Hall of Fame
Ken Silvious, a four-time All-American, twice in cross country (1968, 1969) and twice in track and field (1970, 1971), had four very successful years at Eastern. Perhaps his best came in 1970 when he placed first in every dual meet and won the Ohio Valley Conference individual championship, setting a new course record with a time of 29:16.0.
Breaking records was certainly not an oddity for Silvious was able to set new course standards in six of these. Silvious won two individual OVC cross country titles and placed second his freshman and sophomore years. He placed 14th in the 1969 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Silvious still holds the Eastern record for the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a clocking of 8.44.8 set in 1970.
Since graduating, Ken served one year as the youth director of the Southside YMCA in Columbus, Ohio. In 1973 he was appointed program director and membership chairman at the YMCA, and served as Vice President of the Columbus YMCA Metropolitan Staff Cabinet.
