Allan Tolmich
[3] He attended Wayne State University, joined its track team as a walk-on in 1934, and was captain of it in 1936 to 1937.[2][4][5] He was an All-American from 1937 to 1941, and a National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Champion in 1937, 1939, 1940, and 1941.[3] While at Wayne State, in 1937 he twice broke the world record in the 200 meter hurdles at the AAU Championships (running it in 23.4 seconds and 23.3 seconds, on July 3), and won the national 110 meter high hurdles.[2] In August 1942, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army Air Force, as World War II began to involve the United States.[6][7] In 1976, Tolmich was inducted into the inaugural class of the Wayne State University Sports Hall of Fame.