GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Pioneer Track Star Featured

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Pioneer Track Star Featured

Ajinjeru '14 breaking the school record for the indoor 400

Pioneer track and field star Christine Ajinjeru '14 was recently featured in a story on the Midwest Conference web site. Ajinjeru concluded a fine career by qualifying for the Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Delaware, OH. Next fall she will be heading to Knoxville, TN for a joint PhD program with the University of Tennessee and the Oak Ridge Institute, where she has previously interned.

Congratulations Christine! Good Luck!

The Honor G

The Honor G, the official emblem of Grinnell College athletics, was first used at the Iowa state track championship in 1892. Designed by Earnest "Skip" Atherton, class of 1895, the original Honor G consisted of a scarlet maltese cross with a black "I and "C" (for Iowa College) superimposed on the cross. Two years later in 1894, the "I" and "C" were replaced by a black gothic "G", and the modern day Honor G was born. The gothic "G", which was also used on letter sweaters and is now used on letter jackets, was replaced by an Old English "G" in the mid-1930's. After some protest, it was quickly changed back to the gothic "G", and it has remained unchanged since that time.