| 1958-59 | All-American in cross-country; Kansas team wins NCAA outdoor national championships |
| 1960 | Winner, individual title in Big Eight Conference cross-country tournament |
| 1961 | Big Eight Conference champion, 2-mile race |
| 1964 | Wins Olympic gold medal in Olympics, in a startling upset; sets new Olympic record |
| 1965 | Sets world record in 6-mile run with a time of 27:11.6; sets American records in the 10,000 meters and the 3-mile run |
| 1984 | Inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame |
| 1997 | Inducted into Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame |
| 1999 | Inducted into Distance Running Hall of Fame |
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