NEAL W. SAWYER, Elkhart High School, 1956
- Western Michigan University
- Earned 4 varsity letters in 2 sports -- track and field, football ... Named winner of the 1956 Tim Bringle Award for top male athlete in Elkhart Community Schools.
- Track -- Two-time IHSAA state champion mile relay team, 1954 and 1955 ... Regional mile relay record, 1955 ... EHS 440 record, 1956 ... Team captain, 1956.
- College Career:
Competed on two Mid-American Conference track team championships, 1957 and 1958 ... Competed on MAC cross country team championship, 1958 ... Competed on NCAA team runner-up cross country team, 1958.