, pretty hip name for a town.

[Bruce Kritzler]

Last call-

5. Dayton ______Wolverines, Chris Nelloms" HS
11. First small Catholic school to win state, for coach Shaw.
17. Billy Joe (Heart)
20. Cash ______

[Bruce Kritzler]

5. Dayton Dunbar
11. Cincy DePorres
17. Billy Joe Love
20. Cash Powell

Thanks for playing.