Villanova Men in the World Rankings Top 10 since 1945

Here is the list of all Villanova male track and field athletes who attained a world top-10 ranking. Six Villanovans (nine times) in history have achieved a world #1 ranking: Olympic Gold Medalist Don Bragg in the pole vault (1959 and 1960), Olympic Gold Medalist Ron Delany in the 1500 meters (1956), Frank Budd in the 100 meters (1961), Marty Liquori three times in two different distances (1500 meters/mile in 1969 and 1971 and at 5000 meters in 1977), Eamonn Coghlan over 5000 meters (1981), and Don Paige in the 800 meters (1980). Bragg (1955), Delany (1957), Paul Drayton (1964), Liquori (1978), Larry James (1968), and Eamonn Coghlan (1983) all reached #2 in the world as well. Coghlan was ranked #2 in the world at two distances (1500/mile and 5000 meters). World Championships were won by Coghlan (1983 at 5000 meters) and Marcus O'Sullivan (three times at 1500i meters: 1987, 1989, and 1993).

100 meter hurdles
Frank Budd (1960=9, 1961=1, 1962=4)
Erv Hall (1967=6, 1968=3, 1969=3)

200 meters
Paul Drayton (1961=6, 1962-3, 1963=3, 1964=2, 1965=6)

400 meters
Charlie Jenkins (1955=5, 1956=3, 1957=4, 1958=7)
Larry James (1968=2, 1969=6, 1970=6)

800 meters
Ron Delany (1957=4, 1958=8, 1961=8)
Noel Carroll (1963=4)
Mark Belger (1977=7)
Don Paige (1979=7, 1980=1)

1500 meters/Mile
Ron Delany (1956=1, 1957=2, 1958=6)
Marty Liquori (1969=1, 1970=7, 1971=1, 1975=5)
Eamonn Coghlan (1975=10, 1976=7, 1977=10, 1978=2, 1979=6)
Don Paige (1979=7)
Sydney Maree (1981=5, 1982=3, 1983=7, 1985=3, 1986=8)
Marcus O'Sullivan (1993=9)

5000 meters
Dick Buerkle (1974=4)
Marty Liquori (1975=3, 1977=1, 1978=2)
Eamonn Coghlan (1980=5, 1981=1, 1983=2)
Sydney Maree (1979=10, 1983=3, 1986=10, 1987=9, 1988=6, 1989=5)

3000 meter Steeple
Amos Korir (1981=8)

Shot Put
Billy Joe (1962=9)

Pole Vault
Don Bragg (1955=2, 1956=3, 1957=3, 1958=9, 1959=1, 1960=1, 1961=9)