La Salle University Athletics

The 1956 480-yard Shuttle Hurdle Relay team claimed La Salle's first victory at the Penn Relays in 1956, capturing the Championship of America in the event in 60.8 seconds. It was a tribute to Coach Frank Wetzler, who had finally put together a team of four accomplished hurdlers.

The group had previously won the same event at the Quantico Relays that same spring. The team consisted of Iskandar Turner '58, F. Paul Mita, Jr. '56, Mark W. Harmon '56, and Victor M. Gavin '57.