Athletics Hall of Fame
Moffat, Jr., class of 1978, was the 1978 NCAA Division III 400 meter-outdoor champion, winning the race in a record setting time of 46.8 to earn All-American status for the second consecutive year. His record setting performance as a senior followed a second place finish in 1977. A week prior to the national meet in 1978, Moffat won the McDonough Trophy as the outstanding track competitor at the New York State Track Championships. During that meet Moffat won the 220, set a record while winning the 440, and anchored the victorious 440 relay team. Prior to the outdoor season, Moffat remarkably placed third in the NCAA Division I 600-yard run and earned All-American honors to conclude his senior indoor track season. Moffat finished his collegiate career with three consecutive state championships in the indoor 600-yard run. He was awarded the coveted Joseph Daggett Prize, the William B. Jaffe Medal and the William A. Pike Memorial Trophy. In one memorable weekend, Moffat ran Friday in the Star Leaf Games in Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens and set a college record for the 600 yards with a 1:11.2 clocking. Saturday he arrived at Dartmouth for an invitational meet and came within 2/10's of a second of the world record with a 1:03.2 in the 500. Finally, Sunday he was in Syracuse for another invitational and tied his own Manley Field House record in the 600 with a 1:10.7.
