Don Gehrmann

Class
Induction

1947-50
Honors

Men's Cross Country (1948), Men's Cross Country (1949), Men's Track & Field (1947), Men's Track & Field (1948), Men's Track & Field (1949), Men's Track & Field (1950)

Won NCAA championships in the outdoor mile twice (running 4:09.6 in 1949 and 4:12.4 in 1950)
Claimed his first national title in the outdoor 1,500 meters (3:54.3) in 1948
Took first place in 87 of 99 collegiate races (ranging from 880 yards to two miles) during his career
Winner of 39 consecutive major mile races from 1948-51
Member of the U.S. Olympic team in 1948 (at London), he finished seventh in the 1,500 meters
Won 10 Big Ten track titles, including four straight (1947-50) in the outdoor mile
Held world record for both the indoor and outdoor 1,000-yard runs
Named the Big Ten's "Greatest Miler" for the first 50 years of the conference's existence
Helped Wisconsin's cross country teams to Big Ten titles in 1949 and 1950
Gehrmann won individual Big Ten cross country titles in 1947 and 1948
Won the Outstanding Performer Award at the Drake Relays three times
Named to the State of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame, the Drake Relays Hall of Fame and the Madison Pen and Mike Club Hall of Fame