A bit more about the Farrell brothers
Tom Farrell - went to Archbishop Molloy HS with my father in NY (the same one I went to)
In 1961, Tom Farrell was the national high school indoor 1,000 yd. leader. He also anchored Molloy’s 2-mile team to his first Penn relay championships. Tom also set Molloy’s still standing record in the 880 yds. At the time of 1:54.3.
At St. John University Tom was a two time NCAA Champion. He set world records indoor at 660 yds. and 880 yds. at 1:49.8. In his Olympic career, Tom finished fifth in Tokyo and won the bronze medal at the 1968 games in Mexico City in 1:45.4.
Peter Farrell
Peter set the national interscholastic record for the 1000 yards in 1964. At Notre Dame, Peter was a two-time NCAA All-American. He won the 1C4A 1000Y championship and was ranked 5th in the nation and 14th in the world in 880 yards.
Peter had coached the Princeton Tigers woman’s track team since 1978 (retired only a few years ao) . During his 25+ years at the helm, the Tigers have captured the Ivy League Indoor championship six times (1981, ’82, ’83, ’89, ’97, ’98) and the Outdoor crown seven times (1979, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’89, ’98). The cross-country program has also enjoyed success under Farrell’s watch, winning three straight Ivy titles from 1979-1981. In 2003, the cross-country team won the ECAC Championship for the second time in four years and finished 9th at the NCAA Champs followed by successes through Liz Costello, Ashley Higginson, Cack Ferrel and NCAA 4th place finish in 2011.