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An outstanding distance runner and leader for the Mizzou men’s track and cross country programs, Ogden was a three-time all-American, setting numerous school records in the process and was team captain of some outstanding teams. He twice earned all-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championship, including a national runner-up finish in the three-mile run in 1967 with a time of 13:58.6, followed by a fourth-place showing in 1969 (13:52.6). In cross country, he was undefeated in dual meets in 1966, and in 1967 he was an all-American, finishing 15^th at the NCAA Championships (32:20) to help lead Mizzou to a team finish of sixth place. That same year, he helped guide Mizzou to its first conference cross country championship in 38 years. At the 1968 NCAA Cross Country Championships, he placed 33^rd individually, leading MU to an 11^th-place team finish. In outdoor track, he was a two-time Big Eight Conference champion, winning the outdoor three-mile run in 1968 (14:15.3) and in 1969 (13:57.6). He set Mizzou distance records in three different events, including the two-mile run (8:46 in 1967), the three-mile run (13:42.8 in 1968 at the Texas Relays) and the 5,000-meter run (14:31.5 in 1968 at the Kansas Relays). He earned an engineering degree from Mizzou and went on to a very successful career with Procter and Gamble.