Lenover, Max

1935-1939

1935 – set Ontario high school records in 440 yard and 880 yard events for boys under 17 years old

1937 – set Dominion Interscholastic Record in 880 yard event at 1:58.7 – set Canadian 880 yard record of 1:53.6 and tied the quarter mile time – while still in high school, qualified for 1938 British Empire Games in the 880 yard event by beating former Canadian Olympian Ab Conway by 6 yards – also qualified for mile relay

1938 – at British Empire Games in Australia, won first two heats but was spiked in the foot and had to retire from the games

1939 – entered Loyola University in Chicago on a track scholarship

1939 – 1942 – starred for Loyola’s track team winning every individual race in dual competition he ever entered, a total of 90 first place medals – repeatedly set records in both the mile run and the 880 while at school – for 4 years was key member of Loyola’s champion mile relay team – in last year at Loyola, made College Who’s Who List which was based on excellence in academics, athletics, and character – in May 1970 was inducted into the Loyola University Athletic Hall of Fame


After

After graduation, Max joined the Canadian Navy attaining the rank of lieutenant. After the war, he returned to Chicago and took a job as an industrial engineer with Management Systems Incorporated. Later Max became plant manager with Cupples-Hesse an envelope company in St. Louis, which in turn was bought out by St. Regis Paper Company. St. Regis in turn moved Max and his department to Jacksonville, Florida where he retired in 1982.