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Gary Wilson was a two-time NAIA national champion in the 880-yard run, 1963 and 1964, and was the national runner-up in that event in 1961.
His winning time in 1963 was 1:51.4 and it was 1:49.9 in 1964. (In 1963, the runner-up in the national 880 was Wilson's teammate, Tom Bowden.)
Wilson, a two-time NAIA All-America selection, lettered in track in 1960, 1961, 1963, and 1964 and in cross country in 1961, 1962, and 1963.
In the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference track meet he won the 880 and mile in 1961. He won the 880 and mile and was part of the winning mile-relay team in 1963. In 1964, he won the 880, mile, and 2-mile events. He was the outstanding athlete at the 1964 conference meet with 15 points. He was a member of the 2-mile relay team which won at the Drake Relays in 1964.
Among his best times were 1:49.9 in the 880 (1964) and 4:19.7 in the mile (1964), and he was a member of two-mile, sprint medley, and distance medley teams which held school records for a number of years.
Dr. Wilson taught physical education and coached, including a long tenure at The Citadel.
He lives in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
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