Roy L. Old Person
2013 - Distance Runner - Blackfeet

DATE OF BIRTH: December 1st, 1945, Browning, MT
  • TRIBE: Blackfeet
  • EDUCATION: Browning High School, Browning MT Haskell Institute, Lawrence, KS Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
SPORTS DATA:
  • Distance Runner

ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • 1965 while at Haskell went to Junior College National Cross Ct)tll\try Championship.
  • The only Cross Country runner from Haskell to ever win the National Championship, and he ran it 26 seconds faster than the runner the previous year and today his time is still the second fastest in the history of the Junior College Championship meet.
  • He represented Haskell at the Kansas Relays running against many of the top runners in the Country including the Olympic Champion Jim Ryan and Billy Mills.
  • At Wichita State University Roy earned Cross Country All Conference in 1967, Individual Champion 4 mile in 1967, All-Time Men's Cross Country Individual MVC Champion in 1967, Cross Country All Conference in 1969, WSU All-Time All Conference Honoree 1967 and 1969.