Byron Dyce

Jamaican middle-distance runner

Byron Dyce

Personal information

Born

(1948-03-27) 27 March 1948 (age 76)

Medal record

Men's Athletics

Representing Jamaica
Pan American Games
	1971 Cali	800 metres
Central American and Caribbean Games
	1970 Panama City	1500 metres

Byron Dyce (born 27 March 1948) is a Jamaican former middle-distance runner who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[1] He is still the current Jamaican National Record holder in the Mile and 1000 metres. He still holds NYU records in the Indoor 800 metres and Indoor Mile.^[2]

The Millrose Games have named their annual collegiate Distance medley relay in his honor.^[3] Dyce, who ran for NYU, is considered a legend among New York track and field circles. After receiving his Ph.D. degree at the University of Florida, he is currently a mathematics professor at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida.^[4]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Byron Dyce". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
^ "NYU" (PDF). NYU Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
^ "Videos - Byron Dyce College Mens DMR - Millrose Games 2012".
^ "NYU Great Byron Dyce Loses School Record". ny.milesplit.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07.

Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's 1500 metres

1926: Modesto Careaga (MEX)
1930: Darío Álvarez (CUB)
1935: Delfino Campos (MEX)
1938: Guy Grant (JAM)
1946: Wilfred Tull (TRI)
1950–54: Frank Prince (PAN)
1959: Harvey Borrero (COL)
1962–66: Álvaro Mejía (COL)
1970: Byron Dyce (JAM)
1974–78: Luis Medina (CUB)
1982: Eduardo Castro (MEX)
1986: Jacinto Navarrete (COL)
1990: Arturo Barrios (MEX)
1993: José López (VEN)
1998: Héctor Torres (MEX)
2002–10: Juan Luis Barrios (MEX)
2014: Andy González (CUB)
2018: Fernando Martínez (MEX)

v t e US National Championship winners in the men's 800-meter run
1876–2016	1876: Harold Lambe 1877: Romulus Colgate 1878: Edward Merritt 1879–80: Lon Myers 1881: Walter Smith 1882: William Goodwin 1883: Tom Murphy 1884: Lon Myers 1885: Herbert Mitchell 1886: Charles Smith 1887–88: George Tracey 1888: Wm. Moffatt 1889: R.A. Ward 1890: Harry Dadmun 1891: Walter Dohm 1892–93: Theodore Turner 1894–96: Charles Kilpatrick 1897: John Cregan 1898: Thomas Burke 1899: Herbert Manvel 1900: Alex Grant 1901: Howard Hayes 1902: John Wright 1903–04: Howard Valentine 1905: Jim Lightbody 1906–08: Mel Sheppard 1909: Clar. Edmundsen 1910: Harry Gissing 1911–12: Mel Sheppard 1913–14: Homer Baker 1915: Leroy Campbell 1916: Donald Scott 1917: Michael Devaney 1918: Tom Campbell 1919: Joie Ray 1920: Earl Eby 1921–22: Alan Helffrich 1923: Ray Watson 1924: Edward Kirby 1925: Alan Helffrich 1926: Alva Martin 1927: Ray Watson 1928: Lloyd Hahn 1929: Phil Edwards 1930–32: Edwin Genung 1933: Glenn Cunningham 1934: Ben Eastman 1935: Elroy Robinson 1936: Charles Beetham 1937: John Woodruff 1938: Howard Borck 1939–41: Charles Beetham 1942: John Borican 1943: William Hulse 1944–45: Bob Kelley 1946: John Fulton 1947: Reggie Pearman 1948: Herb Barten 1949–51: Mal Whitfield 1952: Reggie Pearman 1953–54: Mal Whitfield 1955–56: Arnie Sowell 1957–58: Tom Courtney 1959: Tom Murphy 1960: Jim Cerveny 1961: Jim Dupree 1962: Jerry Siebert 1963: Bill Crothers (CAN) * Jim Dupree 1964: Jerry Siebert 1965: Morgan Groth 1966: Tom Farrell 1967–68: Wade Bell 1969: Byron Dyce (JAM) * Juris Luzins 1970: Ken Swenson 1971: Juris Luzins 1972: Dave Wottle 1973–74: Rick Wohlhuter 1975: Mark Enyeart 1976: James Robinson 1977: Mark Belger 1978–82: James Robinson 1983: David Patrick 1984: James Robinson 1985–87: Johnny Gray 1988: Mark Everett 1989: Johnny Gray 1990–91: Mark Everett 1992: Johnny Gray 1993–94: Mark Everett 1995: Brandon Rock 1996: Johnny Gray 1997–98: Mark Everett 1999: Khadevis Robinson 2000: Mark Everett 2001–03: David Krummenacker 2004: Jonathan Johnson 2005–07: Khadevis Robinson 2008–12: Nick Symmonds 2013–14: Duane Solomon 2015: Nick Symmonds 2016: Clayton Murphy 2017: Donavan Brazier 2018: Clayton Murphy 2019: Donavan Brazier 2021^{2020 OT}: Clayton Murphy 2022-23: Bryce Hoppel
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

US National Championship winners in the men's 800-meter run

1876–2016

1876: Harold Lambe
1877: Romulus Colgate
1878: Edward Merritt
1879–80: Lon Myers
1881: Walter Smith
1882: William Goodwin
1883: Tom Murphy
1884: Lon Myers
1885: Herbert Mitchell
1886: Charles Smith
1887–88: George Tracey
1888: Wm. Moffatt
1889: R.A. Ward
1890: Harry Dadmun
1891: Walter Dohm
1892–93: Theodore Turner
1894–96: Charles Kilpatrick
1897: John Cregan
1898: Thomas Burke
1899: Herbert Manvel
1900: Alex Grant
1901: Howard Hayes
1902: John Wright
1903–04: Howard Valentine
1905: Jim Lightbody
1906–08: Mel Sheppard
1909: Clar. Edmundsen
1910: Harry Gissing
1911–12: Mel Sheppard
1913–14: Homer Baker
1915: Leroy Campbell
1916: Donald Scott
1917: Michael Devaney
1918: Tom Campbell
1919: Joie Ray
1920: Earl Eby
1921–22: Alan Helffrich
1923: Ray Watson
1924: Edward Kirby
1925: Alan Helffrich
1926: Alva Martin
1927: Ray Watson
1928: Lloyd Hahn
1929: Phil Edwards
1930–32: Edwin Genung
1933: Glenn Cunningham
1934: Ben Eastman
1935: Elroy Robinson
1936: Charles Beetham
1937: John Woodruff
1938: Howard Borck
1939–41: Charles Beetham
1942: John Borican
1943: William Hulse
1944–45: Bob Kelley
1946: John Fulton
1947: Reggie Pearman
1948: Herb Barten
1949–51: Mal Whitfield
1952: Reggie Pearman
1953–54: Mal Whitfield
1955–56: Arnie Sowell
1957–58: Tom Courtney
1959: Tom Murphy
1960: Jim Cerveny
1961: Jim Dupree
1962: Jerry Siebert
1963: Bill Crothers (CAN) * Jim Dupree
1964: Jerry Siebert
1965: Morgan Groth
1966: Tom Farrell
1967–68: Wade Bell
1969: Byron Dyce (JAM) * Juris Luzins
1970: Ken Swenson
1971: Juris Luzins
1972: Dave Wottle
1973–74: Rick Wohlhuter
1975: Mark Enyeart
1976: James Robinson
1977: Mark Belger
1978–82: James Robinson
1983: David Patrick
1984: James Robinson
1985–87: Johnny Gray
1988: Mark Everett
1989: Johnny Gray
1990–91: Mark Everett
1992: Johnny Gray
1993–94: Mark Everett
1995: Brandon Rock
1996: Johnny Gray
1997–98: Mark Everett
1999: Khadevis Robinson
2000: Mark Everett
2001–03: David Krummenacker
2004: Jonathan Johnson
2005–07: Khadevis Robinson
2008–12: Nick Symmonds
2013–14: Duane Solomon
2015: Nick Symmonds
2016: Clayton Murphy
2017: Donavan Brazier
2018: Clayton Murphy
2019: Donavan Brazier
2021^{2020 OT}: Clayton Murphy
2022-23: Bryce Hoppel

Notes

Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships

OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's indoor Mile
1932–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1932–3: Gene Venzke 1934–5: Glenn Cunningham 1936: Gene Venzke 1937: Archie San Romani 1938–9: Glenn Cunningham 1940: Chuck Fenske 1941: Walter Mehl 1942: Gil Dodds 1943: Frank Dixon 1944: Gil Dodds 1945: Jim Rafferty 1946: Les McMitchell 1947: Gil Dodds 1948: Tom Quinn 1949: Willem Slijkhuis (NED) * (3) Neil Pratt 1950: John Joe Barry (IRL) * (2) Horace Ashenfelter 1951: Fred Wilt 1952: Bill Mack 1953: Fred Dwyer 1954: Josy Barthel (LUX) * (2) Fred Wilt 1955: Wes Santee 1956–9: Ron Delany (IRL) 1960: Phil Coleman 1961: Jim Beatty 1962–3: Jim Beatty 1964: Ergas Leps (CAN) * (2) Vic Zwolak 1965–6: Jim Grelle 1967: Sam Bair 1968: Preston Davis 1969: Henryk Szordykowski (POL) * (2) Marty Liquori 1970: Marty Liquori 1971: Henryk Szordykowski (POL) * (2) John Mason 1972: Byron Dyce (JAM) 1973: Marty Liquori 1974: John Walker (NZL) * (2) Mike Slack 1975–6: Filbert Bayi (TAN) * (2) Paul Cummings 1977: Filbert Bayi (TAN) * (3) Joe Dubina 1978: Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) 1979: Steve Scott
1981–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Craig Masback 1981: Steve Scott 1982: Jim Spivey 1983: Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) 1984: Steve Scott 1985: Sydney Maree 1986: Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) 1987: Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) 1988: Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) 1989: Frank O'Mara (IRL) 1990: Steve Scott 1990: Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) 1991: Noureddine Morceli (ALG) * (2) Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) 1992: Noureddine Morceli (ALG) * (4) Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL)
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Noureddine Morceli (ALG) * (2) Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) 1994: William Tanui (KEN) * (2) Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) 1995: Niall Bruton (IRL) * (3) Erik Nedeau 1996: Steve Holman 1997: Jason Pyrah 1998: Paul McMullen 1999: Matt Holthaus 2000: Jason Pyrah 2001: Seneca Lassiter 2002–3: Jason Lunn 2004: Rob Myers 2005: Scott McGowan 2006: Christopher Lukezic 2007: Alan Webb 2008–9: Rob Myers 2010: Leo Manzano 2011: Jeff See 2012: Leo Manzano 2013: Will Leer 2014: Lopez Lomong 2015–6: Matthew Centrowitz 2017: Ben Blankenship 2018: Paul Chelimo
Notes	*Distances have varied as follows: Mile (1940–2002) and 1932, 2007 and odd numbered years since 2011, 1500 meters (1933–1939), (2003–6, 2008–2010) and even numbered years since 2010