This Day in Track & Field, May 26, Alvin Kraenzlein sets 2 WRs in LJ same day (1899), Abel Kiviat runs 3:59 1/5 for WR at 1,500m (1912), Paavo Nurmi ends his 55 race series in US (1925), Kathy Mills sets 5,000m WR at AIAW (1975), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com), used with permission. This Day in Track & Field–May 26 1899–Penn’s Alvin Kraenzlein, who had transferred from Wisconsin after the 1897 season, set World Records of 24-4 ¼ (7.42) and 24-4 ½ (7.43) in the Long Jump at the IC4A Championships at Manhattan Field in NY City. Known as […]