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1965 - The 47th Annual CA State meet - The two-mile is added to the list of official events!! Evolution of the state meet record. |
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Ralph Gamez (Berkeley) a jr. wins the first 2M (9:12.9) (Above). |
'66-Gamez repeats and improves to 9:01.6, the first 6 finishers broke the existing meet record. Pete Romero, a Reedley Jr. was 2nd (9:05.2). | '67-Pete Romero (Reedley) moves up to win in 9:00.5, a new state meet record. Romero, runs 15 miles every morning through the vineyards of northern CA... Pete started the season with an amazing triple: 8:53.0 /1:56.6 /4:15.0 (2M/880y/Mile) -in that order - within one-hour and 40 minutes!!! |
'68-Ruben Chappins (Excelsior, Norwalk) wins by .3 as a jr. (9:05.7). '69-Chappins burns a 55.9 last lap to lead 3 under the meet record and going <9 with his 8:57.0 win !! (Ron Johnson (West Torrance) is second in 8:59.0. |
'70-Ron Johnson (West Torrance) moves up one to win in record time: 8:55.6. |
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| '71-Dale Fleet (Clairemont, SD) cruised a 61.2 final lap to finish in a new meet record - 8:53.8. | '72-Curtis Beck (Santa Monica) a jr., wins state and lowers the meet record to 8:52.3!! *(Above) Beck enroute to a then Jr class record and moved to 3rd on the all-time 2M list with an 8:48.8 in the Southern CIF meet ('72)! (L-R, Williams, Innes (Upland), Marc Genet (Santa Ana). |
'74-Rich Kimball (De La Salle) is pushed most of the way by sophomore Eric Hulst, to smash the meet record with a -8:46.5!! | '75-Eric Hulst (Laguna) pushed all the way to the end by Ralph Serna lowers the meet record to 8:44.9!! |
The the two-mile race has since been replaced by the 3,200 meters in 1993. |
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Vacancy. |
'08-German Fernandez (Riverbank) reduces the meet record to 8:34.23 = (8:37.43/2M). |
Year -Your Name Here (School) Time. |
2007 California State Meet: 3200 |
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German Fernandez (Riverbank, L), a junior, lines up for the 3200. Results.......YR..School/section..Time |
Fernandez pushes the pace. Photos: trackandfieldphoto.com |
Eric Avila (Bonita Vista) begins his charge for home with Foot Locker xc champ Chad Hall (Big Bear) following. Fernandez hangs on for third place. |
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Pete Romero was the subject of a 1967 Sports Illustrated Article. After winning state, Pete won the Golden West Inv. 2M (above). |
June 5, 1971 - CA State Meet Dale Fleet (Clairemont, SD) sets the meet record-8:53.8. L-R-Gordon Innes (Upland)2nd-8:54.4, Ed Mendoza (Helix)-5th-9:00.8, Jose Amaya (Wilson)-3rd-8:54.4. (The top 3 finishers broke the old Meet mark of 8:55.6). |
June 2, 1984 - CA State Meet Los Angeles Coliseum Roman Gomez, a junior, wins the 1600 (above) after taking the 2M 80 minutes earlier -completing the tough 1600-3200 double for only the second time in Meet history (Rich Kimball in 1974). |
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May 26, 1934 -CA state meet-Berkeley -Louie "Iron Man" Zamperini (Torrance) set CA state meet record for the Mile with 4:27.8. The previous week, Louis set a world interscholastic record in the mile, clocking in at 4 minutes and 21.2 seconds. The record would last for 19 years. And Zamperini qualified for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. |
Tim Danielson (Chula Vista) CA State meet mile record in '66 with 4:07.0 |
June 3, 1972 -CA State Meet - Oroville - Mile run Mark Schilling (L, Garden Grove) & Terry Cotton (El Cajon) waged a thrilling battle. Schilling won in record time; 4:05.4. Mark covered the final 440 in 56.7 to nip Cotton and broke the previous meet record by Danielson (4:07.0). Cotton was also under the old record with 4:05.5! |
L.A. Times Invitational - February 2, 1979 -Indoor @ Inglewood |
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Paul Medvin & Chuck Assumma duel at two-miles. Also in the race Australian Marcus Clarke, son of former distance great Ron Clarke -racing barefoot. |
Assumma sets the pace. |
Assumma leads Medvin. |
Finish: 1) Assumma - 9:03.0 |
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| CA state 2M Champ (71), Dale Fleet was never below 9:30 for 2M until he ran 9:11.2 outdoors to qualify for the San Diego Inv. where he ran a then 3rd fastest indoor 2M in history with a 8:56.8 (above). | June 6, '09 Clovis Mac Fleet (University City, San Diego) won the CA state 1600 title in 4:05.33. Mac raced a 1:58 over the final 800 to secure the win. Fleet burst onto the Nat'l scene as a soph with a 3:50.48 / 1500 (= 4:06.5 / Mile). CA State 1600: Mac finished second as a soph, and third last year while recovering from a foot injury. Fleet enrolled at Oregon. |
Dale Fleet went further north to WSU. |
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