2015: Rory Trup, Section 880 Champ in 1970

Rory Trup, the San Diego Section 880-yard run champion in 1970 at Mission Bay, passed away.

Trup, 62, of Encinitas ran 1:55.3 to win the Section title at Balboa Stadium and was timed in 1:55.1 in the State trials at Edwards Stadium on the University of California campus in Berkeley.

Trup finished third in the 1971 San Diego Section finals but ran his all-time best, 1:54.4.

Trup ranked 15h all-time among County half-milers at conclusion of his high school career.