University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2008
- Class:
- 1971
Ron Wayne was one of UMass' top distance runners of all-time, competing in cross country and track and field from 1968-71.
As a senior in 1971, he won all seven cross country meets and then went on to win the Yankee Conference and New England Championships. As a senior in track, he won the mile at the Yankee Conference championship, with a time of 4:16.9. He was also second in the two-mile at 9:32.4.
During Wayne's junior year, he won the two-mile at the Yankee Conference championship at 9:01.7.
Following his 1971 graduation with a degree in Physical Education, Wayne went to compete in many national marathons. He twice finished second in the Honolulu Marathon and finished in the top 10 of the Boston Marathon two times. He came in a career-best fourth in the 1977 race, the top time for an American that year at 2:18.18. He also finished eighth in the 1974 Boston Marathon with a time of 2:16.58.
At the time of induction, Wayne remained close to the sport, working for Mizuno as the Running Promotions Manager.
He was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2008.
