With Kathleen Durand becoming the first Empire athlete to ever break the 140 foot mark
barrier in the discus I thought it would be fun to look at some of the other
barrier breakers in Empire history.
By Jim Crowhurst
First to break 13 feet in Pole Vault
Lily Mulligan, Maria Carrillo 5/19/21 13-0 at Maria Carrillo
First to break 24 seconds in 200m
Kirsten Carter, Santa Rosa 23.86 +2.6 6/2/17 at State trials
First to break 12 seconds in 100m
Kirsten Carter, Santa Rosa 11.99 +0.9 5/10/17 at NBL trials
First to break 140 feet in Discus
Kathleen Durand, Maria Carrillo 140-10 5/18/13 NCS Redwood
First to break ten and eleven feet in Pole Vault
Shail Pec-Crouse, Santa Rosa 1997 11-0
First to break 15 seconds in 100m High Hurdles
Katie Schukle, Santa Rosa 4/20/96 14.97 nwi at Vallejo Relays
Suzanne Howard, Santa Rosa 5/27/06 14.83 +1.4 at NCS MOC, wind legal
First to break 25 seconds in 200
Tamika Brown, Fort Bragg 5/29/93 24.92 +2.03 at MOC
Alyssa Page, Montgomery 5/13/11 24.79 +1.7 at NBL, wind legal
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First to break 4 minutes in 1600m Relay
Santa Rosa 5/25/91 3:59.54 at NCS MOC
First to break 19 feet in Long Jump
Amey Mitchell, Rancho Cotate 5/20/89 19-0 at NCS 3A
First to break 45 and 44 seconds in 300m Low Hurdles
Wendi Simmons, Santa Rosa 5/16/86 44.7 at NBL Finals
Wendi Simmons, Santa Rosa 6/7/86 43.55 at State
First to break 35 feet in Triple Jump
Tammy Wessendorf, Piner 5/24/83 36-0 at NCS MOC
First to break 5:00 in 1600 meter run
Laurie Hollingworth, Piner 4/11/81 4:57.57 at Vanden Relays
First to break 120 & 130 feet in Discus
Lee Plevney, Lower Lake 4/29/81 132-8 at Kelseyville
First to break 40 feet in 4 kilo Shot Put
Lynette Colter, Rancho Cotate 5/15/81 40-2 3/4 at NBL
First to break 2:20 in 800 meter run
Laurie Hollingworth, Piner 5/15/80 2:18.7 880 yards at SCL Finals
First to break 11:00 in 2 mile run
Dana Flint, Ukiah 5/12/79 10:59.8 2 miler at NBL, = to 10:56.22 3200m
First to break 15 seconds in 100m Low Hurdles
Annette Richardson, El Molino 1978 14.7y
First to break 40 feet in 8 lb. Shot Put
Sandi Binns, Clear Lake 1978 40-2¾
First to break 5-6 in High Jump
First to break 18 feet in Long Jump
Deanne Neff, Montgomery 1977 5-6 at SRJC
Deanne Neff, Montgomery 5/20/78 18-0 at NCS 3A
First to break 50 seconds in 440 yd Relay
Hogan 1976 49.4
First to break 60 seconds in 440 yd run
Phyllis Barnes, Hogan 1976 57.7
First to break 5 feet in High Jump
Pat Dittus, Ukiah 1976 5-0
First to break 100 feet in Discus
Cheryl Warren, Sonoma Valley 1976 104-9 1/4