Lafayette College Athletics

Steve Feldman '76 was an NCAA finalist, finishing eighth in the nation, in the hammer throw in his senior track and field season of 1976. He held the Lafayette school record in the hammer from 1976-2018 (the third longest-held track and field record at Lafayette – 42 years). He won the hammer throw event at the 1976 Penn Relays and claimed first in the college division in 1975.
 
He also qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw in 1975. Feldman placed third-in the hammer at the IC4A Outdoor Championships in 1976 and fourth in 1975 when he broke the Lafayette school record four times in four throws. Feldman also finished third in the 35-lb weight throw at the 1974 and 1976 IC4A Indoor Championship meets. He currently holds the 35-pound weight throw school record.
 
Feldman served as a team captain in 1976 and earned the Class of 1913 Trophy, presented to the Lafayette senior who has attained the greatest distinction as an athlete and a scholar.
 
Upon graduation, Feldman earned his master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University. He joined Air Products and Chemicals, Inc in 1978, working a variety of roles in support of industrial and electronic gases operations and plant engineering, gases plant commissioning, health and safety and process engineering in a career spanning nearly 40 years.  Feldman retired from Air Products in 2018 as Chief Engineer-Gases Operations.