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CALIFORNIA STATE INVITATIONAL

CROSS-COUNTRY MEET

TIM£::

DISrr\NcE:PL A ~ E :

T ER1M IN:

r'JUM'>.R OF Rl.INr~ERS:

11 :00 'i.M., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1957

1.8 MILES AND 35 YARDS

MEi{CED GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, MERCED, CALIFORNIA

1/4 HILLY, 3/4 FLAT. GRASS AND DIRT SURFACE.250 YARD STRAIGHT-AWAY START-ON LEVEL. 300 YARD'

GTRAIGHT-~WAY FINISH - ON LEVEL. HEAVY

hE AVY 0 VE ;< cAS T (FOG). TEfAPER ATURE - 450 - co L D

AND DAMP. SURFACE WET.

FIRST TIME COURSE ~AS RUN - A NEW RECORD ESTAB­

LISHED - 8:53.1

104 TEt,M fW W j ERS, 11 IN DIV IDU AL RUN N ERS J 29 '­

SCHOOLS ~ERE REPRESENTEDo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

WIN:,\NG RUNNER - JACK HUDSON, EL CAJON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TIME:

8 MINUTES 53.1 SECONDS.

(INNING TEAM - EL CAJON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. SCORE - 41 POINTS.

RUNNERS: J. HUDSON, 8. r:UDSON, A. POLLOCK,

F. NORTHCUTT, II. M/I!ZE, 'II. THARP, AND J" FLIPPEN.

2ND WINNING TEAM - GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, Los ANGELES. SCORE - 90

POI~JTs •. RUNNERS: L. i,GUILAr" A. GUERRERO,

A• NAV,;, 8. DEL G i\ DO, II• SAN CH EZ, T. LEO N, AND

H. AUIiANZA.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

T EJGL~§.EL CAJON VALLEY, EL C~JON 1,7,10,11,12

COACH- JOE GROOKS

GAFWIELO, Los ,iNGELES 8,14,19,23,26

COACH- EDDIE KUNTZ

1 •

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

EXCELSlon, A~TESIA

COACH- JACK NE~MAN

FnESNO, FRESNO

COACH-GOD FRIES

ROOSEVELT, Los ~NGELES

COACH- ~EiE CLENTZOS

~CCL~TCHY, SAcnAMENTo

COACH- ~.~. GINGHAM, C.~.

OrOVILLE, OROViLLE

COACH- HACK MciNTURF

COMPTON, COMPTON

COACH- ED HARTMANN

NARJONNE, LOG ~NGELES

COACH- JOG DOSSEY

2,4,22,25,49

16,17,32,36,42

15,1,g,30,':;4,67

5 , 3 3 , cW , 46 , 53\'/1 L50N

20,24,35,39,60

3,6,ci3,59,69

27,23,29,38,70

TOTAL - 41

TOTt,L - 90

TOTAL- 102

TOT AL - 143

TOT,~L - 174

TOTAL - 177

TOTAL - 178

TOTAL - 180

TOTAL - 192

10.PALOi'LTO,PALOtiLTO 9,21,57,72,78TOTAL -237

COACH-

For.nESTJA:,11ESON

11.C A"L M 0,~T,GELMONT 45,54,58,64,66TOTAL-287

C OA CH-

LOr-ENLANSDERIW

12.UE[(KELEY,CEf<KELEY 34,52,61,73,76TOTAL-296

COACH-

RICHHACKER

13.

LINCOLN,SANFRANCISCO 37,47,50,82,87TOTAL - 303

co ACH-

Ross Pr.ESLEY

J.I

14.MERCED,MERCED 31,65,71,74,75TOTAL- 316

COACH-

ROGERDA ISLEY

15.DELANO,DELANO 48,51,63,77,99TOTilL- 338

COACH-

DON TAVOLACC)

DESCRIPTION OF THE MEET

114 OF THE DEST CROSS-COUNTY RUNNERS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

LINED UP ON A FANSHA2ED STARTING LINE, FACING A 250 YARD STRAIGHT­

AWAY WHICH NA~RO~ED DOWN Fr.OU 225 FEET TO 30 FEET, ON SATURDAY

MORNING, DECEMDER 14TH, 1957.

hT EXACTLY 11:00 A.M., Goc EDMINSTER, TRACK COACH OF MERCED

HIGH SCHOOL, AND MANAGER OF THE MEET, FIRED THE GUN FOR THE START,

AND THE WILDEST SCRAMGLE YOU EVER SAW MOVED DORN THE PRACTICE FAIR­

WAY LIKE A TIDAL WAVE OUT ON THE 1.8 MILE RACE FOR STATE HONORS.

THE START LOOKED MORE LIKE A HUNDRED YARD DASH AS THE MOO OF

RUNNERS FOUGHT FOR THE LEAD ON THE LONG GRIND. MORE THAN 500 SPEC­

TATORS STREA~E) OVE~ THE TO? OF THE HILL 3Y THE CLUDHOUSE, TO WATCHALL THESE Y0UNGSTERS SPREAD OUT IN A LINE ON THE VAY AROUND THE

GOLF COURSE, THE PACE gAS "HOT" AS THE LEADERS ACTUALLY RAN THE

FIRST HALF MILE IN UNDER TWO MINUTES, TEN SECONDS.TENSION AND EXCITEMENT INCREASED AS THE JOYS NEARED THE STEEP

HILL LESS THAN HALF OF A MILE FROM THE FINISH LINE. THIS ~AS THE

SPOT THAT WOULD SEPARATE THE ~EN FROM THE SOYS, AND IT DID.

SEVEr.AL OF THE RUNNERS TRIED TO INCREASE THEIR PACE GOING UP THE

HILL AND SPENT THEIR STRENGTH IN A LAST DATTLE TO ?ASS OTHERS, WHILE

MANY JUST HELD ON TO A SLOWER JUT STEADY PACE WHICH PAl D OFF WHEN

THEY PASSED THE TIRED ONES CN THE LEVEL AT THE TOP OF THE HILL.

ONLY TWO HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE FINISH THE RACE WAS STILL IN DOUOT

AS SOME OF THE LEADERS STARTED THEIR LAST SPRINT TO FIGHT IT OUT ON

THE HOME STRETCH. ~T LEAST HALF OF THE FIRST FOURTEEN FINISHERS

HAD RUN THE RACE DARE-FOOTED. IN THE LAST ONE HUNDRED YARDS JACK

HUDSON OF EL CAJON PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND STAYED THERE TC ENTER

THE FINISH CHUTE, SHAPE9 LIKE A FUNNEL, IN THE NEW RECORD TIME OF

8 MINUTES 53.1 SECONDS. LESS THAN FIFTEEN YKRDS DEHIND HIM CAME

G. ELLIOTT OF CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL, FOLLO~ED DY ANOTHER INDlvlDUA

ENTR~NT, S. RAMIREZ OF EL RANCHO IN RIVERA, A. riTTMAN OF EXCELSIOR, IHIGH IN ARTESIA OUT-SPRINTED TIM ROELEN, THE FAVORITE TO ~IN AND

SAM FERNANDO'S STATE MILE CHAMP OF LAST SPRING, TO FINISH IN FOURTHPLACE.

A FEG MINUTES AFTER THE FINISH IT 3ECAME EVIDENT THAT THE

DARE-FCOT JOYS FROM EL CAJON HAD UPSET THE "EXPERTS" AND HAD WON

THE TEAM CH~MPIONSHIP. THE COYS WERE SO JUCILANT THAT THEY PICKED

UP THEIR YOUNG COACH, JOE QROOKS, AND TOSSED HIM INTO THE GOLF

CLUO S~!IMMING POOL - AND, EVEN WITH THE TEMPERATURE A COLD 45

DEGREES, HE ~AS SO HAPPY THAT HE DID NOT MIND THE GATH.

RESULTS OF THE MEETORDER

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TIME

8 : 53. 18:55

8:58

8:59

9:019:02

9:029:03

9:079:099: 109:109: 119: 129: 179:18

9: 199:209:20

9:21

9:22

9:23

9:23

9:23

9 :249:259:26

9:27

9:29

9:30

9:319:339:349:349:349:35

9:37

NAME OF RUNNER

J. HUDSON

G. ELLIOTT

S. RAM I FiEZ

I\. F ITB1AN

T. ROELEN

VI • C 0 V IN G TON

R. ivJELLGnEN

E. CHADCOURNE

L. :'/P,TERS

\"1. C I~0 1"1 LEY

C. HUDSON

f~. N'\VA

J • i~0 R T H WAY

I;. POLLOCK

E. ROSI\S

F. NORTHCUTT

R. CANTERO

\"1. T H A R P

G. DAN J

T. LEON

F. rBASCORRO

E. HAMLIN

i~. CORDOVA

R. i'ilIRELES

L. 1\ G U I LA R

D. HILL

J. BEI\HRS

J •• OCHOA

D. PICKE~ING

O. DELGf\ DO

G. JOVICH

D. TAYLOR

I..•• GUERRERO

C. SHOEMAKER

F. CUMMINGS

D. [3ROWN

SCH OOL

EL CAJON

CULVER CITY

EL RANCHO

EXCELSIOR

SAN FERNANOO

COMPTON

EL MONTE

EXCELSIOR

McCLA T CHY

COMPTON

EL CAJON

GARFIELD

PALO MLTO

EL CA JON

LINCOLN,L.,i.

EL CAJON

EL C A JO N

FRANKLIN

EL CA JON

H. ELLS

GARFI ELO

ROOSEVELT,L.i

FRESNO

FRESNO

f~oOSEVEL T, L.,

GARFIELD

Or<ov ILLE

PALO ALTO

EL CERRITO

EXCELSIOR

GAi<FIELD

OROVILLE

EXCELS:OR

GARFIELD

NAR30r~NE

NARnONNE

NARfJONNE

RESULTS OFTHE [1.EET(CONTINUED)

ORDEROFEINISH

T H1ENAM E OFRUNNEr, SCHOO"--,38

9:38M.RODRIGUEZ RCOSEVELT,L •• ,

39

9:39s.JONES iviERCED

40

9: 40R~HART GUll,jRD

1Y

" 419 :41R.tJOOD FRESNO

42

9 :42J.POWERS fwcCLA T CHY

43

9 :,~2G.WHITEHEAD G ERK El EY

44

9 :43G.H ERMA N OROVillE

45

9:44K.SMITH FRESNO

46

9:44R.CY E P. S l[NCOlN,S.F.

47

9 :45C"GlRD NA R DO NN E

48

9 :45ivlaiINDf<EI'IS ORovillE

49

9 :45D.DAViDSON [vlcCLIlTCHY

50

9 :48fl.SANCHEZ GARFIELD

51

9: 49D.PETERSON Fr~EsNO

52

9: 50E.GARCIA COMPTON

53

9: 51,I.GA R C I A Ii 00 S E VEL T, L. I

54

9: 52J.REAMS CARlMOiH

55

9 :52R.MORGAN McCLATC;-JY

56

9:52D.Jo N E S LINCOLN,S •• Fo

57

9:53F.MARQUEZ DELANO

58

9:53J.•CHAD130URNE EXCELSIoR

59

9:55fvi.Fl ET CH E R LlNCOLf~,SoFc,

60

9:56D.Srv!! HI DELA NO

61

9:57H.HAfH\'i! CK SA NT IICLARA

62

9:57C.[;]EY ER GERKELEY

63

9:57DAVEDAViDSON f:)cCLATCHY

64

9:58J.qu I CK C{\RLMONT

65

9:59J.FLI?PEN ELC A JO N

66

9:59H.iILr,] AN ZA Gr\RFIELD

67

9:59f11.CHILTON rAlO,;L TO

68

10: 00T.QtoRIEN CARLMONT

69

J••\;:ILLlAMSON COMPTON

70

L.ST {,FFO RO OrWVILLE

71

J ••BO\'lNAM uE.RKELEY

72

J.GREEN FRESNO

73

F ••TRUNllLO DELfINO

74

G.r ET TV CARlMONT

75

J"SMITH illEr< CEO

~

~ 76 S.L,0 Nr~ EY CAf<U,10NT

77

f-\ 0CAsslO ROOSEVEL T, L.I78

H.PEREZ ROOSEVELT,L,,{

79

K.HUNTER COM PTON

80

G.PAVl.U N,jReJONNE

f1ESULTS OF T[1Ei,flEET(CaNT 1 NUED)

OfWEROF"fiNISH

TIMENA r0.L2£.._I3.~N N E R ___SCHOOL

81

D.K E E DY FRESNO

82

D.FnEGUllA PALOALTO

83

D.STONE BERKElE Y

b•• 84

r~"•UROOKS MERCED

85

G.ESPINOZA MERCED

86

H.HOTCHKISS DERKElEY

87

T.RAMOS DEL A NO

88

H.iiAcLEo D PALOIkTO

89

8.LAM3Ef<T [,AcCLATCHY

90

E.fvluRO ROOSEVEL T, L.,91

H.SMEERDYK Ex C El SI 0 R

92

j" •\'! J T CO SKY LINCOLN,S.F"

93

fi.PAZ COMPTON

94

c.SCHMIDT iVicClAT CHY

95

C.PEREZ EXCELSIOR

96

H.GEORGE PALO/-ilTO

97

J.GODE 1I NCOlN, S. F.

98

L.~Joo D OROVillE

99

f'.FORTIER l!NCOLN,S.F.

100

J.MCCA RT NEY CARLMONT

101

D.\lONG NAROONNE

102

G.UlACK OROVillE

103

J.GROESCH L/NCOlN,S.F.

104

f.f'ETii/NOV/CH MERCED

105

G.BARRA COMPTON

106

D.VAllO ROOSEVEL T, L.,

107

J.ORA DY rV1EI<CED

108

R.CUMh1JNGS NAR30NNE

109

D.Ro OERT SON CARLMONT

110

H.UA I lEY DEL A NO

111

F~•DURANT DELANO

112

D.ARREOLA DELANO