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Great triple! OK I got the 4:18/1:49, but what was the result in the javelin?
Since we're on wild triples I've got three to share from back in the day.
1971 Dale Bateman, Laurel, MD 1971 Prince George’s County Champs (Wash DC) 1 mile 4:14.5 (1st) 880 1:56.0 (1st) Triple jump 42-7.5 (2nd) All yards, so figure 4:12.9/1:55.2/13.00m. He went to Naval Academy.
1973 Dave Sandridge RIP, Parkdale MD, 1973 Atlanta Track Classic in 90 minutes 1 mile 4:15.4 (1st, fell down after the 1st lap, laid flat until the field jumped over then got up and won) 880 1:53.9 (2nd) 2 mile 9:06.4(1st) Again yards so figure 4:13.8/1:53.1/9:03.2 in 90 minutes falling down after a lap in the mile. Sandridge was the guy who broke Marty Liquori's Van Cortlandt Park XC record. Went to Villanova, then to Maryland.
Then there's this epic quadruple: 1983 Rodney Giles, Northern, 1983 Maryland State Championships (5 hours) 4 x 800 1:46.7 (1st) Wiping out a 120m deficit. 1600 4:17.8 (1st) 400 47.8 (1st) 800 1:51.0 (1st) I think Giles ended up at Pitt. While he didn't run up to others expectations, I think he was very happy at Pitt.
I imagine Curtis Beach could be part of this conversation too. Not sure of the events, but he did win 17 state titles in T&F. Honorable mention to Laura Roesler who won state titles in the 100, 200, 400, and 800 in 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. Senior year, state titles in the 200, 400, and 800. 2nd in the 100m.
Great triple! OK I got the 4:18/1:49, but what was the result in the javelin?
Since we're on wild triples I've got three to share from back in the day.
1971 Dale Bateman, Laurel, MD 1971 Prince George’s County Champs (Wash DC) 1 mile 4:14.5 (1st) 880 1:56.0 (1st) Triple jump 42-7.5 (2nd) All yards, so figure 4:12.9/1:55.2/13.00m. He went to Naval Academy.
1973 Dave Sandridge RIP, Parkdale MD, 1973 Atlanta Track Classic in 90 minutes 1 mile 4:15.4 (1st, fell down after the 1st lap, laid flat until the field jumped over then got up and won) 880 1:53.9 (2nd) 2 mile 9:06.4(1st) Again yards so figure 4:13.8/1:53.1/9:03.2 in 90 minutes falling down after a lap in the mile. Sandridge was the guy who broke Marty Liquori's Van Cortlandt Park XC record. Went to Villanova, then to Maryland.
Then there's this epic quadruple: 1983 Rodney Giles, Northern, 1983 Maryland State Championships (5 hours) 4 x 800 1:46.7 (1st) Wiping out a 120m deficit. 1600 4:17.8 (1st) 400 47.8 (1st) 800 1:51.0 (1st) I think Giles ended up at Pitt. While he didn't run up to others expectations, I think he was very happy at Pitt.
Rick Brown, Los Altos HS, 1970 California State Championship
800: 1:50.1 (first)
400: 46.9 (first)
4x400: 3:15 (46.9 split, first)
Wendy Brown (no relation), Woodside HS, 1984 California State Championship
LJ: 20'09.75 (first, meet record)
TJ: 42'10.5 (first, national record)
HJ: 6'1.25 (first, meet record)
100h: 13.59 (second, behind Gail Devers)
Brown scored enough points to lead her team (herself, she was the only competitor for Woodside) to the team title. This is especially impressive given than California runs a single-division state meet - no 2A, 3A, 4A nonsense. The state champion is THE state champion.
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Great triple! OK I got the 4:18/1:49, but what was the result in the javelin?
Since we're on wild triples I've got three to share from back in the day.
1971 Dale Bateman, Laurel, MD 1971 Prince George’s County Champs (Wash DC) 1 mile 4:14.5 (1st) 880 1:56.0 (1st) Triple jump 42-7.5 (2nd) All yards, so figure 4:12.9/1:55.2/13.00m. He went to Naval Academy.
1973 Dave Sandridge RIP, Parkdale MD, 1973 Atlanta Track Classic in 90 minutes 1 mile 4:15.4 (1st, fell down after the 1st lap, laid flat until the field jumped over then got up and won) 880 1:53.9 (2nd) 2 mile 9:06.4(1st) Again yards so figure 4:13.8/1:53.1/9:03.2 in 90 minutes falling down after a lap in the mile. Sandridge was the guy who broke Marty Liquori's Van Cortlandt Park XC record. Went to Villanova, then to Maryland.
Then there's this epic quadruple: 1983 Rodney Giles, Northern, 1983 Maryland State Championships (5 hours) 4 x 800 1:46.7 (1st) Wiping out a 120m deficit. 1600 4:17.8 (1st) 400 47.8 (1st) 800 1:51.0 (1st) I think Giles ended up at Pitt. While he didn't run up to others expectations, I think he was very happy at Pitt.
Rick Brown, Los Altos HS, 1970 California State Championship
There was a girl who did something similar, I believe her name was Erin Donoghue? But this triple is amazing! 1:49 is no joke
I don’t remember if there were any field events mixed in, but when I think of crazy state championship combos Laura Roesler comes immediately to mind - she absolutely crushed everyone at the HS level in North Dakota (think she had over 20 state titles?).