On This Day In History | 1969
May 17, 2019

Ogden leads the famous Jim Ryun on the track in this photo circa 1967
On this day 50 years ago, Glenn Ogden ’65 won the 3 mile title at the Big 8 Conference Championship, held in Ames, IA. The former Brooker defended his ’68 crown in a time of 13:57.6 to help Missouri finish runner-up at the meet to Jim Ryun’s Kansas squad.
Ogden was the second Brooker to win gold for Mizzou in the 3 mile, joining Robin Lingle ’60 who ran 14:26.9 for the ’64 crown.
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