| DAVID HALL '01 - Finished 3rd in the 880 yards in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. Won 1st qualifying heat in 1:59.0. Alfred Tysoe of Great Britain won the final in 2:01.2 with a 56.2 last 440. |
| NORMAN TABER '13 - Finished third in the 1,500-meter in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. Arnold Jackson of Great Britain won in 3:56.8. Taber was third in 3:56.9. Also won silver medal as member of 3,000-meter relay team. |
| JOHN COLLIER '29 - Finished third in the 110-meter high hurdles in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. Sydney Atkinson of South Africa won in 14.8. Collier was third in 14.9 in the mud and rain. |
| FREDERICK POLLARD '37 - Finished third in the 110-meter high hurdles in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Forrest Towns o the USA won in 14.2. Pollard was third in 14.4. Pollard was then a student at the University of North Dakota. |
| ROBERT BENNETT '47 - Finished third in the hammer throw in the 1948 Olympic Games in London. Imre Nemeth of Hungary won with a throw of 183'11". Bennett was third in 176'3". |