Darryl Gavin

Darryl Gavin

  • Class Year:
    1981
  • Induction Year:
    2016

From Hall of Honor press release dated July 28, 2016:

Few track and field student-athletes achieved more in their four years as a collegian at Wittenberg than Darryl Gavin. Gavin earned the team’s MVP award all four years of his career in the Red & White, and he ranks among the program leaders in All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) awards with seven outdoor and two indoor designations. Gavin won OAC indoor titles in the 60-meter hurdles in 1979 and 1981 and OAC outdoor titles in the 110-meter hurdles in 1979 and 1981, and he capped his career with OAC Most Outstanding Runner honors in 1981. A four-time NCAA Division III Championships qualifier, Gavin led the Tigers to a four-year dual meet record of 33-9, and he broke multiple school and OAC records in hurdles and relay events during his career. A native of South Bend, Ind., Gavin passed away in 1987.

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