Track Championships
Track Championships
At the NCAA Track Championships in Detroit, Dave Patrick of Villanova sets a new world board track half-mile record of one minute, forty-eight and nine-tenths seconds beating Jim Ryun by twelve yards. Ryun wins in Mile in three minutes, fifty-eight and six-tenths seconds. This is his fourth under four minutes mile this year. Dave Patrick of Villanova is leading Jim Ryun in the NCAA championship. Patrick keeps pouring it on holding on to the first place. He sets a new world record of 1 minute 48 & 9/10th seconds. Ryun finished some 12 yards behind Dave Patrick of Villanova Flats. CU Dave Patrick. CU huge crowd of sports spectators in attendance for the race. The racing official sounds the gun for Jim Ryun's favorite event: the mile run. Little Sam Breyer of Kent State is hard on his heels. Ryun finishers the race with a time of 3 minutes, 58 and 6/10 th seconds. He shakes someone's hand.