1972 Track: Outstanding Marks, but Few Medals at State
San Diego Section track and field athletes kept getting better, but so was everyone else. Excellent marks were posted, some that would have shattered records a few years before, but didn’t earn a mention in this narrative because of ever-increasing volume, i.e., more and more good performances. With two qualifiers in each event, the section […]
1936 Track: Hilltoppers’ Pole Vaulter Saves Area From State Meet Shutout
It almost was all quiet on the San Diego County track and field front. Pole vaulter Bob Henderson of San Diego high tied for second in the state meet at 12 feet, 9 inches, and was the only local entry to score. Henderson had a career best of 13 feet and Ben Sohn was one […]
1990 Girls Track: 17th State Meet
Sophomores Alison Dring of Mt. Carmel and Erin Blunt of San Pasqual gave promise but only four of the original 45 qualifiers from the San Diego Section finished in the top five in finals at the state meet. 6/1/90 17TH GIRLS STATE TRACK TRIALS, @CERRITOS COLLEGE, NORWALK EVENT NAME SCHOOL MARK PLACE 100 Kimmey University […]
1990 Boys Track: Noon & Price Lead the Way
Seventeen of 48 qualifiers from the San Diego Section finals advanced from the 72nd state meet trials at Cerritos College in Norwalk, including San Diego Section all-timers, Brent Noon of Fallbrook and Jerome Price of University City. Nine of the 17, or 53 per cent, scored points based on at least a top six finish […]
1940 Track: No State Meet For Contending Hilltoppers
San Diego High, which would have had four entries plus its relay team, opted not to participate in the 26th state meet at Visalia High, a 300-mile jaunt from the Border city. The Hilltoppers were nosed out of the Southern Section championship (below) but would have been one of the teams vying for the championship […]
1971 Track: Clairemont’s Dale Fleet Sets State Record in Two-Mile Run
San Diego Section entries totaled only a combined 10 points in the state meet, but they set one individual state meet record and provided some excellence not seen on the scoreboard. Clairemont’s Dale Fleet set a state meet record of 8:53.8 in the two-mile run and broke Tim Danielson’s County record of 8:55.7. Helix’ Ed […]