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Eugene Takle

Eugene S. Takle

  • Class
    1966
  • Induction
    1976
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Track and Field, Men's Cross Country
• First Luther graduate to receive NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship
• NCAA National cross country champion - 1965
• All-American cross country - 1963, 1964, 1965
• All-American in track twice in 1965
• National champion 3 mile and 6 mile runs - 1965
• Scored 28 points at NCAA College Division Meet in 1965, winning the three and six mile runs and placing second in the steeplechase
• Conference record holder, 4:12.5 for the mile
• School record holder for the mile, two mile, three mile and six mile runs
• Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities
• Ph.D. from Iowa State University - 1971
• Associate Professor of Climatology-Meteorology at Iowa State
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