UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Ray Arrington

  • Class
  • Induction
    1993
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field
Ray Arrington
  • Three-time NCAA champion (1967-69) in the indoor 1,000-yard run
  • Set the national collegiate record of 2:07.8 in the 1,000-yard run at the NCAA Meet in 1967
  • Earned outdoor All-America honors with a fourth-place finish in the 800 meters in 1968
  • Won eight Big Ten titles (four indoors and four outdoors) from 1967-69
  • Three-time champion in the indoor 880-yard run and the outdoor mile run
  • Set Big Ten records in the indoor 880 (1:49.9) and mile (4:02.2) as a senior
  • Co-captain of the 1969 track team that won Big Ten indoor and outdoor titles
  • Twice (1967 and 1969) named Wisconsin's Athlete of the Year
  • Inducted in the UW's Track Hall of Honor
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