The web site “Cross Country Express” is doing a fun little piece asking viewers to message them about what is the best school record at their school.
I thought it would be fun to look at some of the best ones, non-relays, for each Redwood Empire school.
Here is the girls list.
13 of the current records listed are from 1976-1978, my years, but whose counting.
And another 25 current, still standing, school records were from before 1976. And this is just from the top marks.
Oldest is the long jump of 23-10 by Frank Freeman of Sonoma Valley back in 1939.
HJ 6-10½ Dave Swanson, Analy 1982
SP 59-10 John Balletto, Analy 1977
DT 169-8½ John Balletto, Analy 1977
100m 10.87 9.7y Bob (Butch) Paris, Calistoga 1949
110HH 14.52 Mike Koellsted, Calistoga 1986
300IH 39.14 38.9 Mike Koellsted, Calistoga 1985
200 21.84 21.6 Bryan Nunez, Cardinal Newman 2012
400 48.46 48.6y Curtis Byrd, Cardinal Newman 1973
800 1:53.21 J.K. Withers, Cardinal Newman 2004
1600 4:10.94+ J.K. Withers, Cardinal Newman 2004
HJ 6-10 Jeff Poisson, Cardinal Newman 1996
LJ 23-1¾ Jerry Robinson, Cardinal Newman 1975
SP 61-8 Brian Chase, Cardinal Newman 1996
DT 175-4 Brian Chase, Cardinal Newman 1997
800 1:53.78* Antoine Shired, Casa Grande 1977
110HH 14.28 Adam Lundquist, Casa Grande 2012
300IH 39.19 Adam Lundquist, Casa Grande 2012
LJ 22-11½ Brycen Poarch, Casa Grande 2013
DT 167-8½ Brian Lake, Casa Grande 1978
LJ 22-10¼ Zuhuri Manley, Clear Lake 2013
SP 55-5 Steve Lytle, Clear Lake 1976
HJ 6-9 Craig McMillan, Cloverdale 1983
TJ 46-11½ Allen Kuhn, Cloverdale 1978
100m 10.74 10.5 Lani Gaspar, El Molino 2015
3200 9:12.92 Brian Schulz, El Molino 2016
110HH 14.28 14.0y Kraig Fisher, El Molino 1968
LJ 23-1 Larry Richardson, El Molino 1975
DT 173-9 Dane Krogstad, El Molino 2003
100m 10.84 10.6 Michael Sturgeon, Elsie Allen 1997
100m 10.84 10.6 Josh Jackson, Elsie Allen 2006
200 21.74 21.5 Josh Jackson, Elsie Allen 2006
400 48.95 Josh Jackson, Elsie Allen 2006
110HH 14.06 Chucky Ryan, Elsie Allen 1998
300IH 38.29 Caleb Cunha, Fort Bragg 2011
200 21.74 Thomas Kozel, Healdsburg 2010
400 48.10 Andrew Kozel, Healdsburg 2013
SP 59-5½ Daniel Erdman, Healdsburg 2007
DT 167-8 Jim Bailey, Healdsburg 1980
100m 10.85 James Robinson, Kelseyville 1990
800 1:52.13 Mike Perez, Lower Lake 2006
1600 4:09.91 Mike Perez, Lower Lake 2006
3200 9:15.60* Mike Stone, Lower Lake 1965
DT 166-4 Tobin Spohr, Lower Lake 1991
200 21.82 21.7y Dave Barnes, Kelseyville 1957
100m 10.83 Herbie Polk, Maria Carrillo 2013
200 21.73 Herbie Polk, Maria Carrillo 2013
400 47.21 Herbie Polk, Maria Carrillo 2013
800 1:52.36 Dante Hay, Maria Carrillo 2014
1600 4:13.67 Jordan Kinley, Maria Carrillo 2002
3200 9:14.77 Steve Laurie, Maria Carrillo 1999
300IH 38.51 Alex Netherda, Maria Carrillo 2014
PV 15-0 Jake Arnold, Maria Carrillo 2002
3200 9:30.58 Skyler Thomas, Mendocino 2008
400 50.32 Nick Santos, Middletown 2014
100m 10.54 9.4y Mel Gray, Montgomery 1967
200 20.82 20.7y Mel Gray, Montgomery 1967
800 1:51.54 Dave Rodriquez, Montgomery 1981
3200 9:12.52* Bob Waldon, Montgomery 1966
110HH 14.50 Chris Barnsdale, Montgomery 1996
300IH 38.02 Chris Barnsdale, Montgomery 1996
HJ 6-8½ Tom Buzzard, Montgomery 1973
PV 15-7 Matt Tillinghast, Montgomery 2004
LJ 25-7¼ Mel Gray, Montgomery 1967
TJ 46-3 Tyree Gray, Montgomery 1973
SP 56-3¾ Lenny Gomes, Montgomery 1989
DT 181-6¼ Chris Day, Montgomery 1981
100m 10.85 Sean Sullivan, Petaluma 2009
400 48.96 49.0y Jose Martinez, Petaluma 1974
800 1:49.31* Dan Aldridge, Petaluma 1975
1600 4:13.66* Dave Royal, Petaluma 1979
3200 9:01.32 Sterling Lockert, Petaluma 2009
110HH 14.54 14.3 Jeff Johnson, Petaluma 1980-1981
PV 15-9 Rene Loraine, Petaluma 1995
LJ 22-10½ Rob McCorkel, Petaluma 1981
TJ 48-7½ Rob McCorkel, Petaluma 1981
SP 55-2¾ Dave Wright, Petaluma 1981
DT 168-2 Ken Good, Petaluma 1962
100m 10.69 James Burrell, Piner 1977
200 21.24 21.0w James Burrell, Piner 1976
1600 4:10.76* Luis Luna, Piner 2012
3200 8:55.43 Luis Luna, Piner 2011
110HH 14.43 Connor Celeri, Piner 2014 +0.7
300IH 38.89 Sean Leonard, Piner 1999
HJ 7-0¼ Pat Leonard, Piner 1995
PV 14-8 Jared Kenworthy, Piner 1991
LJ 23-0 Marvin Colter, Piner 1978
TJ 48-7 Marvin Colter, Piner 1978
SP 56-0¾ Doug Mattern, Piner 1979
DT 170-9 Dave Albritton, Piner 1976
100m 10.91 Chris Stevens, Rancho Cotate 1993
200 21.24 Corey Nelson, Rancho Cotate 1995
400 46.89 Corey Nelson, Rancho Cotate 1995
300IH 38.05 Jason Andrews, Rancho Cotate 1997
HJ 6-9 Justin Zinnerman, Rancho Cotate 2014
LJ 23-0 Maurice White, Rancho Cotate 2002
TJ 46-1 Jermaine Brown, Rancho Cotate 1988
3200 9:44.84+ Wes Methum, Rincon Valley Christian 2016
100m 10.76 9.6y Joe DeDora, Santa Rosa 1971
200 21.72 21.6y Joe DeDora, Santa Rosa 1970
400 47.27 47.3y Joe DeDora, Santa Rosa 1971
800 1:51.86 Dan Held, Santa Rosa 1990
1600 4:11.83 Reesey Byers, Santa Rosa 2010
3200 8:59.89 Reesey Byers, Santa Rosa 2010
110HH 14.58 14.3y Jerry Johnson, Santa Rosa 1967
300IH 38.80 Kyle Hauser, Santa Rosa 2010
HJ 7-0 Gabe Manville, Santa Rosa 1989
PV 15-6 John Gash, Santa Rosa 1984
LJ 23-1½ Steve Beardsley, Santa Rosa 1961
TJ 47-9 Ray Marchbanks, Santa Rosa 1978
SP 63-10½ Dennis DeSoto, Santa Rosa 1981
DT 178-7 Dennis DeSoto, Santa Rosa 1981
400 49.15 Titui Gomes, St. Helena 2012
1600 4:11.74 Brian Cole, St. Helena 2007
PV 14-10 Tim McDonald, St. Helena 1976
DT 169-10 Brian Smith, St. Helena 1971
HJ 6-9¼ Paul Maloney, St. Vincent 1989
800 1:53.82 Austin Orr, Sonoma Academy 2013
HJ 6-10 Jim Reis, Sonoma Valley 1984
PV 15-0¼ Kris Warnock, Sonoma Valley 1991
LJ 23-10 Frank Freeman, Sonoma Valley 1939
200 21.84 21.6 Bob Brown, Ukiah 1982
1600 4:13.81 Ryan Mack, Ukiah 1998
110HH 14.59 Rich Benoy, Ukiah 1986
PV 15-4 Kjell Akerstrom, Ukiah 1992
SP 58-8½ Dan Hook, Ukiah 1966
DT 166-8 Bill Hook, Ukiah 1958
800 1:53.38* Jerry Siebert, Willits 1956
PV 14-6 Emil Bruneau, Willits 1990
SP 55-7¼ Matt Reinhard, Willits 1977
DT 165-5 Will Smith, Willits 2016
HJ 6-9 Mike Tracy, Windsor 2009
PV 14-6 Andy Kotval, Windsor 2013