Byrl Thompson - M Club Hall of Fame - University of Minnesota Athletics

Upcoming Events

Schedule

Sep 9

Women's Golf

vs ANNIKA Intercollegiate

Sep 10

Women's Golf

vs ANNIKA Intercollegiate

Sep 11

7:00 PM

Soccer

at Nebraska

Byrl Thompson
Men's Track & Field, 1949-50, '56
HOF Class of 2015

When it came to throwing the discus, Thompson was not only one of the best at Minnesota, he was one of the best in the nation. As a high school athlete, Thompson set what was then the national high school record for discus, with a toss of 176-4 while at Southwest High in Minneapolis. During his Gopher career, he was a two-time Big Ten outdoors discus champ and finished runner-up at the 1949 NCAAs in the event. He ranked third and fourth in the U.S in discus in 1948 and 1949, respectively, and was an alternate for the 1948 U.S. Olympic team. Thompson is already a member of both the Drake Relays and USATF Minnesota Track & Field Halls of Fame.