This Day in Track & Field–July 1, Lon Myers sets 600 yard AR (1882), Galen Rupp wins 2016 USOT at 10,000m, Karsten Warholm breaks Kevin Young’s 400m hurdle WR (2021), written and compiled by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–July 1 1882—Lon Myers, a Charter member of the National Hall of Fame, set an American record of 1:11.4 for 600-yards at the American AC Games, which were held at the Polo Grounds in New York. A 2nd U.S. mark was set by […]