2001 Hall of Fame Inductee

CARL-OLAF HOMEN

Men's Outdoor Track & Field (1960)
Men's Cross Country (1959)
Inducted 2001

A standout distance runner, Carl-Olaf came to the University of Delaware as an exchange student from his native Finland and dominated the running scene in his only season of competition. A 1960 graduate of the University, Carl-Olaf was virtually unbeatable during the 1959-60 season. He is still the only UD cross country runner to win an individual conference title when he captured the 1959 Middle Atlantic Conference crown and followed that by capturing the MAC outdoor two-mile run title during the spring with a school record time of 9:28.4. He set a new course record in every cross country meet in which he competed in 1959. He returned to Finland, became a successful businessman, and was elected President of the Finnish Sports Federation.

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