A Buckeye will be honored in Ann Arbor this week.
World Athletics, the governing body previously known as the IAAF, announced it will commemorate Jesse Owens and his “Day of Days” on Thursday.
On May 25, 1935, the Ohio State track and field athlete set four world records in 45 minutes during the Big Ten Championships at Michigan’s Ferry Field in Ann Arbor. At 21 years old, Owens ran a 9.4 in the 100 yards (tied world record), jumped 8.13m on his lone long jump attempt (world record for 25 years), and won both the 220 yards (20.