Twenty-six years ago, longtime educator and sports activist Larry Ambrosino excitedly arrived with hundreds of others at the Columbian Lyceum (the former catering hall on Clove Road in West Brighton) ...

President Trump Friday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jim Ryun, a three-time Olympian and former GOP congressman from Kansas, calling him a "legendary runner" and "true American patriot.

Jim Ryun, shown in this 2007 photo, a Wichita native who was the first high school athlete to run a mile under 4 minutes, will be honored by President Trump with Presidential Medal of Freedom on July ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A groundbreaking track athlete and former Kansas Congressman will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor. Jim Ryun will accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a White ...

Jim Ryun — The last American runner to hold the world record in the mile with a time of 3:51.1, set on June 23, 1967. He also was the first high-school athlete to break 4-minute mile time, which he ...

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Kansas runner Jim Ryun, left, attempts to pass Missouri’s Glenn Ogden in this file photo. Ryun was the first high schooler to run a sub-four-minute mile. The distance isn’t run often at the high ...

At a White House ceremony honoring him Friday, Wichita native and ESPN’s No. 1 high school athlete of all time Jim Ryun said his successes started with a prayer to God after being cut from the church ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A 17-year-old runner in Pennsylvania broke a record set by a Wichita native that had stood for nearly 60 years. Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wood High School in ...

Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom was "very special" and an "opportunity to reflect," three-time Olympian and former congressman Jim Ryun said Saturday. Ryun, appearing on "Fox & Friends ...

Former track star and United States congressman Jim Ryun was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday, making him just the second track and field athlete to have received the award. Ryun ...