From 1932 on Glenn piled up a remarkable list of new triumphs,
races won, and records broken. He gained a place on the American team
for the Olympics of that year by beating Gene Venzke in the tryouts, and
finished fourth at Los Angeles in a field of international stars. In the
1933 national A. A. U. games at Chicago he set an American record of 3:52.3
for the 1500-meter run. In 1935 at Madison Square Garden he lowered this
mark to 3:50.5, a new world record, only to lose in the same event the
following year to Gene Venzke, who ran tho distance in 3:49.9. Venzke's
mark, however, stood only util the 1936 Olympics, when all of the first
three men, including Cunningham, bettered it. In this race Glenn ran a
very close second to Jack Lovelock, the only importent miler he has never
beaten, although he has a better record for the mile distance. Cunningham's
world records for the mile, both outdoor and indoor, were made in 1934. At
the Princeton Invitation meet he ran the outdoor mile in 4:06.8. He es-
tablished the indoor record in the Columbia Milc at 4:08.4. On March 3,
1938, at Dartmouth he established a new indoor record of 4:04.4 which is
the best time for either the indoor or outdoor mile.

At the Knights of Columbus games, Madison Square Garden, in 1935
he set a new world record of 2:10.1 for the indoor 1000-yary run. At the
1936 Drake Relays Glenn ran the outdoor 1000-yard distance in 2:11.2 for
a new American record. In 1936 also be established a new world record of
1:49.7 for the 800-meter run at Stockholm, Sweden. As recently as June,
1937, Cunningham, running for the New York Curb Exchange, created 4 new
American record of 3:00.8 for the three-quarter mile distance at the New
York A. C. spring games.

Throughout this impressive record, made in competition with such
stars as Venzke, Bowthron, Beccali, Lovelock, and San Romani, Glenn Cunning~
ham has ever shown the highest type of sportsmanship, win or lose. His
Getermination and will to win have carriec him cn after many said he was
through; and though his flying feet have brought him many honors on three
continents, Glenn still has his ready smile and unassuming manner which
which heave made him immensely popular everywhere he has gone.

Glenn Cunningham runs a good race, a heacy, intelligent, clean
race, a race that should be an inspiration to every aspiring young athlete
in the country. Here is a truly great person, 4 man %4o be admired and
respected and followed. Because of his sterling qualities of sportsman-
ship, leadership, wiseifish service, and character he was able to rise
over many obstacles to become the worlc's greatest miler. No higher nor
more fitting award could heve been bestowed on him by his Alma Mater, the
University of Kansas, then to name him Honor Man, the graduate of the class
of 1934 who was most outstanding in scholarship and student activities
and in service to the school.