Roscoe Divine (born November 3, 1947) is a retired American track and field athlete. He was known primarily as a miler but excelled in shorter distances like the 880 yard (800 meters) and in thesteeplechase.
He ran track for theUniversity of Oregon underBill Bowerman. He was part of a collection of sub-4 minute milers that collected around Bowerman around that time, when the number of people accomplishing the feat was relatively small.[1] He lettered in track in 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970. He lettered in cross country in 1969. He was runner-up in the 1500 meters at the1968 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
He was ranked in the United States top 10 five times, the best being #3 in 1967.[2]
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