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Wilbur Getz

Wilbur Getz

  • Class
    1929
  • Induction
    1973
  • Sport(s)
    Track & Field
One of three NCAA National Champions in Alfred University track & field history. Ran 4:19 in the 1,600-meter run to win the NCAA National Championship in 1929 at the University of Chicago. Product of Lock Haven, PA. Champion miler, two-miler at AU and member of the cross country team. Won steeplechase at the Penn Relays in 1929. Captain of the AU track & field and cross country teams. Coach at AU before moving on to be a professor at Manatee Junior College in Florida.
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