National Distance Running Hall of Fame

The National Distance Running Hall of Fame was a hall of fame in Utica, New York dedicated to the sport of distance running. It was established on July 11, 1998.

In 1999, the Hall of Fame moved into a building in downtown Utica, with mayor Ed Hanna providing financial assistance. It moved to a building near the finish line of the Boilermaker Road Race in 2013. In the 2020s, the Hall of Fame closed permanently. Its building is now offices for the Boilermaker Road Race.

Members

	Key
†	Denotes a posthumous induction

Inductee	Year inducted
Horace Ashenfelter	2012
Dick Beardsley	2010
Joan Benoit	1998
Bill Bowerman	2002
Doris Brown Heritage	2002
Amby Burfoot	2008
Patti Catalano Dillon	2006
Ted Corbitt	1998
Glenn Cunningham	2012
Mary Decker	2003
Bill Dellinger	2001
Clarence DeMar	2000
Tom Fleming	2014
Miki Gorman	2010
Jacqueline Hansen	2012
Johnny Hayes	2008
Lynn Jennings	2001
Don Kardong	2005
Johnny Kelley	1999
John J. Kelley	2002
Nina Kuscsik	1999
Francie Larrieu-Smith	1999
Fred Lebow	2001
Gerry Lindgren	2006
Marty Liquori	2006
Kim Merritt	2014
Greg Meyer	2005
Billy Mills	1999
Steve Prefontaine	2000
Bill Rodgers	1998
H. Browning Ross	2002
Jim Ryun	2003
Alberto Salazar	2000
Bob Schul	2005
Frank Shorter	1998
Kathrine Switzer	1998
Craig Virgin	2001
Grete Waitz	2000
Fred Wilt	2010
Priscilla Welch	2008
George Young	2003

References

Hughes, Steve. "Running Hall of Fame building in Utica sold". Utica Observer Dispatch. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
^ Litsky, Frank (April 18, 1999). "PLUS: DISTANCE RUNNING -- HALL OF FAME; Kelley and Mills Among 4 Named". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

External links

v t e National Distance Running Hall of Fame inductees
1998: Joan Benoit Ted Corbitt Bill Rodgers Frank Shorter Kathrine Switzer 1999: Johnny Kelley Nina Kuscsik Francie Larrieu Smith Billy Mills 2000: Clarence DeMar Steve Prefontaine Alberto Salazar Grete Waitz 2001: Bill Dellinger Lynn Jennings Fred Lebow Craig Virgin 2002: Bill Bowerman Doris Brown Heritage John J. Kelley Browning Ross 2003: Mary Decker Jim Ryun George Young 2004: None 2005: Don Kardong Greg Meyer Bob Schul 2006: Patti Catalano Gerry Lindgren Marty Liquori 2007: None 2008: Amby Burfoot Johnny Hayes Priscilla Welch 2009: None 2010: Dick Beardsley Miki Gorman 2011: 2012: Horace Ashenfelter Glenn Cunningham Jacqueline Hansen 2013: 2014: Tom Fleming Kim Merritt

National Distance Running Hall of Fame inductees

City of Utica, New York

Parks and recreation

Utica Zoo
Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District
- Roscoe Conkling Park
- T. R. Proctor Park
- F. T. Proctor Park
- Memorial Parkway
- Val Bialas Ski Area

Education

Higher	Utica University Mohawk Valley Community College SUNY Polytechnic Institute St. Elizabeth College of Nursing PrattMWP College of Art and Design Empire State University Oneida Institute (defunct) Utica School of Commerce (defunct)
K–12	Utica City School District Thomas R. Proctor High School Utica Free Academy (defunct) Notre Dame Junior Senior High School