This Day in Track & Field History, April 27, 2024, Myer Prinstein sets LJ WR (1900) at Penn Relays, Fordam wins DMR (1963) at Penn Relays, by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service

This Day in Track & Field History, April 27, 2024, Myer Prinstein sets LJ WR (1900) at Penn Relays, Fordam wins DMR (1963) at Penn Relays, by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service

This Day in Track & Field–April 27, by Walt Murphy News and Results Service, used with permission.  1900—Alvin Kraenzlein’s World (and Relays) Record of 24-3  ½ (7.40) in the Long Jump at the 1899 Relays didn’t last long, with Syracuse’s Myer Prinstein winning at Penn with a leap of 24-7  ¼ (7.50). Kraenzlein finished 2nd with a jump […]