Henry Armstrong

2016 – Track and Field

Canon-McMillan High School

• Team co-captain: 1961 & 1962
• Team MVP: 1961 & 1962
• Outstanding Player Award: 1961 Canonsburg Relays
• Canon-McMillan 220 dash record holder: 22.3 – 1961
• Considered an outstanding sprinter at Canon-McMillan from 1959 – 1962

West Virginia University

• One of two African-American athletes to be awarded the first track
scholarships at West Virginia: 1962- 1966
• Team co-captain: 1965 & 1966
• Team MVP: 1964
• Top Point Man Award: 1964
• Top point producer at the 1964 Southern Conference Championships: 38 pts.
• Anchored the WVU 440 yard relay team which set the school record of 43.1 seconds

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