Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Class of 2019

It only took one year for Dale Story to become one of the best long distance runners in Santa Ana College history as he blew away the competition during the 1959-1960 cross country and track seasons.

Story collected the first win of his Santa Ana College career at the Mt. San Antonio Invitational before gathering momentum to bring home the Southern California Community College Championship in 1959. During track season, Story exceled once again and capped off the year by winning the individual state title in the two mile race with a time of 9:15.2.

Shortly after the season, Story was offered a spot on the cross country/track & field teams at Oregon State University where he set 13 course records, several school records and won the NCAA individual cross country championship while leading Oregon State to it’s first ever team title in 1961. He was inducted into OSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.

After graduating from OSU, Story taught biology and forestry at Wallowa High School while coaching cross country and track for 30 years. There, he coached 32 individual state champions and his teams combined for nine state championships.