Horton, a junior, was named the Most Valuable Male Track Performer at the IIAC Championships after winning the 1,500 and 5,000 and running the third leg on Central's runner-up 3,200 relay squad. He won the 1,500 by over a second (3:52.17) and the 3,000 by over seven seconds (14:57.28). In the 3,200 relay, the Dutch (7:38.44) were edged by 0.17 seconds but still finished under the previous conference meet record.
