men_s_basketball:kenneth_wiesner
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| - | Wiesner was also a track and field athlete at Marquette. | + | Wiesner was also an exceptional |
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| + | A three-time All-America performer in the high jump, Kenneth Wiesner claimed three NCAA championships in the high jump from 1945-1947 while also playing for the MU basketball team. | ||
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| + | During his junior year he set a school record in the high jump with an effort of 6' 8 3/8" at the NCAA meet in Minneapolis. | ||
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| + | Following his graduation in 1947, he didn't compete for nearly four years. In 1952, he began his comeback and eventually scored a stunning victory in high jump at the 1952 Los Angeles Coliseum Relays, defeating future Olympic champion Walt Davis of Texas A&M. | ||
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| + | He qualified for the 1952 Olympics and was a silver medalist in the high jump. In 1953 he broke the world indoor mark in the high jump with an effort of 6' 10 3/4" at the Chicago Relays. | ||
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| + | Wiesner was inducted into the Marquette M Club Hall of Fame in 1974. | ||
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