Remembering a record holder

 

Thanks to alert and loyal alum Peter VanAken for emailing me the news of the passing of Hank Blum, Marist track and field, Class of 1972. Hank holds the distinction of owning the oldest track school record on the books, in the discus. If you read his obituary, you will see that Hank was a family man and a man of great faith. Although I never met Hank, he remains a vital link to our program's history, and I hope his huge extended family knows that he remains immortalized on our school-record board in the McCann Center. 

Intersession training: Back in Pok!

 No picture to go with this post, but just a (quick) update that our speed and power athletes (sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws and some middle-distance athletes) have returned to campus and have started their winter intersession training. This may be a record for the earliest return date and longest stretch of intersession training, as classes for the Spring 2025 semester do not begin until Wednesday, 22 Jan! We're excited to have these athletes back on campus and we look forward to welcoming the remainder of the team over the coming days and weeks. Neat!

Intersession training: Lenox, MA

 

Thanks to Dennis Love for taking this picture of his teammates (Raffi and Jackson), who were visiting Dennis in Lenox, MA. Dennis was on his bike. Happy New Year.