Terre Haute, IN, May 19, 1922
Charles Ivey, probably the greatest track and field athlete in the history of Indiana’s Earlham College and captain of his team, showed his teammates how it’s done at the ICAL Conference Championships. In a single afternoon, the 21-year-old fellow won the 120 and 220-yard hurdles and the long jump, took second in the high jump, and finished third in his first-ever javelin competition.
In the high hurdles, he set a world-leading time of 14.8. In the seasonal rankings, he surpassed Olympic champion and world record holder Earl Thomson by two-tenths of a second. Ivey’s form perhaps didn't last until the end of the season, as he "only" managed to grab a bronze at the NCAA Championships. In typical American fashion, Ivey also retired young, calling it quits after the 1922 season.
Earlham clinched the conference team title, largely due to Ivey's performances.