Bernick鈥檚 Take Me Back Tuesday: Wellenstein Helped Get Track & Field Restarted at SJU 80 Years Ago
By: Frank Rajkowski, SJU Writer/Video Producer COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Wally Wellenstein’s track and field career at Saint John’s didn’t exactly progress in a linear fashion. The Albany High School graduate was a standout sprinter for the Johnnies as a freshman in 1941, winning an MIAC title in the 100-yard dash in a time of 10.4 seconds at the conference meet held in St Paul. He added second-place finishes in both the 100 and 220 as a sophomore the following spring. But then World War II intervened. Wellenstein enlisted in the U.S Army and was stationed in a transportation office in…
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