Looking over the High School mile list requested by another poster, I came across Robert Gonzales at 4:06 for 1967. When I ran he was legendary as was his high school Falfurrias for cross country. Does anyone know what he ran after high school? What became of him? He was Texas State Mile record holder for a long time. When he ran his time he was 8th or 9th of all-time and still today is 58th.
Just curious.
I may be mistaken, but I heard he may be back in Falfurious coaching the high school kids?
I doubt it. The school's website doesn't even list track as a sport, although they do have golf and tennis.
http://www.bcisd.esc2.net/athletic/
Gonzales did not hold the state record for very long. It was broken five years later by Reed Fischer of Highland Park High School. Fischer ran for the University of Texas, and in 1974 he set a record that wasn't broken until 2006 by Leo Manzano.
Thanks - seeing the all-time mile list just got me curious- I do remember Reed Fisher- but he didnt break the record at the state meet- I think he ran 4:09 - I ran the class 2 mile the night before
Living in the Past wrote:
It was broken five years later by Reed Fischer of Highland Park High School. Fischer ran for the University of Texas, and in 1974 he set a record that wasn't broken until 2006 by Leo Manzano.
In 1974 Fischer was already running for U of Texas and broke 4 minutes for he mile in the Astrodome that year.
in 1966, Rich Romo was a sub 4 minute miler for the Horns and ran in Ryun's first world record mile in Berkley in 1966.
At the University of Texas, Reed Fischer set a school record in the mile (in 1974), which is what I stated above. Manzano broke Fischer's record in 2006.
Gonzales set the state high school record in 1967. Reed Fischer broke it five years later (as I stated above). In other words, in 1972.
Living in the Past wrote:
At the University of Texas, Reed Fischer set a school record in the mile (in 1974), which is what I stated above. Manzano broke Fischer's record in 2006.
Gonzales set the state high school record in 1967. Reed Fischer broke it five years later (as I stated above). In other words, in 1972.
Manzo broke the school record, but it was not Fischer's. Reed's sub 4 mile was 'indoors'. That was the indoor record. Manzo broke Paul Craig's school record (outdoors) which was a 3:59 mile set at the USTFF meet in Wichita in 1974.
Manzano broke Fischer's indoor record in 2005, not 2006 (I'm correcting my mistake). Manzano ran 3:59.86 indoors on February 2nd of 2005 to win the Big 12 Championships. Fischer's indoor record in the mile, as I recall, was 3:59.9.
As for Paul Craig's outdoor record, isn't it still the fastest outdoor mile performance for a Longhorn?
No it is not, believe it or not Bum Phillips held the record for 30 years.
LITP, what is your point? Are you saying that Paul Craig still holds the outdoor record for the mile at the University of Texas?
Yeah, as far as I know. But maybe Leo Manzano will break the outdoor record for the mile next season.
Thanks for admitting that you made a mistake regarding the year that Manzano broke Fischer's indoor record in the mile. It was indeed 2005 rather than 2006. I was going to correct you, but you beat me to it. Manzano set his indoor PR in the mile of 3:58.84 in 2006, but he already was the record holder.
Also LITP, I noticed something that "wrong" did not. You said that Fischer set "a" school record in the mile, not "the" school record in the mile. In fact, you said "a record" in two separate posts on this thread. Fischer did indeed set "a" record: the indoor record.
Again, the only mistake on your part is in regard to the year you said that Manzano broke Fischer's record. And you corrected that mistake yourself.
The two guys who posted under "right guy, wrong year" and "wrong" need to read more carefully (or are they the same guy?). It turns out that "they" were wrong because they didn't read. A posting ID can backfire.
if Rich Romo was a sub 4 minute miler from the middle 60s from UT, Austin, wouldn't he have the outdoor record?
in the jim ryun story wrote:
if Rich Romo was a sub 4 minute miler from the middle 60s from UT, Austin, wouldn't he have the outdoor record?
I think you're right, at least according to this link:
http://www.choices.gseis.ucla.edu/21stcentury/meeting/2003/biosketches.html(Thanks for pointing out another error by the guy posting under "wrong.")
Maybe the guy posting under "wrong" was thinking of Paul Craig's 1500 meter record. Manzano ran 3:37.13 in 2005 to break Paul Craig's record set in 1977.
On the other hand, Romo might have already graduated from UT when he ran 3:58.8. According to T&FN, Romo was running unattached when he ran that time on August 10, 1966.
http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/archive/ussub4s.html
That would mean that Paul Craig still holds the UT outdoor record for the mile.
I think Robert Gonzales is the superintendent of Falfurias ISD (or whatever ISD that school is in). He came out to the state meet during Steve Magness senior year and was introduced to the crowd. I believe Magness broke his record in that race.
The record I am refering to is the state meet record BTW, before anyone brings up Reid Fischer and any this-year/ that- guy nonsense