University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame
Dan Rearick is recognized first of all for setting the University of Maine mile record of 4:13.9 that still stands. But, he is also recognized for so much more. ln the ultimate individual sport, to his teammates, he was and is the consummate team leader. They won the New England cross country championship in 1955, ’56 and ’57, with Rearick the captain the latter two years. He finished first in the 1957 Yankee Conference meet. In the spring of his junior and senior years, he won the mile at both the Yankee Conference and State Series meets. For many years he was in charge of promoting fitness and healthy living for the Province of New Brunswick.
