Congratulations to the Indiana Track and Field Hall of Fame Class of 2026
Shane Crawford – Winamac High School
Jimm Stack – Hobart High School
Charlie Koeppen – Carmel High School
John Goldsberry – South Bend Adams High School
Keith Talley – Indianapolis Northwest High School
William Richardson – Culver Military Academy
Charles Hornbostel – Evansville Central High School
Jon Siau – Evansville North High School
Walter E. Thurston – Mishawaka High School
Sarah Pease – South Central High School (Elizabeth, Indiana)
Julie Alano - Hamilton Southeastern High School
1973 4x440 Relay - White’s Institute High School
- John Maggott
- James Brashers
- Nike McDonald
- Elix Brewer
The 2026 Induction will be held June 20, 2026, in Terre Haute, Indiana with a reception at 1:00pm at the Museum and the Induction Ceremonies at the Idle Creek Golf Course Banquet Facilities at 5:00pm.
Congratulations to the Indiana Track and Field Hall of Fame Class of 2026
Shane Crawford – Winamac High School
Crawford rewrote the Indiana high school sprint record book, breaking the indoor 55 and 60 meters records, winning the 2007 outdoor state meet and representing Team USA at the Junior Pan American Games winning the gold medal as a member of the 4x100 relay.
At Purdue University he duplicated his high school efforts by winning two Big Ten Sprint Championships and rewrote their records.
Shane continued running after college, participating in the 2012 US Olympic Trials.
Jimm Stack – Hobart High School
Stack started vault at an early age set the 14 and under national vault record of 14’6”, winning the 1986 IHSAA State Meet and earning High School All-American.
Jimm continued vaulting at Indiana University winning the 1991 Big Ten Championships and became an All-American.
After his collegiate career he coached in Indonesia before settling, teaching, and coaching in Boulder, Colorado for 15 years.
Charlie Koeppen – Carmel High School
In high school Charlie ran in 6 IHSAA State Championships. In his junior year he won the 3200 meters run by 6 seconds which clinched Carmel High School’s first ever IHSAA Team Championship. He lost his title as a senior in a tight photo finish by 1/100 of a second. In college Koeppen ran in four NCAA Cross Country Championships – one at Northern Arizona and three at Indiana University.
John Goldsberry – South Bend Adams High School
Goldsberry won 10 high school sports letters (4 in track, 4 in football and 2 in basketball). Participating at Roosevelt HS in Ypsilanti, Michigan, his freshman years he started both offense and defense on the football team and set the school record while winning the State Meet Class C shot put championship. Moving to South Bend, he continued starting on the varsity football and track teams and as a junior became a varsity starter on the basketball team. In track, John placed 4th in the shot put at the IHSAA State Meet, followed by two championship and a State Meet record of 53’9.5”. John took his talents to Indiana University, winning four letters in football and two letters in track.
Keith Talley – Indianapolis Northwest High School
Talley started his track career as a 7th grader running hurdles because one of his brothers was a hurdler, quickly changing to be a sprinter while at Shortridge High School. Missing his junior year due to illness and as a senior he became the first to break 14 seconds in the city meet (13.84) and second behind Hall of Famer Rod Woodson in the IHSAA State Meet. Keith attended Southwestern Michigan and won seven national championships, transferring to the University of Alabama, winning four SEC conferences and an NCAA championship, He was a two time Commissioner Trophy winner by scoring the most individual points.
William Richardson – Culver Military Academy
Richardson grew up in Los Angeles, California and attended Culver Military Academy during his high school years. Participating in football and track, captain the 1922 track team. He was an excellent scholar athlete. He broke the 440 yard dash record in 1920 with a 51.4 that remained CMA record for 25 years and in 1922 ran a record 1:59.1 in the 880 run which remained CMA record for 42 years. After high school, William attended Stanford University and in 1924 made the US Olympic Team by running 800 meters in 1:53.6.
Charles Hornbostel – Evansville Central High School
Hornbostel was a late bloomer, always wanting to be a basketball player. In high school, he ran track to become a better basketball player and never broke 5:00 in the mile run. After high school, he worked at a bank in Evansville and saved $3.00, decided to attend Indiana University. Success in the 880 yards came very quickly winning the 1932, 1933 and 1934 Big Ten and qualifying for Team US at the1932 Los Angeles Olympic and placed 6th, Hornbostel follows up in the 1936 Olympics with a 5th place finish in the 800 meters. He was a member of two world record relay teams: the 4x800 meters. He also set world records in the 800 meters 600 yards indoor. Charles was never defeated in his collegiate years.
Jon Siau – Evansville North High School
Siau is one of the few coaches that had IHSAA State Meet winners in three sports while coaching four different sports. Jon’s track winners were sprinter Cornell Garret, who tied the IHSAA State Meet record, pole vaulter Tad Grafton and distance ace David Williams, showing his array of coaching talents.
Jon started Evansville North’s girls’ cross country team and coached them for 10 years as well as 17 years with the boys’ cross country team.
He was an outstanding artist and commissioned to do artwork in the Olympian Magazine, Drake Relay official program, and many pro athletes (Bob Knight, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Don Mattingly, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Paul Hornung and others).
Walter E. Thurston – Mishawaka High School
Thurston had a great career as Mishawaka’s coach, coaching the co-champion team at the first IHSAA State Cross Country Meet, two runners-up in ’48 and ’49 and 3rd in ’47. His track results go back into the thirties with IHSAA State Meet 3rd, 4th and 5th place teams. He served as the IHSAA Starter-Referee for 22 years 1952 – 1973 becoming a mega influence on the development of rules and meet management.
Sarah Pease – South Central High School (Elizabeth, Indiana)
During Sarah’s track and cross country high school career, she won 16 Southern Athletic Conference championships and the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award. Attending Indiana University, she was a 3-time All-American, Big Ten champion and the school record holder in the 3,000m steeplechase. Sarah ran in four Olympic Trials (2 in the steeplechase and 2x in the marathon). She had 8 top 10 finishes at US Championships and represented Team US at the Pan American Cross Country Championship. Pease now coaches at Ohio University.
Julie Alano - Hamilton Southeastern High School
Alano just completed her 20 years as Hamilton Southern High School’s girls track and field coach with the following titles: 13 IHSAA Sectional, 10 Regional, 2 State 5th places, 2 State 3rd places, 2 State Runner-up, and 1 State Championship. Many of her relays have placed high in post season national meets. In 2025, her Sprint Medley and Mixed 4x400 won the Nike Outdoor Nationals. Julie also coached the cross country team for 7 years with 7 IHSAA Sectional wins, 6 Semi-State appearances. She has served the IATCCC since 2001 in several areas: president, secretary for15 years and director of the annual coaching clinic 8 years
1973 4x440 Relay - White’s Institute High School
White’s Institute High School was a trackless school of 120 students that interrupted Huntington’s long string of sectional wins with a team of 12. Coach Charles Gainther’s 4x440 relay then won the regionals defeating Ft. Wayne Northrop with a time of 3:19.0 (John Maggott 49.8, James Brashers 49.8, Nike McDonald 49.9, and Elix Brewer 49,5), in facts White’s had six runners that could break 50.0. They repeated their sectional and regional performance by again defeating Ft. Wayne Northrop to become one of the smallest schools to win a state event championship.
The 2026 Induction will be held June 20, 2026, in Terre Haute, Indiana with a reception at 1:00pm at the Museum and the Induction Ceremonies at the Idle Creek Golf Course Banquet Facilities at 5:00pm.