Ohio Wesleyan Athletics Hall of Fame

Dennis Hearns

Dennis Hearns

  • Class
    1980
  • Induction
    1989
  • Sport(s)
    Track & Field
Dennis Hearns '80 was a record-setting hurdler in track & field.  He capped his Ohio Wesleyan indoor career by winning the Don F. Frail Award as the Most Outstanding Runner at the Ohio Athletic Conference championship meet.  He won the 60-yard hurdles in a school- and field house-record :07.4, ran on the OAC champion mile relay team, and finished third in the high jump.  He won the OAC indoor high jump title as a junior with a school-record 6-8 and set the Ohio Wesleyan outdoor high jump record with an effort of 6-8¼.  As a senior, he also competed in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Division III championship meet.
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