High School List

Bible of the Sport I May 1970-15 High School List Compiled by Jack Shepard 9:10.0 Mike Keogh (Essex Catholic, Newark, NJ) 47'2" *David Keirn (Edmonds, Wash) The following compilation lists the best high 9:11.6 Mike Fertig (Whitman, Bethesda, Md) Wind-aided: school marks received through April 30. Class in 50'!" Gene White (Bristol, Penn) school is indicated before name; senior unless indi• 120 YARD HURDLES 49'!" *Randy Williams (Edison, Fresno, Calif) cated by: *=junior; **=sophomore. 'after state 13.8 BobbyCoffman (Lamar, Houston, Tex) 47'5!" Charles Knight (Edison, Fresno, Calif) indicates athlete not el~gible for school team. Marks Henry Cummings (Blake, Tampa, Fla) Incomplete wind info: made from September 1 to December 31 are not lis• Eric Elkins (Jesuit, Dallas, Tex) 47'6" *Craig Conway (Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Cal) ted on current season list, but will be listed in final n Nathionel Porter (Southeast, Bdnton, Fla) 1969-1970listing, unless bettered during current Gary West (Permian, Odessa, Tex) season. Send prep statistics to 6306 Zelzah Ave., 13.9 *Al Hall (Morningside, Inglewood, Calif) SHOT PUT Reseda, Calif., 91335. *Scottie Jones (Elmore, Houston, Tex) 73'11!" Jesse Stuart (Glasgow, Ky') Genard Medley (Central, Little Rock, Ark) 65'6" Millard Neely (Brackenridge, SanAnton, Tex) 100 YARD DASH Wind-aided: 65'5" Randy Withrow (Pasadena, Calif) 9.4 Gene Pouncy(Lincoln, Dallas, Tex) 13.5 *Scottie Jones (Elmore, Houston, Tex) 64'1!" Steve Adams (St Joseph, Montvale, NJ) 9.5 *RonaldBarther (Butler, Jacksonville, Fla) 13.6 *RandyLightfoot (Plainview, Tex) 63'3" Roger Fregerg (San Marino, Calif) Darwin Bond(Dob-Bennet, Kinsport, Ten) Incomplete wind info: 63'1!" Ken Addy (Lee, Baton Rouge, La) *SamBurns (EI Cerrito, Calif) 13.9 Carl Swierc (Falls City, Tex) 62':t" Chris Adams (Los Altos, Calif) Larry Kirk (Dominguez, Compton, Calif) 62'7." Billy Joe Winchester (MtMigl, SpgVall, Ca) n Joe Pouncy(Lincoln, Dallas, Tex) 180 YARD HURDLES Ray Robinson (Lakeland, Fla) 18.4 Doug Odell (Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, Cal) .DISCUS THROW Amos Sumpter (SouthDade, Homestead, F) 18.7 Genard Medley (Central, Little Rock, Ark) 201'0" Chris Adams (Los Altos, Calif) Wind-aided: . Milt Turner (Castlemont, Oakland, Calif) 192'0" Jim Parker (Richardson, Tex) 9.4 **J.T. Hollins (McKinney, Tex) 18.8 Keith Denson (Santa Ana Valley, SantaAna) 183'6" Tim Brown (Belton, Tex) Lee Lewis (Kashmere, Houston, Tex) *AIHall (Morningside, Inglewood, Calif) 181'10" Bill Thomas (Tidehaven, Tex) Kent Merritt (Lane, Charlottesville, Va) 19. On Darnell Hendrick (Morningside, Inglwd, C) 180'2" Billy Joe Winchester (MtMigl, SpgVall, Cal) James McAlister (Blair, Pasadena, Calif) 178'11" Jim McDonough(MonteVista, Whittier, Cal) 220 YARD DASH (Straight) Wind-aided: 177'3" Tom Murray (Lemoore, Calif) Wind-aided: 18.6 Keith Denson (S Ana Valley, SAna, Calif) 177'2" Jim Howard (Arcadia, Phoenix, Ariz) 20.7 *SteveElkins (Loara, Anaheim, Calif) Incomplete wind info: Harold Porter (East Jefferson, Metarie, La) 18.3 Milt Turner (Castlemont, Oakland, Calif) JAVELIN THROW Jackie White (SantaAna, Calif) 18.9 Donnell Gray (Edison, Stockton, Calif) 239'5" *Craig Stiles (Malta, Mont) 330 YARD HURDLES 235'8" BobObee (yIyandotte, Kansas City, Kans) 220 YARD DASH (Turn) 231'2" *Richard George (Millard, Fillmore, Utah) 21.2 Larry McClelland (Denison, Tex) '37.2 BobbyCoffman (Lamar, Houston, Tex) 223'9" Greg Hunnicutt (Roseburg, Ore) Ray Robinson (Lakeland, Fla) 37.7n Jimmy Gailey (CICreek, League City, Tex) 221'3" *DonCliver (Central Linn, Halsey, Ore) 21.3 Joel Garren (Manatee, Bradenton, Fla) 37.9 Skip Moon (SouthPark, Beaumont, Tex) DonLehow (North, Riverside, Calif) 38.1 Gary West (Permian, Odessa, Tex) 440 YARD RELAY Tom Scavuzzo (Mullen, Denver, Colo) 38.2 JohnnyTaylor (Wharton, Tex) 41. 0 Lincoln, Dallas, Tex 21.4 Mike Holt (Lee, Midland, Tex) 38.3 Allen Mischer (Lincoln, Houston, Tex) 41. 2 Castlemont, Oakland, Calif n Don McGraw (SouthOak Cliff,Dallas, Tex) Randy Randolph (Rider, Wichita Falls;Tex) EI Cerrito, Calif Wind-aided: HIGH JUMP 41. 3 Anderson, Austin, Tex 21.0 Stan Bracy (Colorado City, Tex) 41. 4 Palo Duro, Amarillo, Tex 21.2 *Greg Williams (Central, Miami, Fla) 7'0" Jerry Culp (Oceanside, Calif) 21.3 Leman Chlldress (Hoover, Fresno, Calif) 6'10" John Blakney (Southwest, Ft Worth, Tex) 880 YARD RELAY n DonWard (Bullard, Fresno, Calif) **Dennis DeLoach (Irvin, EI Paso, Tex) 1:27. 5 Anderson, Austin, Tex 21.4 Cole Fraley (Borger, Tex) . Ray Lisby (Las Vegas, Nev) Compton, Calif Incompletewind info: 6'9!" *Randy Fulkerson (SanFe, SanFe Spgs, Cal) 1:27. 6 Anacostia , Washington, DC 21.0 Joe Pouncy(Lincoln, Dallas, Tex) 6~9" Dean Owens (ElCajon Val, EI Cajon, Cal), EI Cerrito, Calif 21.4 Jesse Lethbridge (Estacado, Lubbock, Tex) Gene White (Bristol, Penn) Kashmere, Houston, Tex McGill (Crenshaw, Los Angeles, C) 6'8!" *Gary Pettus (Belleville, Mich) Midland, Tex. Probable irregularities: 1:27.7 Central, Miami, Fla 440 YARD DASH 6'9" Rory Kotinek (Millikan, LongBeach, Cal) ONE MILE RELAY 47.1 Joe Aldridge (Hillcrest, Dallas, Tex) POLE VAULT. 47.4 Bernard Duke (Paschal, Ft Worth, Tex) 3:15.3 Jones, Houston, Tex 47.6 Matt Henry (DelNorte, Albuquerque, NM) 15'9" Bill Curnow.(Lee, Midland, Tex) 3:15.4 Lincoln, Jersey City, NJ 47.7 Billy Hicks (Morningside, Inglewood, Cal) 15'2!" Mark Cooper (Wheatridge, Colo>. 3:15.5 Lincoln, Dallas, Tex 47.8 Lee Williams (Poly, Ft Worth, Tex) Jim Klieger (Regis, Denver, Colo) 3:15.7 Anderson, Austin, Tex 47.9 Darwin Bond(Dobyns-Bennet, K-port, Ten) I5'!" *Mike McElveen (Westchester, Houston, Tx) 3:16. On Mt Vernon, NY *Joe DeDora (Santa Rosa, Calif) 14'9!l" Tustin Brunet (St Joseph, Chauvin, La) n Poly, Ft Worth, Tex 48.0 *JohnnyLee (SouthDade, Homestead, Fla) 14'9" Dennis Morrison (Permian, Odessa, Tex) 3:16.6n Boys, Brooklyn, NY Eddie Sutton (Jackson, Miami, Fla) Terry Porter (Azle, Tex) 3:17.5 Anacostia, Washington, DC 14'8" Doug Fallin (Philomath, Ore) 3:17.6 Wheatley, San Antonio, Tex 880 YARD DASH Dave Hamer (Santa Barbara, Calif) 1:52.2 'Horace Grant (Jones, Houston, Tex) Singley (Wheatridge, Colo) TWO MILE RELAY 1:52.5 Bill Goldapp(Memorial, Houston, Tex) LONG JUMP 7:49.0 Dulaney, Timonium, Md 1:52.8 ·*Percell Keeling (Morningside,lnglewood, C) :24'n" James McAlister (Blair, Pasadena, Calif) 7:49.2 Catholic, Roselle, NJ 1:53.0 GeoffHenderson (Washington, SFran, Cal) 24'4.:1" Rudy Salana (Largo, Fla) 7:50. On Power Memorial, NYC, NY 1:53.6 Kevin Reabe (Waterford-Kettering, DPl, Mi) 24'2£" Charles Stidham (Crozier Tech, Dallas, Tx) 7:52.6 Jones, Houston, Tex 1:53.8 RonnieJenkins (Dickinson, Tex) 7:54.6n New Dorp, Staten Island, NY 1:53.9 *BobSee (DelValle, WalnutCreek, Calif) 24'!" Tony Brown (Poly, Long Beach, Calif) 23'11" *RandyWilliams (Edison, Fresno, Calif) FOUR MILE RELAY ONE MILE RUN 23'10!" Fred Bastiste (Poly, Long Beach, Calif) Wind-aided: i7:42.6 Mira Costa, Manhattan Bh, Cal 4:12.7 BobWheeler (Dulaney, Timonium, Md) 24'10" *RandyWilliams (Edison, Fresno, Calif) 17:46.2nHelix, LaMesa, Calif . 4:13.8 Les Nagy (McKinley, Niles, Ohlo) 24'9!" Gene White (Bristol, Penn) 17.:46.8 Clairemont, San Diego, Calif 4:14.6 RonJohnson (West, Torrance, Calif) 24'7!" **J.T. Hollins (McKinney, Tex) 17:58.2nSan Marino, Calif 4:14.8 BobbyBrooks (NoEast, StPetersbg, Fla) 4:15.5n Mike Pierce (Grand Blanc, Mich) Incomplete wind info: SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY 4:15.9 Dave White (EI Modena, Orange, Calif) 24'I!" Dave Powdrell (Highland, Albuquerque, NM) 3:31. 0 McKinley, BatonRouge, La 4:16.1 Steve Schroeder (Milby, Houston, Tex) 24'I!" Bernie Bowers (Highland, Albuquerque, NM) Washington, Tulsa, Okla 4:16.2n Louis Patterson (BishMont, Torrance, Cal) 24'I" John Hernandez (HuntingtonPark, Calif) 3:31. In Landry, New Orleans, La 4:16.4 *Dennis Sketton (Chaminade, Hollywd, Fla) 23'11!" George Gilchrest (Alton, Ill) 3:31.2 Los Angeles, Calif TRIPLE JUMP 3:31. 3n Centemlial, Compton, Calif TWO MILE RUN n Poly, Long Beach, Calif 8:56.6 *DavidMerrick (Lin-Way, NewLenox, lil) 50'!" *Dave Tucker (Memorial, Fresno, Calif) 9:03.0 Dave White (El Modena, Orange, Calif) 48'11!l" *RandyWilliams (Edison, Fresno, Calif) DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 9:05.0n Ron Johnson (West, Torrance, Calif) 48'9!" Gene White (Bristol, Penn) 10:12.0 EI Modena, Orange, Calif 9:05.6 RandyJames (Ferris, Spokane, Wash) 48'9" Gerald Gaines (yIn Branch, Chesapeake, Va) 10:13.4 Power Memorial, NYC, NY 9:06.4n*Larry Greer (Lakewood, Calif) 47'10!" *Fred Miller (Leigh, San Jose, Calif) 10:14.0 Poly, Long Beach, Calif 9:08.0 *Tom Hale (Campolindo, Moraga, Calif) 47'6!!." Franklin Shipe (Greenville, Tenn) 10:14.2nCatholic, Roselle, NJ 9:09.0 Les Nagy (McKinley, Niles, Ohio) 47'4." Charles Dawson (Danville, Ky) 10:17.4n BishopDubois, NYC, NY 10-1 June 1970 Track & Field News "High School List·

compiled by Jack Shepard The following compilation lists the best high school marks received through May 26. Class in school indicated before name: senior unless indiCa• ted by *=junior; **=sophomore. *after state name indicates athlete not eligible for school team. Send prep statistics to 6306 Zelzah Ave. , Reseda, Calif. 91335. Leadin9 prep vaulters this 100 YARD DASH season is Bill Curnow (Lee, Midland, Tex). Here he tops 9.4 Gene Pouncy (Lincoln, Dallas, Tex) his nation-leading height of 9.5 'Ronald Barther (Butler, Jacksonville, Fla) 15'9" in a mid-April meet. 9.5 M. L. Best (Falfurrias, Tex) (Photo by Harry Van Horn, 9.5 Robert Bolden (Hamlin, Tex) Odessa American) 9.5 Darwin Bond (Dob-Benn, Kingsport, Tenn) 9.5 *Sam Burns (El Cerrito, Calif) / 9.5 *Larry Kirk (Dominguez, Compton, Calif) / 9.5n Joe Pouncy (Lincoln, Dallas, Tex) 9.5 Ray Robinson (Lakeland, Fla) 9.5 Amos Sumpter (S0uth Dade, Homestead, Fla) Wind-aided: 9.3 James Carter (East, Wichita, Kans) 9. 3 Harold Porter (East Jefferson, Metarie, La) 9.4 **J. T. Hollins (McKinney, Tex) 47.9 Fred Merrill (East, Shawnee-Mission, Kan) '18.6 Gary West (Permian, Odessa, Tex) 9.4 Lee Lewis (Kashmere, Houston, Tex) 18.6 Derral Davis (Tucson, Ariz) 9.4 Kent Merritt (Lane, Charlottesville, Va) 880 YARD RUN Wind-aided: 9.4n Robert Salesberry (Ruston, La) 1:50.2 Joe Savage (Catholic, Roselle, N] 18. 6 John Alexander (Hoover, Fresno, Calif) 9.4 Bill Warner (DeLaSalle, Kansas City, Mo) 1:50.6 Bob Wheeler (Dulaney, Timinium, Md) 18.6 Keith Denson (San Ana Vall, Santa Ana, CaI) Incomplete wind info: 1:51. 7 Rick Brown (Los Altos, Calif) 18.7 Jim Davis (Santa Ana, Calif) 9.5 Harry Blake (Summerville, SCar) 1:51. 7 Kevin Reabe (Wat-Kett, Drayton Plains , Mi) 9.5 John Carter (Anderson, Austin, Tex) 1:52.2 *Horace Grant (Jones, Houston, Tex) 180 YARD LOW HURDLES (Turn) 9.5 Baron Hill (Seymour, Ind) 1:52.2n Ken Schappert (Bishop Dubois, NYC, NY) 19.3 *Tinker Hatfield (Cent Linn, Halsey, Ore) 9.5 Elvin Littles (Goliad, Tex) 1:52.3 John Feltner (Russellville, Ark) 19.4 Dewight Hall (NWn, Miami, Fla) 9.5 Clayton Montgomery (Edison, Stockton, Cal) 1:52.5 Bill Goldapp (Memorial, Houston, Tex) 19.4 Fred Singleton (Mt Vernon, NY) 1:52. 8 *Percell Keeling (Morningside, IngleWOOd, C) Incomplete wind info: 220 YARD DASH (Straight) 1:53.0 Geoff Henderson (Washington, San Fran, C) 19.2 *Kirk Dennis (Wendell, Id) 20. 9 Eddie Echols (Meridian, Miss) 1:53.0 Ronnie Jenkins (Dickinson, Tex) 19.3 Jim Fasules (GlenbardW, Gin Ellyn, Ill) 20.9 Harold Porter (East Jefferson, Metarie, La) 19.4 Bob Harkness (DeKalb, Ill) 21. 1 Billy Hicks (Morningside, Inglewood, Calif) ONE MILE RUN Wind-aided: 4:10.0 Les Nagy (McKinley, Niles, Ohio) 330 YARD INTERMEDIATE HURDLES 20.4 Harold Porter (East Jefferson , Metarie, La) 4:10.0 Bob Wheeler (Dulaney, Timonium, Md) 37.2 Bobby Coffman (Lamar, Houston, Tex) 20.5n *Martin Boquet (Terrebone, Houma, La) 4:10.4 Kurt Mench (Castle, Kanehoe, Ha) 37.5 Carl Swierc (Falls City, Tex) 20.6n Jerry Savoie (S LaFourche, Galliano, La) 4:10.5 Bill Beaty (Lancaster, Ohio) 37.6 Gary West (Permian, Odessa, Tex) 20. 6 Jerry White (Santa Ana, Calif) 4:11. 1 Kevin Reabe (Wat-Kett, Drayton Plains, Mic) 37.7n Jimmy Gailey (Clear Creek, League City, Tx) 20. 7n *Steve Elkins (Loara, Anaheim, Calif) 4:11. 2 Tony Colon (Power Mem, NYC, NY) 37.9 Ed Eberhart (Sundown, Tex) 20. 8n **Don Lemon (St Augustine, N Orleans, La) ,4:11.3 Joe Savage (Catholic, Roselle, NJ) 37.9 Skip Moon (South Park, Beaumont, Tex) 20.8 *Joe Sincere (Washington, New Orleans ,La) 4:12.6 Rick Rojas (Los Alamos, NM) Incomplete wind info: 4:13.8 Doug Brown' (NDame , Harper Woods , Mich) HIGH JUMP 21.0 Myron McGill (Crenshaw, Los Angeles, Cal) 4:14.2 Bobby Brooks (NE, St Petersburg, Fla) 7 'i" Jerry Culp (Oceanside, Calif) 21.0 David Thomas (Hamilton, Los Angeles, Cal) TWO MILE RUN 6'10t" Johnny Blakney (SW, Fort Worth, Tex) 21."On Phil White (Hamilton, Los Angels, Cal) 6'10" **Dennis DeLoach (Irvin, El Paso, Tex) 8:56.6 *DavidMerrick(Lin-Way, New Lenox, Ill) 220 YARD DASH (Turn) 6'10" Ray Lisby (Las Vegas, Nev) 8:57.4 Mike Keogh (Essex Catholic, Newark, NJ) 6'9!" *Joel Braggs (Lincoln, Tacoma, Wash) 21. 0 Darwin Bond (Dobyns-Bennet, K-port, Tenn) 9:01. 6 Les Nagy (McKinley. Niles, Ohio) 6'9!" *Randy Fulkerson (San Fe, San FeSps, Calif) 21. 2 Larry McClelland (Denison, Tex) 9:02.6 Jim Chaffin (Poly, Long Beach, Calif) 6'9" Dean Owens (El Cajon Vall, EICajon, Calif) 21. 2 Joe Pouncy (Lincoln, Dallas, Tex) 9:02.8n Dave White (El Modena, Orange, Calif) 6'9" *Randy Smith (McPherson, Kans) 21. 2 Ray Robinson (Lakelanct, Fla) 9:03. 0 Bill Beaty (Lancaster, Ohio) 6'9" Gene White (Bristol, Pa) 21. 3 Joel Garren (Manatee, Bradenton, Fla) 9:05. On Ron Johnson (West, Torrance, Calif) 6'~" Barry Schur (Palo Verde, Tucson, Ariz) 21. 3 Mike Holt (Lee, Midland, Tex) 9:05.2 Bob Pelikan (BiDubourg, St Louis, Mo) 21. 3 Don Lebow (North, Riverside, Calif) 9:05.6 Randy James (Ferris, Spokane, Wash) POLE VAULT 21.4 *Vasco Bradley (Leto, Tampa, Fla) 9:06. 4n *Larry Greer (Lakewood, Calif) 15'9" Bill Curnow (Lee, Midland, Tex) 21.4n **J. T. Hollins (McKinney, Tex) 9:08.0 *Tom Hale (Campolindo, Moraga, Calif) 15 '6!" Terry Porter (Azle, Tex) 21.4n Don McGraw (South Oak Cliff, Dallas, Tex) Wind-aided: 120 YARD HIGH HURDLES 15'4" Jeff Linta (Malabar, Mansfield, Ohio) 15 '3" Jim Kleiger (Regis, Denver ,Colo) 20.9 Mark Lutz (Mayo, Rochester, Minn) 13.6 Gary West (Permian, Odessa, Tex) 15 '3" *Bill Miller (T\vin Falls, Id) 21. 0 *Stan Bracy (Colorado City, Tex) 13.7 Milt Turner (Castlemont, Oakland, Calif) 15 '2!" Mark Cooper (Wheat Ridge, Colo) 21. 0 Joe Pouncy (Lincoln, Dallas, Tex) 13. 8 Carl Brown (Van Vleck, Tex) 15 'It" Larry Jessee (Miamiasburg, Ohio) 21. 2n *Vasco Bradley (Leto, Tampa, Fla) 13.8 Henry Cummings (Blake, Tampa, Fla) 15 Dixon Baughman (Kokomo, Ind) 21. 2 James Pinckney (Raines, Jacksonville, Fla) 13.8 Eric Elkins (Jesuit, Dallas, Tex) 15'2"'if *Mike McElveen (Westchester, Houston, Tex 21.2 *Greg Williams (Central, Miami, Fla) 13. 8n Nathaniel Porter (SE, Bradenton, Fla) 15 '0" Justin Brunet (St Joseph, Chauvin, La) 21.3 Nate Chatman (Washington, Fresno, Calif) 13. 8 Fred Singleton (Mt Vernon, NY) 15 '0" *Bill Lauer (North Platte, Nebr) 21. 3 Leman Childress (Hoover, Fresno, Calif) 13.9 Bobby Coffman (Lamar, Houston, Tex) 15'0" *Dennis Morrison (Permian, Odessa, Tex) 21.3n Don Ward (Bullard, Fresno, Calif) 13.9 *Scottie Jones (Elmore, Houston, Tex) Incomplete wind info: "- 13.9 *Al Hall (Morningside, IngleWOOd, Calif) LONG JUMP 21.3 Larry Manuel (Hogan, Vallejo, Calif) 13.9 Genard Medley (Central, Little Rock, Ark) 25 '7" James McAlister (Blair, Pasadena, C.,,-lif) 21.3 Randy Olson (Rocky Ford, Colo) 13.9 McKinley Mosley (Bakersfield, Calif) 25't" Rudy Falana (Largo, Fla) Tom Scavuzzo (Mullen, Denver, Colo) Wind-aided: 25'0" *RandyWilliams (Edison, Fresno, Calif) 440 YARD DASH 13.5 *Scottie Jones (Elmore, Houston, Tex) 24 '8" Steve Thompson (East, Bakersfield, Calif) 13. 6 *Randy Lightfoot (Plainview, Tex) 24 '5i" **J. T. Hollins (McKinney, Tex) 46.9 Darwin Bond (Dob-Ben, Kingsport, Tenn) 13.6 Carl Swierc (Falls City, Tex) 24 '4" Lewis Wright (Bakersfield, Calif) 47:1 Joe Aldridge (Hillcrest, Dallas, Tex) 13. 7 Steve Rose (Niles NOrth, Skokie, Ill) 24 '2r *Gerald Singletary (Garfield, Seattle, Wash) 47.1 Earl Richardson (Dunbar, Dayton, Ohio) 13. 8 Bobby Coffman (Lamar, Houston, Tex) 24 '2,," *James LaG rand (Robinson, Tampa, Fla) 47.2 Rick Brown (Los Altos, Calif) 13. 8n Del Hanson (Maine W, DesPlaines, Ill) 24 '2!" Charles Stidham (Crozier Tech, Dallas T) 47.3 Milton Mitchell (Lincoln, San Diego, Calif) 24 'Ii" Robert Bolden (Hamlin, Tex) 47.4n Bernard Duke (Paschal, Ft Worth, Tex) 180 YARD LOW HURDLES (Straight) Wind-aided: 47.7 Billy Hicks (Morningside, Inglewood, Calif) 18. 3 Milt Turner (Castlemont, Oakland, Calif) 47.7 24 '9!" Gene White (Bristol, Pa) Robert Owens (Northside, LittleRock, Ark) 18.4 Doug Odell (Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, Cal) 24 '7i" **J. T. Hollins (McKinney, Tex) 47.8 Lee Williams (Poly, Ft Worth, Tex) 18.4 Fred Singleton (Mt Vernon, NY) Incomplete wind info: 47.9 *Joe DeDora (Santa Rosa, Calif) 18.6 Genard Medley (Central, LittleRock, Ark) 24 '3i" *David Powdrell (Highlands, Albuquerque) 47.9n *Jerry Jackson (Terrell, Ft Worth, Tex) 18.6 Kent Merritt (Lane, Charlottesville, Va) 24 'I!" Bernie Bowers (Highlands, Albuquerque) 9 ible of the Sport I June 1970-'-11 'RIPLEJUMP International: 1:27,6n Terrebone, Houma, La ~l• 164'9" Jim Parker (Richardson, Tex) DOl<' ,'6!" *Dave Tucker (Memorial. Fresno, Calif) 161'2" Chris Adams (Los Altos, Calif) ONE MILE RELAY '11!" *RandyWilliams (Edison, Fresno, Calif) HAMMER THROW 3:12.2 Lincoln, Dallas, Tex 6!" Ernie Lopez (Central, Fresno, Calif) 3:14.7n Anderson, Austin, Tex 4!" Gerald Gaines rNnBranch, Chesapeake, Va) 179'9" Peter Brinkerhoff (Loomis, Windsor, Conn) 3:15.3 Jones, Houston, Tex 9!" Gene White (Bristol, Pa) 154'7" Septutowski (NewBritain, Conn) 3:15.4 Lincoln, Jersey City, NJ '2!" Gerald Lytle rNhitman, SHuntington, NY) 3:15.7n Poly, Fort Worth, Tex '1l~" KenMcBryde(MtVernon, NY) JAVELIN THROW 3:16. On Mt Vernon, NY ~s , 1"t"*Fred Miller (Leigh, SanJose, Calif) 247'1" BobObee (Wyandotte, Kans City, Kans) 3:16.2 Washington, Tulsa, Okla 7'7!" Charles Knight (Edison, Fresno, Calif) 244'10" *Craig Stiles (Malta, Mont) 3:16.4 Hillcrest, Dallas, Tex ,7'6!" *Craig Conway(Cupertino, Calif) 241'1" *Richard George (Millard, Fillmore, Utah) 3:16.6n Boys, Brooklyn, NY '7'6!" Franklin Shipe (Greenville, Tenn) 228'5" Rick Davis (Central Linn, Halsey, Ore) 3:16.8 Wissahickon, Ambler, Pa {ind-aided: 226'1" *DonCliver (Central Linn, Halsey, Ore) :0'!" Gene White (Bristol. Pa) 225'8" Don Fisher (Cedar Grove, NJ) TWO MILE RELAY ncomplete windinfo: 223'9" Greg Hunnicutt (Roseburg, Ore) 7:47.0 North Alleghany, Pittsburgh, Pa :7'9" Ulysses Walker (NewCastle, Pa) 223'7" Sam Strickland (Putnam, Milwaukee, Ore) 7:47.8 Clinton, Ia 222'7" *Steve Maryans]';i (Thurston, Spgfld, Ore) 7:49.0 Dulaney, Timonium, Md ;HOT PUT (12 Ib) 222'4" John Clark (Titusville, Pa) 7:49.2 Catholic, Roselle, NJ 3'11!" Jesse Stuart (Glasgow, Ky') 7:50. On Power Memorial, NYC, NY 6'!" Steve Adams (StJoseph, Montvale, NY) 440 YARD RELAY '5'6" Millard Neely (Brackenridge, SanAntonio, T) 40.2 Lincoln, Dallas, Tex FOUR MILE RELAY i5'5" RandyWitlctrow(Padadena, Calif) 40.7n Anderson, Austin, Tex 17:42.6 Mira Costa, Manhattan Beach, Calif 's WI!" Tom Stock'rNest, Belleville, III) 41. 0 Smiley, Houston, Tex 17:46.2nHelix, San Diego, Calif 63'5!" Steve Meyer Uesuit, New Orleans, La) 41. 2 Castlemont, Oakland, Calif 17:46.8 Clairemont, San Diego, Calif 63'3" Roger Freberg (San Marino, Calif) 41. 2 El Cerrito, Calif 17:58.2nSan Marino, Calif 63'I!", KenAddy(Lee, BatonRouge, La) 41. 2n North, Dallas, Tex 17:58.2 Notre Dame, Harper Woods, Mich 62'11" BillyJoe Winchester (MtMigl, SpVall, Cal) 880 YARD RELAY es 62'g!" Chris Adams (Los Altos, Calif) SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY 1:26.9 Bogalusa, La 3:27.5 Del Norte, Albuquerque, NM jDISCUS THROW (3 Ib, 9 OZ) 1:27.5 Anderson, Austin, Tex 3:29.6 Highland, Albuquerque, NM 201'0" Chris Adams (Los Altos, Calif) 1:27.5 Boys, Brooklyn, Tex 3:29.9 BishopDubois, NYC, NY 195'8" BillyJoeWinchester (MtMigl. SpgVall, Cal) 1:27.5 Compton, Calif 3:30. On Fordham Prep, Bronx, NY 192'0" Jim Parker (Richardson, Tex) 1:27.5 Highland, Albuquerque, NM 3:30.2 EI Cerrito, Calif 187'9" Ty Higgins (LMorlnd, HuntingtonVal, Pa) 1:27.5 Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, La 186'9" BillThomas (Tidehaven, Tex) 1:27.6 Anacostia, Washington, DC DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 186'8" Paul Andrews (Central. Champaign, III) 1:27.6 El Cerrito, Calif 10:12.0 El Modena, Orange, Calif 186'3" *DickHeard (Douglas, Winston, Ore) 1:27.6 Kashmere, Houston, Tex 10:13.4 Power Memorial, NYC, NY 184'7" Jeff Hammons (Douglas, Portland, Ore) 1:27.6n McKinley, Baton Rouge, La 10:14.0 Poly, Long Beach, Calif 184'1" Scott Covey (Homestead, Sunnyvale, Calif) 1:27.6 Midland, Tex 10:17.4nBishop Dubois, NYC, NY

sorts was very nearly claimed in the pole vault. Justin Brunet (Chauvin-St Jos• eph) had broken a bone in one of his feet while at home after he had qualified for Prep Panorama the State meet. All of the vaulters went out at 12'6" and Justin took his pole and went to the runway with full intentions actually jumping (with a big cast on his foot, of course). He tried to hobble downthe runway but, alas, he could not get by Fran Errota up enough speed for a "lift-off." He was a very sad-hearted young man... Kevin All those well meaning persons sending materials to this reporter should Reabe (Waterford-Kettering, Drayton Plains, Mich), one of the nations top half• take into consideration the deadlines instead of having in mind only the date on milers at 1:52.3 a year ago, has been just as impressive in the mile this trip. whichthe issue is in the mail. All personnel on Track & Field News and related 5/29 publicationsappreciate the work of all the correspondents and especially those He leads his state in both at 1:51. 7 and 4:11. 1 breezings. 5/30 of youwhotake the time to send us clippings, write letters etc. , but it seems too manyexpect miracles. Deadlines must be met a week before publication Los Altos High School Top Producer dates, meaning all copy must be in the hands of those putting together the publi• Icationat headquarters in Los Altos. One must think of the time it takes to pre- Los Altos is the home of Track & Field News and also a high school with ,.pare the copy and also that time it takes to reach headquarters. The mails are a remarkable tradition in the sport. - :notalways the most reliable where time is concerned and that factor should also Many outstanding athletes, particularly weightmen and middle distance :en• be considered although in our case it is not offered as an excuse as we are with• runners, have come out of the school that has won 12 of the past 13 league (San• ;se ;indriving distance. We are often asked why certain materials did not get into ta Clara Valley Athletic League) championships and has won all but three dual as print in the previous issue. More often than not it was because the materials meets during that stretch. 'nark ~rrived,the day of publication, or as so often is the case, a day after, We do Los Altos has also come with two national record holders in the discus will notwish to discourage anyone from sending reports, they are most welcome, including Chris Adams whose 201'0" toss will apparently be recognized as the lli" weonlywish to point out the problems we face when those clippings and reports standard now that George Amundson's 211'4" throw of last year has been ruled I list• reach us so close to deadline, or in many instances, after our deadline. to have beer. thrown on a sloping surface. Adams has taken the record away for Tennessee has more than Darwin Bond(Dobyns-Bennettof Kingsport) to from Kelvin Korver (Irving, Tex) , whose 197'3" toss in 1967had bettered the east )ffer. Darwin featured the Tennessee State meet in Knoxville with a blistering 195'4" national standard by Bob Stoecker of Los Altos who competed in 1962. rime 46.9 for the 440, but he fell victim to Clifton Taylor (Memphis Southside) in the Adams, however, is just one of two super stars on the present team. ippe '00, both doing 9. 7 but Taylor gaining the decision. Clifton also took the 220 Rick Brown is the other, and just as Adams rates as the best in a long line of ed to 121.6 and anchored the 880 relay team to victory in 1:28.2. The Southside 440 top weightmen developed at the school, Brownis the best of a long line of top ,sts ~layunit won without him in 42. 5 and won the team title with 48 points to 45 for half-milers to represent Los Altos. ug. 31 mdand his mates. ,. Some dandy races are shaping up on the eastern seaboard, Brown, in fact, turned in the best 440-880 double in prep annals in his j after not there, perhaps at the Golden West Invitational June 20 in Sacramento. Joe league finals May 15 when he clocked 1:51. 7 and 47.3. He topped off his evening T&FN vage (Roselle'Catholic, NJ)is on the verge of dipping under 1:50 in the half with an anchor leg on the mile relay of about 47. O. His team did 3:17.2 without am.) 'lowinghis 1:50.2 on May 23. Let us hope BobWheeler (Dulaney, Timonium, Jim Andrew; a 48.4 runner. Brownhad earlier long jumped 21'9!" for third Feder, j) and others go against each other at least once in the 880 and also the mile .. , place. TIle following week he lowered his best in the quarter to 47. 2. Jm ,s Nagy (Niles, Ohio), 4:10,0 and 9:01. 2 runner, has already received an in- Going into their Section finals, Adams had bests of 201'0" and 62'9!" in npeti• le to the GWl. Ohio may have others in Bill Beaty (Lancaster) 4:10.5 and the weights and Brownhad the 1:51. 7 and 47. 2 clockings and the pair gave Los e non• :03.0; Earl (The Whirl) Richardson (DaytonDunbar) 47.1 and Jeff (Still Ano• Altos high hopes of annexing the California State crown at Berkeley, June 5 and 6. its er) Linta (Mansfield Malabar) 15'4". The GWIhas established a set of mini- It was not certain that Brownwould attempt the difficult 440- 880double, chia!, ~ummarks for invitation, but meeting or surpassing them does not assure an but if he drops out of the latter the mile relay team (whose 3:17.2 was a state limits lvitation. The standards are 9.6, 21.5t, 47.5,1:53.0,4:15.0,9:12.0,14.0, best at presstime) figured to qualify. 'om the 8.3,39.5 (330IH), 6'8", 14'9", 24'0", 47'0", 63'0", 175'0", and 200'0". On• Besides the Adams & Browncombine, Los Altos also had Larry Davis Ie T onelowhurdler, Milton Turner (C,,-stlemont, Oakland, Calif), has met the (1:53.3n and 47. 7r) and Andrew (48.4) who figured to make the finals. Bob ion, J,3 standard and it may be he'll be the only one as that is not far off the natio• Thompson probably will join Brown, Davis and Andrew on the mile relay unit. Ltion 1standard of 18.1 ... Mt. Vernon, N.Y. boasts one of the finest hurdles pros• All this talent follows national class competitors developed by coaches Jrds cts in Fred Singleton who appears to run fast enough to win. His 13. 8 and Leo Long, Floyd Strain, Dave Maggard and Del Dequine. eight .4 clockingsMay 23 in the Eddy Memorial in Schenectady came on a windless \ Long returned to Los Altos this year where he has a team with its best y onan all-weather track .. chance to win its first state crown. Himself a great javelin thrower during his affect,· Louisiana has come uf with its two best-ever shot putters in Steve Meyer collegiate days at Stanford, Long has had unusual success through his positive ,at just esuit, NewOrleans) at 63'5'2" and Ken Addy (Lee, Baton Rouge) at 63'1!". The approach. Among the top weightmen to represent Los Altos have been Stoecker, non- reviousbest was by Terry Esthay (Lake Charles) at 61'4!" in 1963. Addy lost Max Leetzow, Randy Schneider, Dave Zagar, Ed Forrest, Chuck Smart, Steve main- J Meyer in the state finals, 60'9" to 61'2!", but won the discus with a fine toss Davis, and now Adams. Middle distance toppers before Brownand Davis inclu• f 181'10" second in BayouState annals behind Mark Lumpkin (Lake Charles) ded Robin Ruble, Dave Boore, Dale Bennett and Paul Graham along with 440• QO'7"in 1966... ln Louisiana's Class B meet at Bossier City, a world record of sprint type runners Bill Chapman,and Brad Lyman. with his 4: 06. 0 mile and Savage with a 1:50.2 half -mile. Another versatile' easterner was Bob Wheeler (Dulaney, Lutherville-Timonium, Md) who clock• ed 1:50.6 and 4:06.6--after a record 1:10.7600 indoors. Kevin Reabe (Wat• I Prep Round~ ~rck Shepard I erford-Kettering, Drayton Plains, Mich) took Savage's measure at the Golden West, however, for a 1:50.6 victory, while Colon had to come up with his 4: 06.0 to top surprising Kurt Mench (Castle, Kanehoe, Hawaii) by three-tenths. New national records in 1970 in the triple jump and 440 relay seemed Pacing the two-milers was Mike Keogh (Essex Cathloic, Newark, NJ) strong probabilities after the 1969 performances of Dave Tucker and tile all• who copped the Golden West with a brilliant 8:54. O. His heir-apparent for junior team from Lincoln High of Dallas. Despite a year's advanced warning, 1971 should be David Merrkk (Lincoln -Way, New Lenox, Ill) who clocked fans still regarded the new bests by both as shockers. 8:56.6 (plus a 4:10.9). Quickest Californian was Ron Johnson (West, Tor• Tucker, a junior from San Joaquin Memorial in Fresno, Calif., wrap• rance) who took the state title with a swift 8:55.6. The longer distances ped up T&FN's Prep Athlete of the Year honors with a nifty 52'6i" triple jump saw numerous age and class marks fall- -often by freshmen and sophomores. --which bettered ti18 old mark by over 10 inches and made him the only prep Sophs Mike Butynes (Sterling, Somerdale, NJ) and Mike Gilleran (Seaholm, ever to jump beyond 52-feet. ,That might have sufficed to aJll1ex the top Birmingham, Mich) claimed class marks--Butynes a 14:20.0 three-mile and ati11ete honor for the 6'1", 182-lb. jumping-jack but he iced the cake at the Gilleran a 15: 15.2 5000-meters. Darrell Hatfield (Rancho Alamitos, Garden national AAU meet with a fourth-place leap of 51'1". And, remember, he Grove, Calif) turned in frosh marks of 32:28.6 for six-miles, 33:38,6 for still has his senior year left. 10, OOO-meters and 10 miles, 1440 yards for an hour, while 14-year-old Lincoln's 40.7 in 1969 (another national mark of course) was the only frosh John Weston (Edison, Fountain Valley, Calif) claimed age marks for prep time ever under 41. O. But the unit's 40.2 borders on the incredible. 5000-meters (16:50.0), 10, OOO-meters (35:24.0) and age and class marks However, it shouldn't be that surprisingnespecially when you recall timt the for the steeplechase (10:16.2). Edward Camacho (Meller Jr, Pica Rivera, team of John Delley, Rufus Shaw and tbe Pouncy twins Gene and Joe has run Calif) is the new age-14 one-hour claimant (10m, 797y\. Just as impressive togetiler for three years, that Gene led the nation's prep 100 -yard men in was 14-year-old frosh Craig Virgin (Lebanon, Ill) with his 19-second reduc• 1970 with 9.4 and won the Texas state title and that Joe took the Texas state tion of the two -mile mark to 9:32. O. 220 and had a best of 21. 2. As if that 40.2 wasn't enough. Bennie Medlock In addition to the Pouncys, Florida's Ray Robinson (Lakeland) was a stepped in for Delley and this foursome rocketed to a 3:12.2 mile relay-• sprint stand -out with four 9, 5s and two 21. Is before windy Golden West wins third -fastest ever among preps - -the same afternoon. of 9.2 and 20.7. A great triple threat was Darwin Bond (Dobyns-Bennett, Two of the nation's most outstanding preps paced Los Altos High to Kingsport, Tenn) who scooted 9.5 and nation -leading marks of 21.1 and 46.9. the California state title with record-smashing efforts. Chris Adams spun Tops among hurdlers was Fred Singleton (Mt Vernon, NY) who won every• the prep discus 201 '3" to add three-inches to his own national best (George thing in sight, topped by windy GWI triumphs of 13.4 and 18. 3t. Randy Light• Amundson's 211'4" of 1969 was found to have landed on a sloping field). Tal• foot (Plainview, Tex) bears watching in 1971 off his 13.5 of 1970, the year's ented Rick Brown locked up T&FN's Prep Runner of the Year honors with, a• fastest and just a tenth off the national mark. Other barrier barons were mong other things, a 47.8-1:50.6 440-880 double at the California state meet Milt Turner (Castlemont, Oakland, Calif) at 13.7 and 18.3 and Gary West --tile first ever achieved in that meet. He capped a sterling day off with a (Permian, Odessa, Tex) with 13.6, 18.7st and 37.2. Kevin Bligh (Herricks, 46.5 anchor leg on his 3:15.6 mile relay team. And that double victory came New Hyde Park, NY) topped the long hurdles with 37.1 and 53.9 while the within 65 minutes. Such superior double efforts became Brown's trademark soph 330 barrier mark fell to tile 38.3 of Allen Misher (Lincoln, Houston). during tile season; probably his finest a 24-minute effort of 1:50.7-47.1. Field eventers also clamored for recognition--and rightfully so. The two remaining national records both came in the summer. Alvin Jerry Culp (Oceanside, Calif) cleared seven-feet three times in the high jump Jackson turned in what was rated as the outstanding prep performance of the and twice topped 7'i". Class bests went to so ph Dennis DeLoach (Irvin, El season with a 16-lb. hammer toss of 180'0"--a prep record by 6'1", a sopho• Paso, Tex) at 6'10" and Raymond Guice (McLoughlin Jr, Pasco, Wash) at more class record, an international age-15 mark and well ahead of the junior 6'6". In all, 41 jumpers cleared 6 '8" during the year. Multi °talented Gene class and global age-16 bests. Plus Jackson also produced age-15 and soph White (Bristol, Pa) exerted himself impressively in three events and pro• class bests Witil the international discus of 142'0". Not bad throwing for the duced quality marks of 25'0" (25'4i"w), 6'9" and 49'1~" (50'~"w). In the black 6'2", 200-lber. from Classical High in Providence, Rl. Distanceman triple jump, Tucker won't be able to rest easy with his main rival of 1970 Pat Mandera (Morton East, Cicero, Ill) claimed the final mark as he toured returning. Randy Williams (Edison, Fresno) traveled 50'11~" last year plus 3000-meters in 8:33.0 while visiting West Germany. 25 '0" in the long jump. Probably the most spectacular record of all, though, will never get Another explosi ve duel shapes up in the javelin between Craig Stiles into the books because of a technicality. Jesse Stuart (Glasgow, Ky) upped (Malta, Mont) and Richard George (Millard, Fillmore, Utah). Stiles finally the indoor shot record by over four-feet to 71' 11" but turned 19 and ineligible annexed the junior class record last season with 244' 10" while George reach• in March. Reduced to exhibition appearances, he still popped a sensational ed 241'1". In the hammer, Alvin Jackson's home of Providence, RI, pro• 73'11~" in. April--a hefty 1'8?;" over the prep record. duced another record setter in Anthony Strackaluse (Deaf School) who collect• Up and down the line in 1970, there was excitement in all events but ed the frosh best with a 182'4" heave. the distances from the 880 to two-mile produced a good deal of the fireworks. So, like last year, there was plenty of warning in 1970 that 1971 could Easterners Tony Colon (Power, NYC) and Joe Savage (Catholic, Roselle, NJ) produce some truly fantastic prep performances. And no telling wh,lt other clashed numerous times and each finished the year a national leader , Colon surprises are in store from athletes you may not have even heard of in 1970.

9.5 Baron Hill (Seymour, Ind) 21.4 Mark Lutz (Mayo, Rochester, Minn) compiled by 9.5 Clayton Montgomery (Edison, Stockton, Calif) 21.4n Greg Martin (Attucks, Indianapolis, Ind) 1970 High School Jack Shepard 9.5 Don Taylor (Edison, Stockton, Calif) 21.4n Don McGraw (South Oak Cliff, Dallas, Tex) 9.5 'Michael Whatley (Washington, Montgomery, Ala) 21.4 Tom Scavuzzo (Mullen, Fort Logan, Cola) Wind·aided: 100 YARDS 220 YARDS (Straight) 20.6 'Marshall Dill (Northern, Detroit, Mich) 9.4 Gene Pouncy (Lincoln, Dallas, Tex) 20.9 Eddie Echols (Meridian, Miss) 20.7n Mark Lutz (Mayo, Rochester, Minn) 9.5 'Ronald Barther (Butler, Jacksonville, Fla) 20.9 Harold Porter (East Jefferson, Metairie, La) 20.7 Ray Robinson (Lakeland, Fla) 9.5 M.L.Best (Falfurrias, Tex) 20.9 Rod Rhodes (Benton Harbor, Mich) 20.9n Ed Jones (Lincoln, Jersey City, NJ) 9.5 Robert Bolden (Hamlin, Tex) 21.1 Billy Hicks (Morningside, Inglewood, Calif) 21.0 'Stan Bracy (Colorado City, Tex) 9.5 Darwin Bond (Dobyns-Bennett, Kingsport, Tenn) 21.1 Ed Jones (Lincoln, Jersey City, NJ) 21.0n Glen Love (Sumner, St Louis, Mo) 9.5 'Sam Burns (EI Cerrito, Calif) Wind-aided: 21.0 Joe Pouncy (Lincoln, Dallas, Tex) 9.5 'Larry Kirk (Dominguez, Compton, Calif) 20.4 Harold Porter (East Jefferson, Metairie, La) 21.1n Tom Scavuzzo (Mullen, Fort Logan, Cola) 9.5 Glen Love (Sumner, St Louis, Mo) 20.5n 'Martin Boquet (Terrebone, Houma, La) 21.2n 'Vasco Bradley (Leto, Tampa, Fla) 9.5 Kent Merritt (Lane, Charlottesville, Va) 20.6 Mark Lutz (Mayo, Rochester, Minn) 21.2n Levine Burgess (Eastern, Washington, DC) 9.5 Harold Porter (East Jefferson, Metairie, La) 20.6n Jerry Savoie (South LaFourche, Galliano, La) 21.2 Ron Moss (Anacostia, Washington, DC) 9.5n Joe Pouncy (Lincoln, Dallas, Tex) 20.6 Jackie White (Santa Ana, Calif) 21.2 James' Pinckney (Raines, Jacksonville, Fla) 9.5 Ray Robinson (Lakeland, Fla) 21.2h 'Greg Williams (Central, Miami, Fla) 20.7n 'Steve Elkins (Loara, Anaheim, Calif) 9.5 'Mike Sands (Sheepshead, Brooklyn, NY) 21.3 Leman Childress (Hoover, Fresno, Calif) 9.5n 'Joe Sincere (Washington, New Orleans, La) 20.8n "Don Lemon (St Augustine, New Orleans, La) 21.3 Elmer Lippert (Sandusky, Ohio) 9.5 Amos Sumpter (South Dade, Homestead, Fla) 20.8 'Joe Sincere (Washington, New Orleans, La) 21.3n 'Wilson Morris (Wilson,Tacoma, Wash) 9.5 'Harold Williams (Newtown, Elmhurst, NJ) 20.9 Bill Barrett (Madison Township, Old Bridge, NJ) 21.3n Don Ward (Bullard, Fresno, Calif) Incomplete wind info: Wind-aided: Incomplete wind info: 9.2 Ray Robinson (Lakeland, Fla) 21.0 Myron McGill(Crenshaw, Los Angeles, Calif) 21.1 Steve Mersch (Menomonie, Wisc) 9.3h James Carter (East, Wichita, Kans) 21.0 David Thomas (Hamilton, Los Angeles, Calif) 21.1 Charles Robinson (Great Bend, Kans) 9.3n Glen Love (Sumner, St Louis, Mo) 21.3' Oliver (Great Bend, Kans) 9.3 Harold Porter (East Jefferson, Metairie, La) 220 YARDS (Turn) 21.3 Randy Olson (Rocky Ford, Cola) 9.4s Levine Burgess (Eastern, Washington, DC) 21.0 Darwin Bond (Dobyns-Bennett, Kingsport, Tenn) 21.4 Jerry Leftwich (Linden, Columbus, Ohio) 9.4h 'Marshall Dill (Northern, Detroit, Mich) 21.1 Joel Garren (Manatee, Bradenton, Fla) 21.4 Glen Love (Sumner, St Louis, Mo) 9.4 "J.T. Hollins (McKinney, Tex) 21.2 Larry McClelland (Denison, Tex) 9.4n Ed Jones (Lincoln, Jersey City, NJ) 21.2 Joe Pouncy (Lincoln, Dallas, Tex) 440 YARDS 9.4h Lee Lewis (Kashmere, Houston, Tex) 21.2 Ray Robinson (Lakeland, Fla) 46.9 Darwin Bond (Dobyns-Bennett. Kingsport, Tenn) 9.4h 'Wilson Morris (Wilson,Tacoma, Wash) 21.3 Mike Holt (Lee, Midland, Tex) 47.1 Joe Aldridge (Hillcrest, Dallas, Tex) 9.4n Ralph Ligons (Pittsburg, Calif) 21.3 Ed Jones (Lincoln, Jersey City, NJ) 47.1 Rick Brown (Los Altos, Calif) 9.4n Mark Lutz (Mayo, Rochester, Minn) 21.3 Don Lebow (North, Riverside, Calif) 47.3h Milton Mitchell (Lincoln, San Diego, Calif) 9.4 Kent Merritt (Lane, Charlottesville, Va) 21.3 Larry Manuel (Hogan, Vallejo, Calif) 47.3 'Earl Richardson (Dunbar, Dayton, Ohio) 9.4n Robert Salsberry (Ruston, La) 21.4 , Frank Berry (Crenshaw, Los Angeles, Calif) 47.4n Bernard Duke (Paschal, Fort Worth, Tex) 9.4 Bill Warner (DeLaSalle, Kansas City, Mo) 21.4h 'Vasco Bradley (Leto, Tampa, Fla) 47.7 Joel Garren (Manatee, Bradenton, Fla) Incomplete wind info: 21.4 Pat Gullett (Mann, Gary, Ind) 47.7 Billy Hicks (Morningside, Inglewood, Califl 9.5 Harry Blake (Summerville, SCar) 21.4n "J.T. Hollins (McKinney, Tex) 47.7 Robert Owens (Northside, Little Rock, Ark) Bible of the Sport January 1971-55 Prominent among prep dash men is G I"" Fred Singleton proved to be prepdom's Midwesterner Bob Obee paced prep javelin• Fifth-highest prep vaulter was Terry Por• Love with bests of 9.5 (9.3w) and 21.Ow. leading hurdler in 1970, winning the GWI ists during 1970 with a throw of 247'1". t"r of Azle, Tex. His 15'6%" was bet• The Golden West 100 runner-up hails from' with 13.4wand 18.3tw. He also had a le• Obee did his long throwing for Wyandotte tered by only one other vaulter from the Sumner High~ St. Louis, Mo. IChadezl gal 13.8. IDon Chadezl Hi9h in Kansas City, Kansas. Lone Star State. IDon Chadezl

47.7 'Jim Redd (Hamilton, Elmsford, NY) 9:05.2 Bob Pelikan (Bishop Dubourg, St Louis, Mo) 14.0h Dwight Hall (Northwestern, Miami, Fla) 47.8n Jim Andrew (Los Altos, Calif) 9:05.6 Randy James (Ferris, Spokane, Wash) 14.0n Roger Hall (Ashland, are) 47.8n Keith Davis (Lincoln, Jersey City, NJ) 9:05.6n Brian MacPherson (Palos Verdes, PV Est, Calif) 14.0 Bruce Leek (Roosevelt, Gary, Ind) 47.8 Lee Williams (Poly, Fort Worth, Tex) 9:06.4n • Larry Greer (Lakewood, Calif) 14.0 'Eddie Scott (West, Salt Lake City, Utah) 47.9 Mike Darnell (Columbus, Ga) 9:08.0 'Tom Hale (Campolindo, Moraga, Calif) 14.0 David West (Melrose, Memphis, Tenn) 47.9 'Joe DeDora (Santa Rosa, Calif) 9:08.2 Mike Fertig (Whitman, Bethesda, Md) Wind-aided: 47.9 Steve DeJarnatt (Long, Longview, Wash) THREE MILES 13.4 Fred Singleton (Mt Vernon, NY) 47.9n •Jerry Jackson (Terrell, Fort Worth, Tex) 13.5 'Scottie Jones (Elmore, Houston, Tex) 47.9 Fred Merrill (East, Shawnee Mission, Kans) 14:11.4 • Larry Greer (Lakewood, Calif) 13.6n James Robinson (Camden, NJ) 48.0 Chuck Curtis (Clinton, Iowa) 14:13.4n Denis Fikes (Rice, NYC, NY) 13.6 Carl Swierc (Falls City, Tex) 48.0 *Johnny Lee (South Dade, Homestead, Fla) 14: 18.0n Brian MacPherson (Palos Verdes, PV Est, Calif) 13.6n Milt Turner (Castlemont, Oakland, Calif) 48.0 Eddie Sutton (Jackson, Miami, Fla) 14:19.8 Dave White (EI Modena, Orange, Calif) 13.7h 'AI Hall (Morningside, Inglewood, Calif) 48.0n Ron Taylor (Scott, Toledo, Ohio) 14:20.0n **Mike Butynes (Sterling, Somerdale, NJ)' 13.7 Steve Rose (Niles North, Skokie, III) 14:22.4n Dave Babiracki (Granada Hills, Calif) 13.8 Bobby Coffman (Lamar, Houston, Tex) 880 YARDS 14:22.8 Jim Benkhart (Kirkwood, Mo) 13.8n Del Hanson (Maine West, Des Plaines, III) 1:50.2 Joe Savage (Catholic, Roselle, NJ) 14:23.8n Les Nagy (McKinley, Niles, Ohio) 13.9 'Dale Miller (Liberal, Kans) 1:50.6 Rick Brown (Los Altos, Calif) 14:24.0 Jim Chaffin (Poly, Long Beach, Calif) 13.9 Mel Reeves (Northern, Pontiac, Mich) 1:50.6 Kevin Reabe (Watfd-Kttring, Drayton, Pins, Mi) 14:29.2n Bill Beaty (Lancaster, Ohio) Incomplete wind info: 1:50.6 80b Wheeler (Dulaney, Luth-Timonium, Md) SIX MILES 14.0 Tim Diewald (Oberlin, Ohio) 1:52.2 James Baxter (Los Angeles, Calif) 14.0 Steve Harris (Central, Lawrence, Ind) 1:52.2n Nathan Burks (Castlemont, Oakland, Calif) 30:54.0° • Larry Greer (Lakewood, Calif) 14.0 Ben Malone (Santa Cruz Valley, Eloy, Ariz) 1:52.2 Bob Franek (Whittier, Calif) 30:58.0 *Scott Eden (Freeman, Richmond, Va) 14.0 Jeff Parks (Roosevelt, Dayton, Ohio) 1:52.2 *Horace Grant (Jones, Houston, Tex) 31:27.4n **Ed Grace (Aviation, Redondo Beach, Calif) 1:52.2n Ken Schappert (Bishop Dubois, NYC, NY) 31 :38.6 Mark O'Brien (Leon, Tallahasee, Fla) 180 YARD LOW HURDLES (Straight) 1:52.2n Mickey Senior (Montclair, Pomona, Calif) 31 :59.0no 'Chic Perkins (Hawthorne, Calif) 18.3 Milt Turner (Castlemont, Oakland, Calif) 1:52.3 Randy Veltkamp (Timothy Christ, Elmhurst, III) 32:05.0no Craig Streichman (South, Torrance, Calif) 18.4 Fred Singleton (Mt Vernon, NY) 1:52.3 John Feltner (Russellville, Ark) 32:06.4 **Bill Glad (Bellevue, Wash) 18.6 Genard Medley (Central, Little Rock, Ark) 1:52.4n 'Steve Cotsirilos (Oak Park, III) 32:23.6 Alex Smith (Forest Hills, NY) 18.7h Jim Davis (Santa Ana, Calif) 18.7 Kent Merritt (Lane, Charlottesville, Va) 1:52.4 'Bob Marman (Sewanhaka, Floral Park, NY) 32:35.0n° Gary Johnson (North, Torrance, Calif) 18.7 Bruce Leek (Roosevelt, Gary. Ind) 1:52.5 Bill Goldapp (Memorial, Houston, Tex) 32:37.4n Phil Bonfiglio (Kennedy, Bellmore, NY) 18.1 'McKinley Mosley (Bakersfield, Calif) 1:52.5n 'Percell Keeling (Morningside, Inglewood, Calif) 18.7 Gary West (Permian, Odessa, Tex) 1:52.7n**Larry Davis (Los Altos, Calif) 10,000 METER RUN 1:53.0 Geoff Henderson (Washington, San Francisco) 31 :53.0 'Larry Greer (Lakewood, Calif) 18.8h Jared Butler (Pittsburg, Calif) 18.8 'Derral Davis (Tucson, Ariz) 1:53.0 Ronnie Jenkins (Dickinson, Tex) 32:55.0n 'Chic Perkins (Hawthorne, Calif) 3307.0n Craig Streich man (South, Torrance, Calif) 18.8 Keith Denson (Valley, Santa Ana, Calif)' MILE 3336.0n Gary Johnson (North, Torrance, Calif) 18.8 Donnell Gray (Edison, Stockton, Calif) 18.8 'AI Hall (Morningside. Inglewood, Calif) 4:06.0 Tony Colon (Power Memorial, NYC, NY) 3338.6 "'Darrell Hatfield (Ranchos Almts, G Grv, Calif) 18.8 James McAlister (Blair, Pasadena, Calif) 4:06.3n Kurt Mench (Castle, Kaneohe, Ha) 4:06.6n Bob Wheeler (Dulaney, Lthvlle-Timonium, Md) MARATHON 18.9 Ed Givens (Roosevelt, Gary, Ind) 18.9 'Tinker Hatfield Jr (Central Linn, Halsey, are) 4:07.1 Andy Hubert (Proviso West, Hillside, III) 2:31 :55n Craig Streichman (South, Torrance, Calif) 4:09.2n *Brent Tubb (Cleveland, Reseda, Calif) 2:34:50n 'Mike Baer (South, Torrance, Calif) 18.9n 'Dave Herman (Shaker, Latham, NY) 18.9 Julian Lucas (Gunn, Palo Alto, Calif) 4:09.5n 'Mike Durkin (Holy Cross, River Grove, III) 2:34:58n Ed Goodfriend (Torrance, Calif) 18.9 Mel Reeves (Northern, Pontiac, Mich) 4:09.6n Jimmy Wilkens (Roxboro, Charleston, S Carl 2:35:35n 'George Khouri (St Bernard, PI d Rey, Calif) 18.9 Steve Smith (Oakmont, Roseville, Calif) 4:09.7 Bobby Brooks (Northeast, St Petersbur9, Fla) 2:37:26n Jose Cortez (Sequoia, Redwood City, Calif) Wind-aided: 4:10.0 Les Nagy (McKinley, Niles, Ohio) 2:37:51n Wayne Akiyama (Westminster, Calif) 4:10.1n Jim Euell (Free Academy, Norwich, Conn) 2:37:51n Scott Daggatt (Bellevue, Wash) 18.6 'John Alexander (Hoover, Fresno, Calif) 4:10.1 Mike Keogh (Essex Catholic, Newark, NJ) 2:38:06n 'Mark Kushner (Burbank, Calif) 18.6 Keith Denson (Valley, Santa Ana, Calif) 4:10.2n Dick Babb (Homewood, Flossmoor, III) 2:38: 18n 'Chris Hoffman (St Brnrd, Playa del Rey, Calif) 18.7 Jared Butler (Pittsburg, Calif) 4:10.5 Bill Beaty (Lancaster, Ohio) 2:38:39n Justin Gubbins (Bellport, Brookhaven, NY) 18.8h Mike Shaw (North, Wichita, Kans) 4:10.9 *David Merrick (Lincoln-Way, New Lenox, III) Questionable timing: 4:11.0 Rick Johnson (Leyden West, North Lake, III) 3000 METER STEEPLECHASE 18.4 .Doug Odell (Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, Calif) 4:11.1 Mike Peterson (Mapleton, Denver, Colo) 9:41.4n Jeff Huber (La Habra, Calif) Incomplete wind info: 4: 11.1 Kevin Reabe (Watfrd-Kttrng, Drayton Pin, Mich) 9:46.4n 'Mickey Collins (Easton, Pal 18.B James (Lawton, Okla) 18.9 Jim Wissing (Nicolet, Glendale, Wisc) 4:11.2 Dan Cautley (Memorial, Madison, Wisc) 120 YARD HURDLES (39") 4:11.3 Joe Savage (Catholic,.Roselle, NJ) 4:12.3 Bob Pelikan (Bishop Dubourg, St Louis, Mo) 13.5 *Randy Lightfoot (Plainview, Tex) 180 YARD LOW HURDLES (Turn) 13.6 Gary West (Permian, Odessa, Tex) 19.1 Bruce Leek (Roosevelt, Gary, Ind) TWO MILES 13.7 Milt Turner (Castlemont, Oakland, Calif) 19.2 • Steve DeMedicis (Crossland, Camp Springs, Md) 19.2 'Kirk Dennis (Wendell, Idaho) 8:54.0 Mike Keogh (Essex Catholic, Newark, NJ) 13.8 Carl Brown (Van Vleck, Tex) 8:55.6 Ron Johnson (West, Torrance, Calif) 13.8 Henry Cummings (Blake, Tampa, Fla) 19.2 'Tinker Hatfield Jr (Central Linn, Halsey, are) Wind-aided: 8:56.6 'David Merrick (Lincoln,Way, New Lenox, III) 13.8 Eric Elkins (Jesuit, Dallas, Tex) 8:57.8n Doug Brown (Notre Dame, Harper Woods, Mich) 13.8 'AI Hall (Morningside, Inglewood, Calif) 18.3 Fred Singleton (Mt Vernon, NY) 8:58.8n Jim Chaffin (Poly, Long Beach, Calif) 13.8 'McKinley Mosley (Bakersfield, Calif) 18.4n Milt Turner (Castlemont, Oakland, Calif) 8:59.8n Dave White (EI Modena, Orange, Calif) 13.8n Nathaniel Porter (Southeast, Bradenton, Fla) 18.6 Bruce Leek (Roosevelt, Gary, Ind) 9:01.0n *Ed Mendoza (Helix, La Mesa, Calif) 13.8 Fred Singleton (Mt Vernon, NY) 18.8n Jared Butler (Pittsburg, Calif) 9:01.6 Les Nagy (McKinley, Niles, Ohio) 13.9 Bobby Coffman (Lamar, Houston, Tex) 19.1n Steve DeMedicis (Crossland, Camp Springs, Md) 9:02.8 Eddie Granillo (East, Bakersfield, Calif) 13.9 'Scottie Jones (Elmore, Houston, Tex) 330 YARD INTERMEDIATE HURDLES 9:03.0 Bill Beaty (Lancaster, Ohio) 13.9 Genard Medley (Central, Little Rock, Ark) 9:03.0n Denis Fikes (Rice, NYC, NY) 13.9 James Robinson (Camden, NJ) 37.1 Kevin Bligh (Herricks, New Hyde Park, NY) 9:03.2 Pat Mandera (Morton East, Cicero, III) 13.9 Gregg Vandaveer (Shawnee, Okla) 37.2 Bobby Coffman (Lamar, Houston, Tex) 9:03.6n * Kasto Lopez (Sanger, Calif) 14.0 'Don Brown (Abilene, Tex) 37.2n Gary West (Permian, Odessa, Tex) 9:04.2n *Mark Dulaney (Palos Verdes, PV Estates, Calif) 14.0 Steve DeMedicis (Crossland, Camp Springs, Md) 37.4n Mike Allen (Granite City, III) Track & Field News 56-January 1971