Hall of Fame
Ron Tabb
Mules Track & Field/Cross Country - 1974-76
Ron Tabb was the first great distance runner in Central Missouri State history. A four-time All-American, he placed among the elite in the cross country national championships in 1974 and 1976, and also claimed All-America honors in the three-mile run in 1975 and in the 10,000-meter run in 1976.
Now in his third season as the head cross-country and track & field coach at Pacific University, Tabb went on to great things after completing his eligibility at Central Missouri State. A member of the 1980 United States Olympic Team, Tabb currently posts the sixth fastest marathon mark in U.S. history, a time of 2:09:31 at the 1983 Boston Marathon. He is one of only four Americans to run more than 20 marathons under 2:20 and is the only American to win major marathons on five different continents. Tabb also competed in the 1983 World Championships and the 1986 Goodwill Games.
