Hall of Fame
Harvey Meyer, a native of Scribner, Neb., was a decorated javelin thrower for the Nebraska Wesleyan track and field team from 1968-71.
Statistical records during Meyer’s career are not complete, but he was a regular placer in the javelin at many of the area’s top meets, including the Bronco Relays in Hastings, where he won as a senior, the Midland Lutheran College Relays in Fremont, the NWU Club Invitational and the Kearney State College Relays, where he won as a junior. He also placed all four years at the South Dakota Relays held at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls, and won gold medals at the meet in both 1970 and 1971.
During his junior season, Meyer set the school record in the javelin (213-9), a mark that still remains the top javelin throw in school history. He was crowned NCAA Regional champion in 1970 and also won javelin titles in the first two Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NIAC) track and field meets as a junior in 1970 and as a senior in 1971.
