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Dick Cole ’58 is one of Union’s best track & field stars, and he also competed in football. Cole won the 100 and 220 dash events in every dual meet, and also won those events in the New York State Championships. Competing against the nation’s best from all levels at the IC4A Championships, Cole finished fourth in the 100 and fourth in the 200 behind runners from LaSalle, Villanova and Pittsburgh. It was the first time that a Union student athlete had registered points in the prestigious IC4A event. Cole was the first recipient of the “Union College Trophy for outstanding achievement in indoor track.”
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