North Coast Section Meet of Champions
Redwood Empire Winners, by school
Running distances were changed from yards to meters in 1980.
First NCS Championship 1915
School / # athletes winning/# events won / Year school opened
American Canyon transferred into the NCS in 2019
None
Analy 20/24 1909
1917 Roy Williamson, 2:06.0 800
1920 tie Bruce, Analy, 5-8½ High Jump
1921 Laurence Proctor, 5-9 3/8 High Jump
1923 Wilbur Talbot, 52.6 400
1924 Wilbur Talbot, 51.4 400
1924 Virgil Mudd, 26.8 220 LH
1924 Wilbur Talbot, 16.3 110HH
1925 Wilbur Talbot, 16.2 110HH
1932 tie Sam Ono, 11-10 Pole Vault
1933 Stanley “Chub” Blank, 51.7 400
1934 tie Jack Fore, Analy, Vernal Howard, Analy & Jack Dunbar, Berkeley 5-10¼ High Jump
1935 Bill Keegan, 15.8 110HH
1936 Bill Keegan, 25.6 220 LH
1936 Kanemi Ono, 12-7½ Pole Vault
1937 Kanemi Ono, 12-9 Pole Vault
1940 tie Pete Masuoka, 12-11 1/8 Pole Vault
1942 tie Bob Carrillo, 11-9 Pole Vault
1949 Jim Simpson, 4:38.5 1600
1950 Wes Nott, 12-3 Pole Vault
1951 Bob Foster, 12-6 Pole Vault
1982 David Swanson, 6-10¼ High Jump
1984 Sherri Minkler, 11:03.5 3200
1989 Jackie Hurt, 5-7 High Jump
2022 Ellie Roan 39-9¾ Shot Put, school name was West County this year.
2024 Owen Foley 38.25 300IH
Calistoga 1/1 1915
1987 Jeanise Eisenman, 10:50.80 3200
Cardinal Newman 8/12 1964
1973 Curtis Byrd, 48.6 400
1992 Chris Gaston, 4:18.68 1600
1995 Brian Chase, 58-2¼ Shot Put
1996 Brian Chase, 57-11 Shot Put
1996 Brian Chase, 167-1 Discus throw
1997 Brian Chase, 58-7½ Shot Put
1997 Brian Chase, 167-6 Discus throw
2004 JK Withers, 4:14.16 1600
2008 Austin Davis, 158-3 Discus throw
2010 Michele Stone, 12-3 Pole Vault, for Ursuline
2024 Jake Joerger 59-2 Shot Put
2024 Santiago Adan 170-0 Discus throw
Casa Grande 5/5
1986 Renee James, 40-8¾ Shot Put
1987 Marcell Lawson, 10.7 100
1993 Ricky Esponda, 4:18.56 1600
2009 Jacque Taylor, 4:50.56 1600
2019 Lillian McCoy, 40-5 Shot Put
El Molino 1/4
1986 Sharon Polley, 12.59 100
1987 Sharon Polley, 25.53 200
1988 Sharon Polley, 26.44 200
1988 Sharon Polley, 12.48 100
Elsie Allen 2/2 1995
1996 Michael Sturgeon, 14.85 110HH
Healdsburg 2/3 1880
1922 Alec Skee, 145-3¼ Javelin
2018 Gabrielle Peterson 4:48.91 1600
2019 Gabrielle Peterson 4:48.54 1600
Justin-Siena transferred into the Redwood Empire in 2019
None
Kelseyville 2/2
1941 Ed Gross, 6-0¼ High Jump
1990 James Robinson, 10.87 100
Lower Lake 1/1
2006 Mike Perez, 4:15.13 1600
Maria Carrillo 7/7 1997
1999 Steve Laurie, 9:16.31 3200
2002 Jennie Aldridge, 4:50.18 1600
2013 Kathleen Durand, 140-4 Discus
2023 Lily Mulligan 12-7 Pole Vault
2023 Alexis Hunt 5-6 High Jump
2024 Allison Tito 5-5 High Jump
2024 Cameron Jones 1:57.04 800
Mendocino 1/1
1940 Piccolopti Valador, 4:38.3 1600
Middletown 1/1 1919
2019 Bryson Trask, Middletown 57-4.25 Shot Put
Montgomery 17/31 1959
1966 Stan Wise, 19.4 180 LH
1966 Mel Gray, 21.7 200
1966 Mel Gray, 24-1 Long Jump
1966 Montgomery, 1:29.0 880 Relay
1966 Montgomery, 40 pts Team
1973 Geoff Ramsey, 1:55.0 800
1978 Deanne Neff, 5-6 High Jump
1979 Dave Rodriguez, 1:54.6 800
1982 Larry Plinski, 180-9 Discus
1986 Mark Spina, 1:53.85 800
1989 Lenny Gomes, 55-9½ Shot Put
1992 Melissa MacPherson, 16-10 Long Jump
1996 Chris Barnsdale, 38.79 300IH
1996 Marissa Wilson, 126-0 Discus Throw
1998 Amy Bei, 10-6 Pole Vault
1998 Sara Bei, 4:52.10 1600
1998 Sara Bei, 10:41.72 3200
1999 Sara Bei, 4:55.58 1600
1999 Sara Bei, 10:28.75 3200
2000 Nate Guido, 14-0 Pole Vault
2000 Sara Bei, 4:49.09 1600
2000 Sara Bei, 10:33.14 3200
2001 Sara Bei, 4:46.17 1600
2001 Sara Bei, 10:17.14 3200
2003 Matt Tillinghast, 15-0 Pole Vault
2004 Matt Tillinghast, 15-2 Pole Vault
2007 Blake McDowall, 1:53.98 800
2008 Corinne Rich, 40-4½ Shot Put
2022 Hanne Thomsen 10:23.82 3200
2023 Hanne Thomsen 4:51.77 1600
2023 Hanne Thomsen 10:30.40 3200
2024 Hanne Thomsen 10:16.66 3200
Napa until 1976 then transferred back into the NCS in 2019.
1916 Merle Godwin, 10-9 Pole Vault
1930 Lawrence Wildberger, 21-6 Long Jump
1950 Sherman Miller, 48.2 440
Petaluma 11/17 1873
1917 Blair Hart, 10-1 Pole Vault
1921 Les Schwobeda, 2:04.6 800
1922 Les Schwobeda, 2:02.4 800
1922 Les Schwobeda, 4:44.0 1600
1924 Fred Ellsworth, 22.9 200
1925 Eric White, 4:52.2 1600
1926 Beckford “Beck” Young, 16.6 110HH
1927 Eric White, 4:39.0 1600
1932 Tom Moore, 15.7 110HH
1932 Tom Moore, 26.5 220 LH
1936 Kenneth Battaglia, 22.2 200
1937 Kenneth Battaglia, 22.2 200
1937 Kenneth Battaglia, 10.2 100
1975 Dan Aldridge, 1:50.3 880
1984 Tara Grieser, 5-5 High Jump
1994 Rene Lorraine, 15-0 Pole Vault
2000 Ashley Lennon, 10-9 Pole Vault
Piner 7/11 1967
1976 Jim Burrell, 9.9 100
1977 Jim Burrell, 9.7 100
1977 Jim Burrell, 21.8 200
1978 Marvin Colter, 47-2 Triple Jump
1983 Mike Aronson, 165-7 Discus throw
1991 Jared Kennedy, 14-3 Pole Vault
1994 Pat Leonard, 6-9 High Jump
1995 Pat Leonard, 6-8 High Jump
2011 Luis Luna, 9:13.71 3200
2012 Luis Luna, 9:16.97 3200
2012 Kyra Johnson, 44.00 300LH
Rancho Cotate 4/6 1967
1989 Amey Mitchell, 19-1¾ Long Jump
1990 Amey Mitchell, 19-5¼ Long Jump
1991 Amey Mitchell, 19-0¾ Long Jump
1995 Corey Nelson, 46.89 400
1997 Jason Andrews, 38.64 300IH
2002 Maurice White, 23-0 Long Jump
2014 Justin Zinnerman 6-9 High Jump
Rincon Valley Jr. High 1/1
1994 Julia Stamps, 10:28.49 3200, see Santa Rosa
St Helena 5/5 1896
1932 Otto Beringer, 129-8 Discus throw
1944 Lou Mozzini, 119-1¾ Discus throw
1968 John Robinson, 13-6 Pole Vault
1976 Tim McDonald, 14-9¾ Pole Vault
2007 Brian Cole, 4:16.63 1600
Santa Rosa 30/41 1875 Santa Rosa High School is one of the oldest high schools in all of California,
the ninth high school chartered in the state’s history.
SRHS was the only public high school for Santa Rosa from 1874 to 1958
1915 John “Boots” Russell, 20-0½ Long Jump
1915 Clifford Merritt, 10-3 Pole Vault
1915 Wayne Weeks, 45-2 Shot Put
1915 Wayne Weeks, 112-8 Discus throw
1916 Wayne Weeks, 48-10½ Shot Put
1916 Wayne Weeks, 117-3½ Discus throw
1917 Franklin Sowell, 5-6¼ High Jump
1920 Joel Mallory, 19-11½ Long Jump
1925 Ben Hinds, 5-9 3/8 High Jump
1929 Owen McCann, 134-1¾ Discus throw
1937 Sterling Bussman, 137-6 3/8 Discus throw, name also appears as Bestman
1942 Jack Townsend, 22-1¼ Long Jump
1940 Ben Steele, 53-11 Shot Put
1944 Bill Rogers, 21-3¾ Long Jump
1948 tie Dave Miller, 11-8¾ Pole Vault
1967 Jerry Johnson, 19.9 180 LH
1970 Joe DeDora, 48.6 400
1971 Joe DeDora, 48.0 400
1980 Dennis DeSoto, 58-10 Shot Put
1981 Dennis DeSoto, 63-5¾ Shot Put
1984 John Gash, 15-0 Pole Vault
1986 Rob Moore, 22-3 Long Jump
1986 Wendi Simmons, 18-1¾ Long Jump
1987 Wendi Simmons, 17-11½ Long Jump
1987 Wendi Simmons, 56.86 400
1989 Gabe Manville, 7-0 High Jump
1990 Dan Held, 1:53.05 800
1991 Steve Guerrini, 4:16.07 1600
1992 Nika Horn, 5:06.84 1600
*1994 Julia Stamps, 10:28.49 3200, still at Rincon Valley Jr. High
1995 Julia Stamps, 10:19.91 3200
1996 Julia Stamps, 10:13.7 3200
1996 Katie Schukle, 43.9 300 LH
1996 Melissa Guanella, 5-4 High Jump
1997 Julia Stamps, 4:42.79 1600
1997 Julia Stamps, 10:19.51 3200
1997 Seth Barrett, 6-8 High Jump
2009 Troy Baker, 54-2 Shot Put
2011 Sadia Ibrahim, 2:12.99 800
2012 Morgan Bertsch, 5-5 High Jump
2014 Morgan Bertsch, 5-7 High Jump
2015 Kirsten Carter, 54.24 400
2017 Kirsten Carter, 11.89 100
Sonoma Academy 2/4
2013 Kiana Herold, 5-7 High Jump
2015 Rylee Bowen, 4:43.92 1600
2016 Rylee Bowen, 4:49.38 1600
2017 Rylee Bowen, 4:51.42 1600
Sonoma Valley 6/12 1891
1938 Frank Freeman, 21-11 Long Jump
1939 Frank Freeman, 22-9¾ Long Jump
1985 Jim Reis, 6-6 High Jump
1997 Dan Littlefield, 22-0½ Long Jump
1998 Dan Littlefield, 23-1 Long Jump
2003 Melissa Van Paris, 40-8 Shot Put
2003 Mindy Wiley, 5-10 High Jump
2004 Melissa Van Paris, 43-10 Shot Put
2004 Mindy Wiley, 5-6 High Jump
2005 Mindy Wiley, 5-11 High Jump
2006 Mindy Wiley, 5-6 High Jump
2015 Isabel Garon, 11-4 Pole Vault
Ukiah 7/9
1918 Norgard, 43-1½ Shot Put
1918 Beverly Broaddus, 104-7 Discus throw
1918 Eric Richardson, 5-9 High Jump
1920 tie Eric Richardson, 5-8½ High Jump
1920 Eric Richardson, 12-2 Pole Vault
1958 Bill Hook, 56-6¼ Shot Put
1979 Dana Flint, 11:04.9 3200
1998 Ryan Mack, 9:32.69 3200
2004 Shelby Leland, 10:38.75 3200
Ursuline
see Cardinal Newman
Vallejo Joined the NCS some time between 1922 and 1926 and transferred out after 1976 season.
1931 Ray Bridges, 51.7 440
1932 Al Williams, 22.8 220
1933 Al Williams, 10.1 100y
1934 Charlie Williams, 10.1 100y
1934 Charlie Williams, 25.2 220 LH
1936 Bill McDowell, 50.9 440
1938 Vernon Higbee, 6-3 High Jump
1938 Mike Frankos, 200-2 FootBall Throw
1939 Bill Sweikert, 136-2 1/2 Discus throw
1941 George Souza, 52-3 3/4 Shot Put
1943 Doug Snell, 5-10 High Jump
1943 Harold Bagg, 21-7 1/2 Long Jump
1947 Bill Gallagher, 21-5 Long Jump
1948 Frank Chukes, 22-1 1/4 Long Jump
1950 Russell Ellis, 15.4 120 HH
1951 Von Morgan, 21-11 Long Jump
1957 Fred Fuller, 19.5 180 LH
1959 Sid Nickolas, 19.1 180 LH
1959 Vallejo 1:29.6 880 Relay
1960 Sid Nickolas, 19.0 180 LH
1960 Sid Nickolas, 14.7 120 HH
1965 Frank Watkins, 21.9 220
Vintage until 1976 then transferred back into the NCS in 2019.
1976 Missey Jobe, 17-9 Long Jump
Willits 1/2 1905
1955 Jerry Siebert, 1:59.0 800
1956 Jerry Siebert, 1:57.1 800
Windsor
None
Best: 2nd Andy Kotval, Windsor 14-6 Pole Vault
How about the Empire’s most successful events?
Topping the list is the high jump which we have won 30 times.
Next is pole vault (26), 1600 (25), long jump 23 and shot (21).
Our bottom events include the standard relays which we have never won but have won the 880y Relay twice.
The triple jump we have only won once, along with the javelin and football throw which have been discontinued.
Number of champions per event
10 100
11 200
11 400
13 800
25 1600
19 3200
8 High hurdles
5 Long hurdles, 300H 220H, 180H
2 880 Relays, no other relays
30 HJ
26 PV
23 LJ
1 TJ
21 SP
16 DT
1 FootBall Throw
1 Javelin
Compiled by Jim Crowhurst