Lane graduated from Northfield High School in 1974, where he played football, basketball and competed in track and field. He received high-caliber coaching from Dick Lemming, Mark Coppler and was positively influenced by the summer AAU track meets at Northfield in the late 1960s. There, he saw the likes of Larry Highbaugh, Mike Hanna and Northfield state high jump champion Gary Haupert. While attending Purdue and student teaching at West Lafayette Junior High, Lane volunteered to coach football and track at West Lafayette High School. After one year coaching at Lebanon, he was back at West Lafayette as an assistant coach in football and track. In the 1981-1982 school year, he took over head coaching duties in track, a position he continues to hold. In 1997, he took over girls head coaching duties and also continues in that position. 

Jan (Eichenauer) Gappa began her freshman year at Wabash High School with a difficult decision to make between her love of two spring sports, track and field or tennis. Her choice to pursue a career in track paid immediate dividends, as Jan burst onto the Indiana state track and field scene with a state championship in the long jump (18-6 ?) and a third-place finish in the 200-meter dash during her ninth grade year in 1997. While a serious knee injury derailed her sophomore year and limited her ability to compete in track and field in 1998, Jan was not finished. With the support of her family and coaches, she trained even harder and returned to the highest level of state competition as a junior. At the state finals in 1999, Jan leapt a high school personal best in the long jump of (19-0) to finish as runner-up, while also capturing third place in the 200 (25.35) and sixth place in the 100 (12.28). Capping off an amazing high school career as a senior in 2000, Jan won her second state title in the long jump (18-10) and placed fifth in the 200 (25.37). Jan placed in seven individual finals track events in her high school career, including the two state titles, helping her to become the 26th all-time state finals scorer with 51 points.

If greatness in athletics is measured by the ability to compete against the best, then Becca (Williams) Podojil surely is one of the greats. In the history of Tri High School, she was a competitor who combined natural talent, hard work and a will to overcome obstacles. A multiple sport competitor early in her career, she fought through rehabilitation, conquered the injury, then left her lasting mark on the record books. A holder of seven of 14 Lady Titan records in track and field, she focused her final two seasons on the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles, making it all the way to the state finals in both her events her senior year. Becca finished runner-up in both events. She was also presented the Mental Attitude Award, given for excellence in attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability. 

Lee graduated from Indiana University in 1959, where he attended on an athletic scholarship and earned a B.S. in physical education. He played basketball on two Big Ten championship teams. In 1969, Lee earned an M.S. in business education from Ball State University. Lee has been married to his wife Ruth Nash Aldridge for 58 years. He spent 36 years in public education, the last 30 at Pioneer High School, where he served as athletic director for 20 years. For 48 years, Lee served as an IHSAA official in football, track and field, cross country and swimming. Notable involvement includes being a part of the starting crew for the state finals for 13 years and officiating five 5A football championships. Lee also served for several years as an IHSAA rules interpreter for track and field and football. 

Homer Thomas was educated in a small one room schoolhouse in Grant County, Indiana, before entering Marion High School. His time in Marion allowed him to excel both in the classroom and on the athletic field. He became a national high school record holder in the 12-pound hammer throw, an all-state halfback in football and an excellent bowler. His 12-pound hammer throw was well ahead of his competition. In 1902, his winning throw was 144-3, with an improvement in 1903 of 160-5 at the state finals at Indiana University. His dominance was reported to have come from his development of the three-turn delivery. Before Thomas' participation in the event, winning throws rarely surpassed 120 feet. It was reported that with an injured arm in 1902, he threw a winning record with only the use of one arm. 

The 1982 4x100 Gary Roosevelt relay team still holds the IHSAA state finals record some 38 years later in 41.02. It was a historical group that made up this relay: Don Young who at this writing holds the number #2 spot on the 100-meter all-time list at 10.19, Glenn Moore third in 10.22, Jeffrey Patrick fifth in 10.25 and Alan Price, who might have been among the list of great sprinters had he not been running with such great dashmen. Three of the relay members would become the only athletes from a school to place first (Jeffery Patrick), second (Don Young) and third (Glen Moore) in an IHSAA state championship. They all had to meet the qualifying standard in the IHSAA regional meet to qualify to the state meet (only two automatically qualify in each event).

John Nunn is the only Olympian in Evansville Harrison High School history. John was a four-year letterman in track and field and cross country. He won the city championship in the 3200 meters and qualified for the regional in the event both his junior and senior years. John qualified for the IHSAA State Cross Country Championship during his junior and senior years. After high school, Nunn accepted a race walk scholarship at the University of Wisconsin – Parkside and won the United States 10k Junior National Championship in 1997 in the race walk by setting the all-time course record. 

Matt Terrell was born in Champaign, Illinois, and moved to Indiana at the age of 11. He didn't get into the sport of track and field until after seeing his older brother running on the junior high team and he wanted to prove that he could also run and be somewhat good. Eighth grade was his first competitive season indoors. He can recall his first 200-meter race indoors like it was yesterday and remembers that it seemed a long way to the finish. The coaches yelled at him to cut in and he couldn't hear so he looked around while continuing to run. He finished first and everyone was amazed that he was able to win after looking around at the coaches! The following outdoor season was a success, gaining fundamentals and additional skills. He didn't really fall in love with track until his freshman high school season. After meeting with Ben Davis varsity Coach Mike Davidson, he knew he wanted to be a part of something greater than himself. He asked Coach Davidson on the first day of practice how he could attain varsity status and, after the seemingly long list was described, Matt was determined. A varsity sprinter was injured during spring break and Matt was selected to take his place. That day, he ran varsity and went on to win the state 200-meter championship three years in a row and the 100-meter championship his senior year in 2009. 

Indiana's Lost Olympian--Orval Martin Orval Martin was the second of ten children born to Edith and Preston "Dick" Martin near Ferndale, Indiana, (just east of Rockville in Parke County) and attended Bellmore High School. He would win the mile at the 1926 IHSAA state finals and place second in the National Interscholastic Meet. Martin's years at Purdue would produce nine Big Ten championships. He won the 880-yard run indoors in 1928 and 1930 and outdoors in 1929. He also won the mile indoors in 1929 and 1930 and outdoors in 1928, 1929 and 1930. He also won the cross country championship in 1929. During that time, Orval also won five Indiana Intercollegiate championships. Record-setting times were established by Martin at the Drake Relays in the two-mile run and the 1500-meter run, as well as in the 1000-yard run at the Illinois Relays. Orval won the half mile at the 1930 NCAA Championships at Stagg Field in Chicago in record time (1:54.2), his greatest thrill since it was set in his last collegiate meet. As a result of these performances, Martin earned Purdue's first All-American honors. 

Ellie Tidman was born in France and arrived in Batesville while in early elementary school, when her father found employment with the Hillenbrand Company. She and her two younger sisters became very active in volleyball and track and field. Much of her athletic career was participating on a traveling volleyball team. Finding time for track and field, she had great success winning every competition throughout her high school career, four county championships, three conference championships (she did not participate in her senior year due to a back injury), four IHSAA sectional, regional and state championships. She found time to help her team as a sprinter and is the school record holder in the long jump.