Redwood Empire
State Meet, by event, thru 2024
Boys Placing in Top 8 by Event, or Empire best
100m (3 medals)
1st Mel Gray, Montgomery 9.4y 1967
5th Al Williams, Vallejo 1932
6th James Burrell, Piner 9.86y 1977, w+4.4
7th James Burrell, Piner 10.3y 1976, w-7.6
200m (5 medals)
1st Mel Gray, Montgomery 20.7y 1967
3rd James Burrell, Piner 21.45y 1977, w+4.8
4th John Towey, Napa 1941
4th Bobby Lavow, Vallejo 1950
5th Joe Salz, Santa Rosa 21.9y straightaway 1940
5th Mel Gray, Montgomery 22.0y 1966
400m (4 medals)
1st Wilburn Talbot, Analy 51.6y 1924
1st Sherman Miller, Napa 48.8 1950
3rd Elmer Boyden, Vallejo 1921
5th Joe DeDora, Santa Rosa 48.7y 1970, Movie of 1970 State Meet; DeDora at 14:30 spot
7th Joe DeDora, Santa Rosa 47.3y 1971
8th Curtis Byrd, Carinal Newman 49.3y 1973
800m (11 medals)
1st Elmer Boyden, Vallejo 1:59.2 1921 Meet Record
1st Jerry Siebert, Willits 1:53.8y 1956
2nd Les Schwobeda, Petaluma 1921
2nd Les Schwobeda, Petaluma 1922
2nd Dan Aldridge, Petaluma 1:51.1y 1975
2nd Dan Held, Santa Rosa 1:51.86 1990
4th Elmer Boyden, Vallejo 1920
5th Jim Lytjen, Napa 1940
5th Dave Rodriquez, Montgomery 1:51.87 1980
5th Marc Spina, Montgomery 1:52.36 1986
5th Blake McDowall, Montgomery 1:54.49 2007
7th Dave Rodriquez, Montgomery 1:51.54 1981
7th Dante Hay, Maria Carrillo 1:52.36 2014
8th Dan Held, Santa Rosa 1:54.26 1989
8th Dave Rodriquez, Montgomery 1979
1600m (7 medals)
1st Les Schwobeda, Petaluma 4:40.0y 1922, gale winds
3rd tie Henry Piccolotti, Mendocino 4:32.8y 1940
3rd Steve Guerrini, Santa Rosa 4:13.85 1991
4th Brian Cole, St Helena 4:11.74 2007
4th Estel Pearcy, Santa Rosa 1924
5th Jordan Kinley, Maria Carrillo 4:15.35 2001
5th Jordan Kinley, Maria Carrillo 4:13.67 2002
6th Hugh Dowdy, Petaluma 4:22.98 2010
7th Ryan Mack, Ukiah 4:17.73 1999
8th Ryan Mack, Ukiah 4:17.36 1998
8th JK Withers, Cardinal Newman 4:21.39 2004
3200m (3 medals)
4th Bob Waldron, Montgomery 9:24.4y 1965
5th Luis Luna, Piner 9:08.82 2012
6th Luis Luna, Piner 8:55.43 2011, VIDEO of race
8th Bob Waldron, Montgomery 9:16.0 1966
110mHH (5 medals)
2nd Tom Moore, Petaluma 15.1 120HH (42 inch hurdle) 1932
2nd Sid Nikolas, Vallejo 14.1y 1960
4th Floyd Talbot, Analy 15.6 120HH (42 inch hurdle) 1924
5th Lyman Cox, Santa Rosa 120HH (42 inch hurdle) 1929
5th Joe Grenier, Analy 120HH (42 inch hurdle) 1934
7th Mike Koellsted, Calistoga 14.77 +1.2 1986
*5th Russell Gordon, Fort Bragg 14.88 2021
* No CIF State Meet but a State Invitational because of pandemic.
180yLH/220LH (7 medals)
2nd Sid Nikolas, Vallejo 18.8 180LH 1960
4th John Russell, Santa Rosa 220LH 1915
5th Wayne Williams, St Helena 220LH 1934
5th Bill Keegan, Analy 220LH 1935
5th Frank Delazzar, St Helena 220LH 1941
5th Larry Robbins, Santa Rosa 19.9 180LH 1953
6th Reggie Huey, Vallejo 19.0 180LH 1973
8th Kraig Fisher, El Molino 180LH 1968
300mIH
7th Chris Barnsdale, Montgomery 38.05 1996
8th Jake Arnold, Maria Carrillo 39.21 2002
1st Russell Gordon, Fort Bragg 37.79 2021
* No CIF State Meet but a State Invitational because of pandemic.
400m Relay
7th 880R Montgomery 1:27.7 1967
1600m Relay (1 medal)
6th Maria Carrillo 3:17.65 2017
?th Santa Rosa 3:17.6 1970
High Jump (9 medals)
2nd Vernon Higbee, Vallejo 1938 6-1
2nd tie Ernie Strickland, Vallejo 5-11.5 1941
2nd Gabe Manville, Santa Rosa 6-10 1989
2nd Nathan Fifer, Montgomery 6-6 2023
3rd Oce Brown, Vallejo 1940
4th Eric Richardson, Ukiah 1920
4th Paul Maloney, St. Vincent 6-9 1989
4th Dave Swanson, Analy 6-9 1982
4th Pat Leonard, Piner 6-9 1995
tie 5th Travis Hightower, Justin-Siena 6-5 2022
tie 6th Jim Reis, Sonoma Valley 6-6 1985
7th Pat Leonard, Piner 6-6 1994
7th Jeff Poisson, Cardinal Newman 1996
*4th Luca Salmon, Maria Carrillo 6-4 2021
*5th Gabriel Tucker, Montgomery 6-4 2021
* No CIF State Meet but a State Invitational because of pandemic.
Pole Vault (8 medals)
1st Eric Richardson, Ukiah 11-6 1918
2nd Kaname Ono, Analy 1936
2nd Kaname Ono, Analy 12-6 1937
2nd Bob Foster, Analy 12-9 1951
3rd Dave Miller, Santa Rosa 11-6 1948
4th Eric Richardson, Ukiah 1920
6th John Gash, Santa Rosa 14-2 1983
tie 6th John Gash, Santa Rosa 14-8 1984
7th Tim McDonald, St. Helena 13-6 1976
7th Kjell Akerstrom, Ukiah 15-2 1992
8th Rene Lorraine, Petaluma 14-8 1994
Long Jump (8 medals)
2nd Elmer Boyden, Vallejo 1921
2nd Frank Freeman, Sonoma Valley 1939
2nd Mel Gray, Montgomery 24-1¼ 1967
4th Bill Gallagher, Vallejo 1946
4th Mel Gray, Montgomery 24-4¼ 1966
4th Dan Littlefield, Sonoma Valley 23-9¼ 1998
5th Sam Ono, Analy 1932
6th Reggie Huey, Vallejo 23-5½ 1972
7th Reggie Huey, Vallejo 23-4 1973
Triple Jump (1 medal)
5th Marvin Colter, Piner 48-4½ 1978
Shot Put (20 medals)
1st Wayne Weeks, Santa Rosa 46-2 3/8 1915
1st Wayne Weeks, Santa Rosa 47-4½ 1916
1st Ben Steele, Santa Rosa 54-4½ 1940
1st George Souza, Vallejo 52-4.25 1941
2nd Dennis DeSoto, Santa Rosa 63-6¾ 1981
3rd Cervera Norgard, Ukiah 1918
3rd Beckford Young, Petaluma 1926
3rd Elmer Kaufman, Vallejo 52-2 1934
3rd Bill Sweikert, Vallejo 1938
3rd Bill Sweikert, Vallejo 50-8.5 1939
3rd Brian Chase, Cardinal Newman 60-3½ 1995
4th Fran Burke, Santa Rosa 50-8¾ 1941
4th Bill Hook, Ukiah 57-2 12# 1958
4th Bill Hook, Ukiah 48-8¼ 16# 1958
4th Dennis DeSoto, Santa Rosa 59-2¾ 1980
4th Brian Chase, Cardinal Newman 60-9½ 1996
5th Otto Beringer, St Helena 48-3½ 12# 1933
5th Otto Beringer, St Helena 16# 1933
5th Bill Ford, Ukiah 1935
5th Jake Joerger, Cardinal Newman 58-8.75 2024
7th John Balletto, Analy 1977, 57-4¼ in trials, finals mark was between 58-4½ and 59-5¼
7th Daniel Erdman, Healdsburg 57-3 2007
Discus (13 medals)
1st Clifford Merritt, Santa Rosa 113-0 (2 kilo) 1915
1st Wayne Weeks, Santa Rosa 117-0 (2 kilo) 1916
1st Bill Hook, Ukiah 145-0 (2 kilo) 1958
1st Bill Hook, Ukiah 166-8 1958
2nd Chris Day, Montgomery 179-1 1981
3rd Wayne Weeks, Santa Rosa (2 kilo) 1915
3rd Beverly Broaddus, Ukiah 1917
3rd Beverly Broaddus, Ukiah 1918
3rd Owen McCann, Santa Rosa 125-2.75 1929
4th Glenn Winkler, Analy 1919
4th Lloyd Piller, Vallejo 124-3.25 1929
6th Andy Alkire, Santa Rosa 158-8 1959
6th Chris Day, Montgomery 174-4 1980
7th Paul Troppy, Santa Rosa 161-8 1984
7th Santiago Adan, Cardinal Newman 179-2 2024
8th Brian Smith, St. Helena 166-8 1971, 6th trials 169-10
Javelin (3 medals)
1st Jack Akers, Petaluma 174-4¼ 1927
2nd Herbert Gould, Napa 1926
4th Beckford Young, Petaluma 1925
Team
2nd Montgomery 16pts 1967 Mel Gray
Medal count
Shot Put (21 medals)
Discus (12 medals)
800m (11 medals)
High Jump (10 medals)
Pole Vault (8 medals)
180yLH/220LH (7 medals)
Long Jump (7 medals)
1600m (7 medals)
110mHH (5 medals)
200m (5 medals)
400m (4 medals)
Javelin (3 medals)
100m (3 medals)
3200m (3 medals)
Triple Jump (1 medal)
1600m Relay (1 medal)
compiled by Jim Crowhurst