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PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. JOE’S ARCHIVES

Archives Unboxed: 1970s track photo

Kiera Donohue ’25, Special to the Hawk December 4, 2024

A photograph of a track meet at St. Joe’s offers a glimpse of track in the 1970s, showing five runners racing toward a chest-high white string stretched across the track. It’s not clear who won...

Members of the St. Joe’s women’s cross country team practice with their masks on. PHOTO COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

St. Joe’s runners mask up for the fall

Tyler Nice September 1, 2020

The St. Joe’s men’s and women’s cross country teams are required to wear masks during practices on and off campus this fall to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.  Women’s cross country Head Coach...

Dick Adams ’59 was a long jumper who occasionally ran in relays for the St. Joe's track team. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

Athletes who broke the color barrier

Ryan Mulligan April 3, 2019

While St. Joe’s has fielded athletic teams since at least the early 20th century, not until the 1950s did the first athlete of color represent the university in an athletic competition. Dick Adams ’59,...

Dan Savage ’18 poses in his St. Joe's men's cross country gear (Photo by Sideline Photos LLC).

Leaving a legacy

Collin Messenger October 23, 2018

Savage named A-10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Dan Savage ’18 was named an Atlantic 10 2017-18 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, an award annually presented to one male and one female student athlete...

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