Charlie Warthan

Outstanding career as distance runner at Edgewood, Indiana State … first ISU runner to make NCAA cross country championships, finishing 41st as jr, 72nd as sr – marks still first and third all-time for ISU athletes . In track, broke every school distance record from mile through marathon (4:10 miler, 9:10 two-miler) … qualified for 1976 U.S.Olympic marathon trials,..Coached North cross country team to 1980 State championship and No. 1 national ranking by The Harrier magazine, later nominated by magazine for consideration as best high school team ever – team recently inducted into National High School Hall of Fame .. North cross country teams 202-27 in duals, won 12 conference, 19 sectional, 17 regional, 14 semi-state championships; at State, 6 finishes in Top 5, 13 in Top 10 … North track teams won 12 sectionals, 9 regionals, finished in Top 10 at State twice … girls and boys track-cross country teams included 5 state champions, 3 runnersup, 19 State medalists.. inducted into state track-cross country, National Cross Country, Indiana State University Halls of Fame.