Kent Floerke

Kent Floerke was AAU triple jump champion in 1963 and finished on the podium in the AAU triple jump eight times between 1954-63. In high school Floerke was all-state in Kansas in both football and basketball. He went to college at the University of Kansas. At the NCAAs Floerke finished second in the triple jump in 1956, third in the long jump in 1956, and was fourth in 1958. At the 1956 Drake Relays Floerke won both the long jump and triple jump.

Floerke later obtained master’s degrees in counselling, student services, and school administration from Cal State University in 1968, and then earned a doctoral degree from the University of Arkansas in educational administration in 1988. Most of his career was spent in education, serving as a college professor, college dean, high school principal, school counselor, and in his later years as a licensed professional counselor.

Floerke also served in the US Army. He was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Delta Kappa honorary societies. He has been inducted into the University of Kansas, Drake Relays, and Missouri Valley Halls of Fame.

Personal Bests: HJ – 1.90i (6-3i) (1957); LJ – 7.53 (24-8½) (1958); TJ – 16.11 (52-10¼) (1960).