on the football field. Wuyke eventually joined the track team instead. On June 2, 1983, Wuyke and his Alabama teammates ran 3:03.90 in the 4 × 400 metres relay, the 10th fastest time in school history as of October 2021. Wuyke won the 1,000 meter run at the 1984 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 2:24.27. Wuyke also competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics for Venezuela. He failed to advance to the 800 meter final, ending up 7th in the first semi-final heat with a time of 1:47.32. As of October 2021, Wuyke remains Alabama's outdoor 800 meter record holder having run 1:43.93 in Zurich, Switzerland on August 13, 1985. Wuyke continued competing after graduating from the University of Alabama. On September 7, 1986 in Rieti, Italy, he ran a personal best 1:43.54 in the 800 meter run. This was the third fastest time in the world in 1986, just 35 hundredths of a second behind world leader Steve Cram, who set his 1:43.19 mark in the same race as Wuyke. As of October 2021, Wuyke's mark is still the Venezuelan national record. Wuyke's last major international appearance was in Lausanne, Switzerland at the Stade olympique de la Pontaise, where he ran 1:50.34 for the 800 meters on July 12, 1990. Achievements Masters athletics On February 14, 1999, William Wuyke set a world masters record for the indoor 800 meter run with a time of 1:54.96, beating the previous record of 1:55.5 set by Ken Popejoy in 1993. On March 28, 1999 William Wuyke won the 800 meter run at the USA National Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, running 2:01.69. Coaching and teaching career William Wuyke holds both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Alabama in health, physical education and recreation. As of October 2021, Wuyke serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Physical Education, Strength and Conditioning Coach, and Director of the Connecticut College Fitness Center. He has coached at the National Sports Institute in Caracas and as a graduate assistant at the University of Alabama. Wuyke was the youth sports coordinator at the Memphis Jewish Community Center. He joined the faculty of Connecticut College in 1992, serving as head coach of the track and field team through 2006. Wuyke has trained multiple varsity teams at Connecticut College. He has also taught various fitness classes and organized informal