- Eldon Jenne
Eldon Irl Jenne (
May 29 ,1899 –February 4 ,1993 ) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the1920 Summer Olympics and a high school athletic coach.Athletic career
Jenne attended Washington High School in
Portland, Oregon where he played football, baseball, and basketball.cite web|url=http://pilhalloffame.org/cybermuseum/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=294&osCsid=4127df4beac2a614eb21727791508bbf|title=PIL Hall of Fame Cyber Museum: Eldon Jenne|publisher=Portland Interscholastic Hall of Fame|date=October 2006|accessdate=2008-03-18] He later attendedWashington State University , where he excelled in the pole vault. In 1920, he was a member of the United States track and field team at the1920 Summer Olympics inAntwerp, Belgium , finishing seventh in the pole vault competition.In 1921, Jenne tied for the individual pole vault championship at the
NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship . He was Washington State's first Olympian and is a member of the Washington State University Sports Hall of Fame.cite news|title=Deaths deplete Northwest's sports heritage|work=The Oregonian |last=Pasero|first=George|date=March 28 ,1993 |page=D2]Coaching career
Following the end of his athletic career, Jenne returned to Portland to coach football, basketball, baseball, and track at Washington High School. In 1928, he coached the boy's basketball team to the Oregon state championship, defeating future University of Oregon football coach
Prink Callison 's Medford High School team.cite web|url=http://www.osaa.org/basketball/records/boyschamps.pdf|title=OSAA Boy's Basketball Championships|accessdate=2008-03-18|publisher=Oregon School Activities Association] Jenne's football teams amassed an overall 61-16-14 record with seven Portland city championships, one state championship, with only one losing season.Jenne also served as head football and basketball coach at
Pacific University .cite web|url=http://goboxers.com/mbx/mens-basketball-media-guide.pdf|title=Pacific University Men's Basketball 2007-08 Media Guide|page=p. 27|accessdate=2008-03-18] He led thePortland Interscholastic League 's athletic program from 1938 until his retirement in 1965. In 1983, he was named to theOregon Sports Hall of Fame for his achievements in coaching.cite web|url=http://www.oregonsportshall.com/inductee/roll/coaching.htm|title=Inductees: Coaching|accessdate=2008-03-18|publisher=Oregon Sports Hall of Fame]Jenne died in
La Jolla, California in 1993.References
External links
* [http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath07usm.html List of American track and field athletes]
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