Jerome Howe

Jerome Howe was an outstanding track performer while attending Treynor High School in 1966-76-68. Some honors he received or set while in high school were: 1. Twice captain of the track team. 2. Student Council president. 3. Selected as an outstanding teenager in America in 1968. 4. Received the Legion Post Citizenship Award in 1968. 5. Selected as the Outstanding Boy Athlete in the Midwest AAU for ’67-’68. 6. Selected as the Outstanding Athlete at the National Junior Olympic meet in 1968. 7. State champion in Class C mile 3 times. 8. Held the Iowa State Record for the Mile Run from ’68-’75. 9. Held the National Junior Olympic record for the mile run. After graduation from Treynor, he attended Kansas State University and success followed him there also. 1. Twice Big 8 champion in cross country. 2. Twice Big 8 champion in the indoor Mile Run. 3. Twice Big 8 champion in the outdoor Mile Run. 4. Three times selected as “All-American” in Track and Field, two times in Cross Country. 5. Twice voted most inspirational track man at Kansas State. 6. Outstanding athlete at Drake Relays in 1972. 7. National AAU champion in 1500 meters in 1972. 8. Runner-up in the National NCAA 1500 meter run in 1972. 9. Member of the World Record Distance Medley Relay team in 1972. 10. Alternate for the U.S. Olympic Team in 1500 meters in 1972. 11. Inducted into the Drake Relay Hall of Fame in 1977.