The Northern C a lifo rn ia Running Review is published on a monthly basis by the West Valley Track Club. It is a communica­ tion medium for a ll Northern California track & field athletes and includes age group, high school, collegiate, senior, AAU, and women's coverage. The NCRR is available at many road races and track meets throughout the area for 25^ an issue, or for $3.50 per year by subscription (12 issues). A ll West Valley TC members receive their copies by mail if their dues are paid up for the current year. This paper's success depends on you, the readers, so please send us any pertinent information on the NorCal running scene that you would lik e to see in p rin t. We can always use good photos fo r our publication, preferrably black & white, and of good contrast. A l l information should be sent to the e d ito r: NorCal Running Re­ view, P.O. Box 1551, San Mateo, CA 94401 (Ph. 415-342-3l8l). Be sure and give photo credits, those competing, and the event being run. Any size print w ill do. Please do not send the negative. We w ill return the prints afterwards. Mailing: Our publication is currently mailed third class w ithin the immediate Bay Area (50 mile radius o f San Mateo) and first class elsewhere. Starting with this issue we are trying a new mailing process to speed up third class delivery, which has been unusually slow in some areas (noteably the East Bay, where i t sometimes takes up to two weeks fo r d e liv e r y !!: ). We have been CLUB NEWS taking our issues in bulk to the post office. This time we are This section of our publication is devoted to various clubs dropping several dozen in about 20 different mailboxes to see if in the area. If your club would like to put in any announcements they are then treated like first class mail. We would appreciate or news, please send it to us. Our circulation is now at 450 and i t very much i f you would le t us know whether your service is any growing steadily, so your message w ill not go unnoticed. As long b e tte r. We would lik e to cut down d e liv e ry time to w ithin 4-5 as news is pertinent to track & field or long distance running, days on th ird class m ailings. and kept to a reasonable length, we w ill print it, possibly in NCRR STAFF: Editor - Jack Leydig; P rin ter - Frank Cunning­ edited form. Let's hear from your club...we are s till having very ham; Chief Photographer - John Marconi; Cartoonist - Lee Holley; poor response. NorCal P o rtra it - Jon Hendershott; West V a lley P o rtra it - W illie Cronin; Coach's Corner - John Marconi; Women - Roxy Anderson, WEST VALLEY TC: Nine more individuals joined our ranks this past Jim Hume, Dr. Harmon Brown; Seniors - John H ill, Emmett Smith, month. They are Jan Frisby, 28 years of age, 2245 Lanai Ave., W illis Kleinsasser, George Ker; Editorials - B ill Clark, Rich #88, San Jose, 95122 (Ph. 251-9469) — best marks of 880 (1:54.5), Delgado, Don Kardong, Joel Jameson; High School - Joel Jameson Mile (4:17), 440 (49.9), 220 (22.6r), Hour (10 mi, 931 yd), high (Watsonville-Santa Cruz-Monterey), Mike Ruffatto, Mike Pinocci, jump ( 6 '3 " ). Jan form erly competed fo r the Denver TC. Orlando W illie Cronin (East Bay), Jack Bellah, Dave Stock (San Jose), Pe­ Gutierrez is a Colombian, 27 years old, and attends the Univer­ te r Jones (S. Peninsula)...w e s t i l l need reporters fo r the North s it y of Nevada (Reno). His current address is P.O. Box 8324, Re­ Peninsula, Marin & Sacramento areas; i f you're in terested, get no, Nev. (Ph. 702-323-1403). He has bests of 1:54.0 (800m), 3:54 in touch with us immediately; Collegiate - John Sheehan (Far West (1500m), and 4:11.8 (m ile), as well as a 9:32 steeplechase. Hen­ C on f.), Jon Hendershott (P ac-8 ), Jerry Kokesh (San Jose S t .), Fred ry K irk , 1114 The Strand, Reno, Nev. 89503 (Ph. 322-6857), is Baer, Jose Cortez (jr. College); Race Walking - Steve Lund, B ill making a comeback a fte r a two year la y o ff and has already record­ Ranney, Frank Hagerty; AAU Track & Road Results - Jack Leydig. ed a 4:10 mile this season (his best). Other marks include 1:17.8 May's Contributors: Jim O'Neil, B ill Flodberg, Joe Hender­ (600 yds), 1:55 (88o), 3:03 (1320), 9:09 (2 Mi), l4:l8 (3 Mi), son, Bob Anderson, Hale Roach, Woodland Chamber o f Commerce, V ir ­ 29:45 (6 Mi). Henry is 26. Emil Magallanes, Jr. is l 6 years old g il Caselli, C.A. Warmerdam, Rick Spavins, Dorothy Cobbs, John Ro­ and lives at 2055 Mariposa St., Seaside, CA 93955 (Ph. 39^-278l). mero, A rt Dudley, Dave Shrock, B i ll Johnson, Steve Sutton, Rich He has very promising times of 4:30.7 (mile) and 9:35.6 (2 Mi) to Perry, John Trent, Peter Mattei, Bob DeCelle. add to very strong cross country performances. Frank Mercer, a frosh at San Jose State, has just turned 19,and holds a 53.2 mark in THIS issue for the intermediates already (West Coast Relays). He also has run 10.7 and 22.0 for the sprints and 51.0 for a one-lapper. But Top fifty all-time performers in Bay to Breakers race; NCRR his talent doesn't end there. His l4'7" pole vault indicates he Long Distance Point Race thru Golden Gate Marathon; Coach's Cor­ has future possibilities as a decathlete. Currently his address ner: Palo Alto HS Coach, Forrest Jamieson; NorCal Portrait: Lah- is 23785 Topar Ave., Los Altos, 94022 (Ph. 9^8 -8086). Perhaps the cen Samsam; West V alley P o r tr a it: Duncan Macdonald; Long Dis­ most promising young ath lete West V a lley has ever gained is Skip tance & Track Schedules thru the end of July; Various high school Peterson of 1670 Oppio C ircle in Sparks, Nevada (Ph. 358-8206). and collegiate results, including El Cerrito Relays, MPL, NPL, At the age of 15 he has attained a height of 6 '7" in the high SPAL, WCAL League Results, GGC F in als, SJS In v ita tio n a l, West jump, using the "flop" style. This is only 1 l/4" off the world Coast Relays, PA Women's Pentathlon, Far West Conf. Finals, PCAA record for that age, held by Joe Faust. He also displays more Championships, Bakersfield C lassic, PA G irls Age Group Champion­ than considerable talent in the horizontal jump ( 22*9" in the ships, CCS F in als, C a lifo rn ia Relays, and much more; Long Distance long jump at age l4:) and has done 10.6 fo r 100 yards. The fu ­ resu lts including San Martin Marathon, Mt. Vaca H ill Climb, Wood­ ture certainly looks bright for this new member. David Swift is land 20 M iler, Avenue o f Giants Marathon, Angel Island Run, Golden also from Sparks (905 Oxford A ve., Ph. 358-5606), is 16 years o f Gate Park 8 M iler, Bay to Breakers, and Golden Gate M arathon.... age, and has marks of 59-0 (44o), 2:11 ( 880), 4:56 (Mi), and did plus a f u l l page of photos!! 15:42 fo r a 3000m walk (his first attempt at a walk) recently. Rick Trachok, 635 Cardinal Way, Reno, Nevada 89502 (Ph. 323- West Valley finishers in road races (not listed elsewhere in 3378) is a soph at the Univ. o f Nevada and has bests o f 1:59, th is issu e); Golden Gate Park 8 Miler: 71 * Billy Tracey 52:28; 4:19, and 9:39 for the steeplechase. He also placed 42nd in the Bay to Breakers: 185 - Dennis Tracy 46:20, 207 - Harold DeMoss recent Bay to Breakers race. Steven Estrada, 20 years old, is 46:40, 284 - Eric Abrahamson 48:24, 298 - James Jacobs 48:34, 349 currently at 4950 Stevenson Blvd., Apt. 85, Fremont, CA 94538 - Richard Clark 49:25, 428 - B illy Tracey 51:49, 1309 - Charlie (Ph. 792-9463). His best marks include: 5.6 (50), 6.6 ( 60), Attwood 1:14:04 (if I missed anybody, please let me know); Gol­ 10.5 (100), 24.0 (220), 21*5" (LJ), 4l'5" (TJ) and 5*10" (HJ). den Gate Marathon: 101 - B illy Tracey 3:36:30. Address Changes: Charlie Attwood is now at 130 Sycamore, San Mateo, 94401 (348-3136); Mike Ruffatto's phone number is I th is AND THAT 797-3877 (listed incorrectly in club directory); rumor has it ! : ' that B ill Scobey is now back in LA again...he can be reached at The P a c ific Association is beginning to build a "Marathon 8l4o Lesner, Van Nuys, 8l4o6. Warehouse" that w ill stock a l l necessary items to put on a high Club members have had th e ir problems during the past month. q u a lity marathon. Rich Perry (Golden Gate Marathon d irector & Herb Ashton, our workhorse sprinter, was in a canoeing accident Belmont Recreation Dept, employee) has already gathered a large with his scout troop and almost tore off the bottom of his foot number of items and in the near future plans to set up a rental while pulling it out of his ripped canoe.