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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
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