Lincoln University of Missouri Athletics

In 1965, Emmanuel L. Belland broke the Lincoln high jump record with a leap of 6-10¾. That mark to this day still stands as the highest jump by any Blue Tiger in indoor or outdoor competition.  A four-year member of the LU track & field team, Belland helped the Blue Tigers win their first MWAA championship in 1964. The following year, Belland was a member of the LU squad that won the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship. A three-time conference champion as a track & field athlete, Belland also spent a season on the Lincoln football team.

After graduating in 1968, Belland served three years as an officer in the Vietnam War. Belland also became the first black officer of the Kirkwood Police Department before spending 26 years as a coach and athletic director at South County Technical School in St. Louis.