BIG TEN JESSE OWENS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS. 1982 - Jim Spivey, Indiana, track and field/cross country. 1983 - Ed Banach, Iowa, wrestling. 1984 - Sunder Nix, Indiana, track and field.

American Jesse Owens’ achievements at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin – he won four gold medals in the 100 meters, the 200m, the 4x100m relay and the long jump – made him a track and field great.

Here's every individual event champion from indoor track and field and outdoor track and field in NCAA history.

DeHart Hubbard of Avondale broke the color line when he won the gold medal in the long jump in the 1924 Summer Olympic Games ...

Jesse Owens won his first gold medal in the 100-meter dash on August 3, 1936, at the Berlin Olympics. The race took place at ...