WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is awarding the nation’s highest civilian honor to Jim Ryun, a former Kansas congressman who was the first high school runner to clock a mile in under 4 ...

Twenty-six years ago, longtime educator and sports activist Larry Ambrosino excitedly arrived with hundreds of others at the Columbian Lyceum (the former catering hall on Clove Road in West Brighton) ...

It was 50 years ago Sunday when Jim Ryun broke the world record for the mile race in 3 minutes, 51.3 seconds on the track at the University of California. Ryun, an East High graduate, remains the most ...

Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom was "very special" and an "opportunity to reflect," three-time Olympian and former congressman Jim Ryun said Saturday. Ryun, appearing on "Fox & Friends ...

President Trump Friday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jim Ryun, a three-time Olympian and former GOP congressman from Kansas, calling him a "legendary runner" and "true American patriot.

Jim Ryun stood on a sidewalk outside the Capitol on a recent warm evening, checking his BlackBerry e-mails for nearly 10 minutes before quietly driving away. No tourists took note of him, no police ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A groundbreaking track athlete and former Kansas Congressman will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor. Jim Ryun will accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a White ...

Olympian and former congressman Jim Ryun — the first high schooler to break the 4-minute mile — is coming to Lancaster County next month for a series of appearances. Ryun, who won a silver medal in ...

Kansas runner Jim Ryun, left, attempts to pass Missouri’s Glenn Ogden in this file photo. Ryun was the first high schooler to run a sub-four-minute mile. The distance isn’t run often at the high ...

Jim Ryun, a former congressman and Olympic athlete, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday during a ceremony at the White House. Ryun, 73, will be the 17th person to receive the ...

Six hundred yards into the mile race, Jim Ryun was bumped in the tight pack of runners. He stumbled off the track to the infield. “I wasn’t even sure I’d finish the race,” he said. That was 50 years ...