This Day in Track & Field, February 24, Jeff Hartwig is first American to clear Six Meters (2002), Born This Day: Aleia Hobbs (
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–February 24 1954—Columbia’s Al Thompson won his 2nd straight IC4A Shot Put title at Madison Square Garden with a toss of 52-10 ¾ (16.12). After serving as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserves, Thompson graduated from Columbia’s School of Dental and Oral […]