▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁Masters ▁( 1 8 9 4 ) ▁and ▁Ph . D . in ▁Philosoph y ( 1 8 9 6 ). ▁ ▁By ▁then , ▁he ▁was ▁already ▁the ▁top ▁middle - distance ▁runner ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁then - record ▁ 1 7 ▁national ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁along ▁with ▁ 7 ▁in ▁Canada , ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁U . S . ▁one - mile ▁championship ▁ 6 ▁times , ▁the ▁two - mile ▁ste e ple ch ase ▁ 7 ▁times ▁ste e ple ch ase , ▁the ▁Cross ▁Country ▁twice , ▁the ▁five - mile ▁run ▁and ▁the ▁ten - mile ▁run . ▁While ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁Or ton ▁set ▁a ▁mile ▁record ▁of ▁ 4 : 2 1 . 8 ▁which ▁last ed ▁for ▁ 4 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁total , ▁he ▁won ▁ 1 3 1 ▁races , ▁including ▁a ▁st agger ing ▁ 3 3 ▁National ▁and ▁International ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁The ▁crow ning ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁Or ton ' s ▁career ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁held ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Or ton ▁competed ▁in ▁three ▁official ▁Olympic ▁events : ▁two ▁ste e ple ch ase ▁compet itions ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 m ▁hur d les . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁competed