ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s and women’s track and field teams are set to host the first home meet of the season Saturday – the 17th Annual Lee Krough Invitational. The meet features 21 men’s or women’s teams from 12 Division II and III institutions with field events beginning at 10 a.m. and track events at 12:15 p.m.
Schools competing include Crown, Gustavus, Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota State-Mankato, Minnesota-Morris, Saint Mary’s, St. Catherine, St. Cloud State, St. Olaf, UW-River Falls, UW-Superior, and Winona State.
Wayzata Results will record the meet. MEET PROGRAM
FIELD EVENTS:
10:00
JAVELIN – MEN 1 FLIGHT
10:30
HAMMER – WOMEN 3 FLIGHTS
11:00
JAVELIN – WOMEN 2 FLIGHTS
SHOT PUT – MEN 2 FLIGHTS
POLE VAULT – WOMEN 12 VAULTERS
FOLLOWED BY MEN 14 VAULTERS
HIGH JUMP – WOMEN 18 JUMPERS
FOLLOWED BY MEN 9 JUMPERS
11:15
LONG JUMP – WOMEN 2 FLIGHTS
FOLLOWED BY MEN 2 FLIGHTS
TRIPLE JUMP – MEN 1 FLIGHT
FOLLOWED BY WOMEN 1 FLIGHT
1:00
DISCUS – WOMEN 2 FLIGHTS
HAMMER – MEN 2 FLIGHTS
3:00
SHOT PUT – WOMEN 2 FLIGHTS
DISCUS – MEN 3 FLIGHTS
RUNNING EVENTS:
12:15 100 METER HURDLE PRELIMS 3 HEATS
12:30 110 METER HURDLE PRELIMS 1 HEAT
12:35 100 METER DASH PRELIMS (W) 4 HEATS
12:50 100 METER DASH PRELIMS (M) 4 HEATS
1:05 STEEPLE CHASE (W) 1 HEAT
1:30 STEEPLE CHASE (M) 1 HEAT
1:50 400 METER RELAY (W) 1 HEAT
1:55 400 METER RELAY (M) 1 HEAT
2:00 1500 METERS (W) 2 HEATS
2:15 1500 METERS (M) 1 HEAT
2:25 110 METER HURDLE FINALS 1 HEAT
2:30 100 METER HURDLE FINALS 1 HEAT
2:35 400 METERS (W) 4 HEATS
2:50 400 METERS (M) 3 HEATS
3:00 100 METERS FINALS(W) 1 HEAT
3:05 100 METERS FINALS(M) 1 HEAT
3:10 800 METERS (W) 4 HEATS
3:30 800 METERS (M) 2 HEATS
3:40 400 METER HURDLES (W) 3 HEATS
3:50 400 METER HURDLES (M) 1 HEAT
4:00 200 METERS (W) 5 HEATS
4:20 200 METERS (M) 4 HEATS
4:35 5000 METERS (W) 1 HEAT
5:00 5000 METERS (M) 1 HEAT
5:20 1600 METER RELAY (W) 2 HEATS
5:30 1600 METER RELAY (M) 1 HEAT
The namesake of the meet: Lee Krough was a valued assistant coach for the Gustie football and basketball teams served as head coach at various times in track, wrestling and freshman basketball. He did have a one-year stint as head football coach in 1951 when Hollingsworth was called back into service for the Korean conflict. Lee responded to the challenge by guiding the Gusties to a 9-0-1 record and thus became the only head football coach in Gustavus history to have an unbeaten record. It was difficult for Lee to get angry, and on him a frown turned out to be a half-smile.
As a coach he never took the demanding father role, but was more the doting grandfather. In the summer of 1977 he was inducted into the Minnesota Hall of Fame, and he had been previously inducted into the Upper Iowa University Hall of Fame. He spent over half a century closely connected with sports, as a participant and a coach, and was looked up to by hundreds of athletes who played for him or known him over his long career.
Lee Krough died August 25, 1977 and was inducted in the Gustavus Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978.