Michael J. Geraghty, '84
Track & Field Mike Geraghty is one of the top middle distance runners in the history of Bucknell’s vaunted men’s track and field program. He ranks second only to former NCAA champion Thomas McLean in both the outdoor 400 meters (47.50) and 800 meters (1:49.84). Indoors, Geraghy remains the school record holder in the indoor 400 meters (49.01), and his record in the 500 (1:02.34) was just broken this winter after 22 years in the books. He is also second to McLean in the indoor 800 (1:51.77). Geraghty also graduated with school records in the outdoor 4x800 relay (7:31.84), which still stands, and the outdoor distance medley relay (9:54.04), which now ranks third. Geraghty was an extremely versatile runner who also helped set a then-school record in the outdoor 4x100 relay and also ran what was then the second-fastest time in school history in the 200-meter dash. Geraghty, who was elected team captain as a senior, won East Coast Conference championships in the outdoor 400 meters in 1982 and 1984, and he competed in the NCAA Indoor Championships in 1982 and 1984. His standout performances helped lead Bucknell to six ECC team titles – three indoors and three more outdoors. (Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2006)
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