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The first Hudson Relay was run June 13, 1910. The Class of 1912 won with a time of 2 hours and 1 minute.
Another 1910 first was the disqualification of a class (Class of 1910) for cheating. Two of the senior class runners got lost and their replacements were transported by car to their starting points.
In 1914, alumni participation began. The student newspaper, Reserve Weekly, reported that, “In order to do away with a thing which has occurred in the last two races, and which detracts from the dignity of the school, there will be a prominent alumnus to accompany and watch the runners of each class, with power to disqualify any runner who rides in an auto instead of running his mile.”
The Class of 1922 was the first to win 3 races.
In 1937, for the first and only time (that is documented), separate teams for each class were replaced by a single team.
In 1942, the race was “run” using bicycles instead of runners.
In 1946, all teams were disqualified for using cars instead of running the race.
The Winning Alumni Team with the Curtis Cup, 1974 |
Hudson Relay Winners Hoist Curtis Cup, 1975 |
In 1972, Mather College, the undergraduate women’s college, became the first school other than Adelbert College to assemble a team.
In 1974, the alumni team won for the first time.
In 1975, women runners were allowed to run with their class, instead of running as a separate women’s team.
In 1978, Case Institute of Technology was permitted to participate. The Case team had actually finished first in 1974, but was disqualified because the race was open only to Reserve students.
Student Yearbook Coverage of 1922 Hudson Relay |
President Ragone Presents the Curtis Cup to Class of 1982 in 1982 |
The Class of 1982 was the first team to win the race 4 straight years.
In 1984, the Law School became the first professional school to enter a team.
In 1990, the race was run entirely in University Circle. Five runners ran the 26-mile course from Hudson to Cleveland, after which the race between the classes was held in University Circle.
Information was compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve University Archives, April 2010.
Hudson Relay images are available in the University Archives Images of Events and Activities collection in Digital Case.
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