DAVE LYNDGAARD:  SURROUNDED BY INSPIRATION

January 24, 2023 A brother, family support, a coach, teammates at New Richland-Hartland High School and St. John’s University in Collegeville, the campuses and students at Saint John’s and Saint Ben’s, runners coached, colleagues in administration, and a person who was both a teammate and runner he coached who had a historic impact on athleticsContinue reading “DAVE LYNDGAARD:  SURROUNDED BY INSPIRATION”

DANIEL HUMES:  RUNNING AT A TIME OF CROSSROADS

The sport of running changed dramatically in the 1960s and 1970s with the construction and marketing of lightweight, supportive shoes through the founding of Nike (its predecessor was Blue Ribbon Sports) in 1964; the advent of synthetic surface running tracks starting in the 1968 Olympics; and the implementation of Title IX in 1972 which allowedContinue reading “DANIEL HUMES:  RUNNING AT A TIME OF CROSSROADS”