2019 - 49th Class of Mosbacher, Moore, and Ullyot Nancy Ditz Mosbacher - As a member of the 1988 United States Olympic team, Nancy Ditz was the first American finisher in the women’s marathon at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics. Born in San Jose, CA in 1954, Ditz Mosbacher graduated from Stanford having competed in diving and crew, and did not begin running competitively until age 25. However, she quickly found herself naturally talented in the sport. In 1982, she won her debut marathon, the San Francisco Marathon in 2:44:34. In between her debut and making the Olympic team, Ditz Mosbacher won numerous road races, including the U.S. National Marathon Championships (1985), the Los Angeles Marathon (1986, 1987), the San Francisco Marathon (1982), the Oakland Marathon (1983), and Bay to Breakers (1984). In 1984, she set a course record at the California International Marathon with a time of 2:31:36. Since the 1988 Summer Olympics, Ditz Mosbacher has been a color commentator for NBC and CBS Sports. She has covered events such as the 1996 Olympic Marathon Trials, the 1988 and 1989 NCAA Track and Field Championships, and the 1994 Examiner Bay to Breakers. Oscar Moore - A groundbreaking American distance running, Moore qualified for the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he became the first African American to represent the U.S. in the 5,000 meters. Born in 1938 in White Plains, NY, he first discovered his talent for the sport by running track in high school. Moore won a track scholarship to Southern Illinois University, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in recreation. His school records for the indoor 3,000 meters (7:59.98), 5,000 meters (13:51.20) and the outdoor 5,000 meters (13:51.20) stood well into the 2000s. Returning to the east coast after college, he won the legendary New York Road Runners nine-mile cross country race in 1963 and 1964, setting a course record of 46:19.6 in the process. At the 1964 Olympics, Moore placed eighth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:24. His prospects for an even better showing at the 1968 Olympics looked promising, however, a badly-timed ruptured Achilles tendon derailed his chances to run for the U.S. at the games in Mexico City. Though doctors feared he would never run again, Moore persevered and returned to the sport still competing at a high level. He retired as a three time qualifier for the U.S. Olympic trials and six-time All American. In 1971, Moore started the men’s track and field program at Glassboro State College, now Rowan University, where he would coach for 23 years. The Profs competed at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships for 20 straight years under Moore, and they captured five straight national titles from 1980-84. His teams also won five national outdoor crowns, the third most in Division III, and won the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship 19 straight years. Moore produced over 130 AllAmericans and 24 NCAA individual champions and was named the NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year five times (1980-84).
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