UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Ted Shaw

  • Class
  • Induction
    1995
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Track & Field
Ted Shaw
  • Won Big Ten high jump championships in 1931 and 1932
  • Earned All-America honors in the outdoor high jump three times finishing tied for second in both 1930 and 1932 and tied for third in 1931
  • Three-time Wisconsin letterwinner (1930-32) in track
  • Set the national collegiate high jump record (6-6 3/16) as a Wisconsin sophomore
  • Captain of the 1932 track squad
  • Established national prep high jump records as a junior and senior
  • Participated in the 1932 U.S. Olympic track team trials in Los Angeles
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