Elmhurst University Athletics

A member of the Class of 1962, Boyd Bender was a three-time CCIW men's track and field champion whose 220-yard dash of 21.3 seconds in the 1960 remain school records to this day. Bender also held a school record in the 100-yard dash (9.7 seconds) which stood for over 25 years. Bender shared the award of Outstanding Performer at the 1959 CCIW Championships—the first of only two Bluejays so honored (joined in 1990 by Hall of Famer Joe Klim)—after winning both the 220 dash and long jump. He was named Elmhurst's Male Athlete of the Year for 1958-59. In 1960, he repeated as CCIW Champion in the 220 dash. A two-sport athlete, Bender also lettered for the 1958 football Bluejays as a halfback.