Marshall Dill (born August 9, 1952) is an
American former sprinter. He is a native of
Detroit
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and a 1971 graduate of
Northern High School; Dill was one of the most successful interscholastic
track and field
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athletes in the United States.
1971 was an exceptional year for Northern High School senior Marshall Dill; by season's end, his laurels would include:
*State and National High School Track Athlete of the Year.
*Ranked 4th Globally at
200 meters
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(:20.39 seconds)
*Ranked 5th Globally at
100 meters
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(:10.10 seconds)
*U.S. High School Record at 100 meters and 200 meters
*Six
Michigan High School Athletic Association
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Unlike ma ...
titles; 100 yards (1970–71), 220 yards (1969-1971), and 880 yard relay (1971)
*First place at the Golden West Meet of Champions, 100 yards and 220 yards
*Fourth place at the National
AAU Championships, 220 yards
* Second place at the
Pan American Games
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, 200 meters
Of particular note is Marshall Dill's winning time in the 220 yard dash at the 1971
MHSAA Championships (converted to :20.5 seconds for 200 meters)—a mark that still stands as the Michigan high school record.
[ He was '']Track and Field News
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'' "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1971.
Collegiate career
After accepting an athletic scholarship
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to Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...
, Marshall Dill picked up right where he left off in high school; winning a total of eleven indoor and outdoor Big Ten Conference
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titles in the sprint and relay events—including four consecutive conference championships in the outdoor 220 yard dash. In 1972, Marshall Dill led Michigan State to Big Ten Team Championships in both indoor and outdoor track; that same year, MSU finished second (by one point) to the University of Southern California
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at the NCAA
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Indoor Track and Field Championships.
A three-time All-American for the Spartans, Dill's self-proclaimed career pinnacle was winning the 1973 NCAA outdoor title at 200 meters. Track and field aficionados would argue Marshall Dill's greatest accomplishment to be the World Record he set while running the indoor 300-yard dash in 1973. As a fitting tribute to his considerable accolades and contributions, Marshall Dill was honored with induction to the Michigan State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.[
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Track and field athletes from Detroit
American male sprinters
Michigan State University alumni
Living people
1952 births
Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
Northern High School (Detroit, Michigan) alumni