Hall of Fame
A five-time All-American in track and a four-time All-American in cross country, Grant Colehour was a member of the United States final Olympic Trials team in the 10,000 meters at South Lake Tahoe in 1968, where he placed sixth.
He was captain of the EKU track and cross country teams all four seasons he was a member of the squads. A three-time national college champion in the six-mile run, 5,000-meter run and 10,000-meter run, he was the Ohio Valley Conference cross country champion four times (1965-68) and an OVC champion in track in five events.
Colehour was a member of the United States World Cross Country Team in 1966 and 1967 and ran in Europe in the summer of 1966 in such countries as Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway.
One of the first All-Americans in the University’s history, he held EKU records in the mile, two-mile, three-mile and six-mile runs.
