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Many meet records have been retired
By John Gunther, Sports Editor
Thursday, April 17, 2008 | No comments posted.
Some records aren’t meant to be broken.
At least that’s the case for the Coos County Meet, where several records have been retired since the events aren’t contested anymore.
Prior to this year, the only records that were officially retired were the javelin marks set before the current javelins, which are designed to be safer and not fly as far, were put into use in 2001.
The decision to retire the records for the additional events came this winter, when North Bend track coach Steve Greif was doing research to commemorate the 100th county meet.
“I hadn’t even thought of it,” said Marshfield coach Fran Worthen. “Once we had the research done, it was easy.
“I think it’s a great idea.”
One reason the idea came up was because of Steve Prefontaine’s record in the mile in 1969, which had been converted to a 1,500-meter time.
Greif said that record was closely scrutinized for two reasons.
“One was, to always preserve Pre’s record, by locking it at the mile, since we don’t run it anymore,” Greif said. “It locks him in as the all-time record holder, which I think is appropriate.”
“Secondly, it’s not as easy to convert the mile to the 1,500 as it is the shorter races. The 2-mile, to convert it to the 3,000, is not an easy conversion.”
The 1,500 is an entire straight-away shorter than the mile, which means Pre might have used a significantly different strategy for his pace, how soon he started a kick, for example.
Because of the change, there are new record holders for both the 1,500 and 3,000 — the athletes with the best times since those events replaced the mile and two-mile distances in 1978.
Coquille standout Rob Calley now holds the 1,500-meter record with his time of 4:04.6 in 1986. Marshfield runner Dave Gilbert now holds the record for the 3,000 with his time of 8:48.8 in 1980.
Greif’s research led to many other retired records, events that were contested for only a few years or for many.
“It was a fun year to do it because we found all the old ones,” Greif said.
“This gives us a chance to highlight several events. It gives people a chance to see that all sports change.”
While the standing broad jump was contested just three years — Tom Laird of Bandon holds the record with a leap of 9 feet, 61⁄2 inches — the 880-yard relay was a staple for half a century.
“It’s a chance to see the guys who set the record in the 4x200 relay truly retired,” Greif said, adding that the Myrtle Point team of Reed Gurney, Craig Brown, Terry Pullen and Dave Hatfield now will be properly remembered for their time of 1:33.4 in 1963.
At least that’s the case for the Coos County Meet, where several records have been retired since the events aren’t contested anymore.
Prior to this year, the only records that were officially retired were the javelin marks set before the current javelins, which are designed to be safer and not fly as far, were put into use in 2001.
The decision to retire the records for the additional events came this winter, when North Bend track coach Steve Greif was doing research to commemorate the 100th county meet.
“I hadn’t even thought of it,” said Marshfield coach Fran Worthen. “Once we had the research done, it was easy.
“I think it’s a great idea.”
One reason the idea came up was because of Steve Prefontaine’s record in the mile in 1969, which had been converted to a 1,500-meter time.
Greif said that record was closely scrutinized for two reasons.
“One was, to always preserve Pre’s record, by locking it at the mile, since we don’t run it anymore,” Greif said. “It locks him in as the all-time record holder, which I think is appropriate.”
“Secondly, it’s not as easy to convert the mile to the 1,500 as it is the shorter races. The 2-mile, to convert it to the 3,000, is not an easy conversion.”
The 1,500 is an entire straight-away shorter than the mile, which means Pre might have used a significantly different strategy for his pace, how soon he started a kick, for example.
Because of the change, there are new record holders for both the 1,500 and 3,000 — the athletes with the best times since those events replaced the mile and two-mile distances in 1978.
Coquille standout Rob Calley now holds the 1,500-meter record with his time of 4:04.6 in 1986. Marshfield runner Dave Gilbert now holds the record for the 3,000 with his time of 8:48.8 in 1980.
Greif’s research led to many other retired records, events that were contested for only a few years or for many.
“It was a fun year to do it because we found all the old ones,” Greif said.
“This gives us a chance to highlight several events. It gives people a chance to see that all sports change.”
While the standing broad jump was contested just three years — Tom Laird of Bandon holds the record with a leap of 9 feet, 61⁄2 inches — the 880-yard relay was a staple for half a century.
“It’s a chance to see the guys who set the record in the 4x200 relay truly retired,” Greif said, adding that the Myrtle Point team of Reed Gurney, Craig Brown, Terry Pullen and Dave Hatfield now will be properly remembered for their time of 1:33.4 in 1963.
Current records
BOYS
Shot Put ” Jerry Larson, Marshfield, 56-11 (1960)
Discus ” Bill Chandler, Marshfield, 161-10 (1960)
Javelin ” Paul Guffey, North Bend, 177-0 (2007)
High Jump ” Jake Horner, Marshfield, 6-7 (1998)
Long Jump ” Jamil Wynn, Myrtle Point, 23-61⁄2 (2000)
Triple Jump ” Rich Kroeger, Marshfield, 45-9 (1980)
Pole Vault ” Trevor Woods, Marshfield and Caleb Krantz, Myrtle Point (1999)
4x100m Relay ” North Bend (Gary Englebrecht, Randy Bishop, Jim Denman and Sig Anderson), 43.8 (1973)
1,500m ” Rob Calley, Coquille (1986)
100m ” Walt Hunter, Marshfield (1958); Stan Lovell, North Bend (1965); Sig Anderson, North Bend (1973); Royce Hancock, Myrtle Point (1982); Tim Varga, North Bend (1985); Matt Dean, Coquille (1987); Caleb Krantz, Myrtle Point, (2000), 11.1.
400m ” J.R. Benavidez, Marshfield (2000)
110m High Hurdles ” Fred Girt, Marshfield (1968)
800m ” Nick Ballard, Marshfield (2001)
200m ” Keith Shriver, North Bend (1965)
300m Int. Hurdles ” J.R. Benavidez, Marshfield (2000)
3000m ” Dave Gilbert, Marshfield (1980)
1,600m Relay ” Marshfield (Larry Denton, Jay Farrm Charlie McClure and Jim Huggins), 3:25.3 (1969)
GIRLS
Shot Put ” Katie Kemp, Marshfield, 41-5 (1998)
Discus ” Katie Kemp, Marshfield, 131-5 (1997)
Javelin ” Ashley McCrea, North Bend, 140-6 (2005)
High Jump ” Alison Worthen, Marshfield, 5-6 (2006)
Long Jump ” Jo Boatright, Marshfield, 17-10 (2001)
Triple Jump ” Alison Worthen, Marshfield, 36-6 (2006)
Pole Vault ” Amber Wiley, Marshfield, 11-5 (2007)
4x100m Relay ” Marshfield (Jill Schultz, Sarah Worthen, Andy Thompson and Julia Worthen), 49.8 (1985)
1,500m ” Amy Nickerson, Coquille, 4:34.4 (1999)
100m ” Karolyn Samuels, Marshfield, 12.5 (1995)
400m ” Joy Dixon, Coquille, 57.7 (1996)
110m High Hurdles ” Sara Cunningham, Marshfield, 15.0 (1997)
800m ” Amy Nickerson, Coquille, 2:15.9 (1999)
200m ” Leah Worthen, Marshfield, 25.8 (2005)
300m Int. Hurdles ” Sara Cunningham, Marshfield, 45.2 (1998)
3000m ” Holli Dieu, Coquille, 10:08.7 (2005)
1,600m Relay ” Marshfield (Sadie Benn, Amanda Carrasco, Alison Worthen and Leah Worthen), 4:04.2 (2005)
Retired Records
Events no longer contested or implements no longer used
BOYS
Hammer ” Strang, Bandon, 106-8 (1910)
Javelin (old rule) ” John Steigeler, Marshfield, 205-7 (1998)
Standing Broad Jump ” Tom Laird, Bandon, 9-61⁄2 (1912)
50 yard dash ” Erwin Shriver, North Bend (1921) and Hervey, Myrtle Point (1926), 5.4
1 Mile Run ” Steve Prefontaine, Marshfield, 4:06.7 (1969)
2 Mile Run ” Kirk Gamble, Marshfield, 9:26.5 (1969)
220 yard Low Hurdles ” Clarke, Marshfield, 26.6 (1921)
200 yard Low Hurdles ” George Johnson, Coquille, 24.2 (1945)
880 yard Relay ” Myrtle Point (Reed Gurney, Craig Brown, Terry Pullen and Dave Hatfield), 1:33.4 (1963)
1,500m Wheelchair ” David Osborne, Bandon, 6:24.4 (2004)
GIRLS
Javelin (old rule) ” Clarinda Wilson, Marshfield, 164-6 (1984)
1 Mile Run ” Stacy Evoniuk, Marshfield, 5:21.1 (1977)
2 Mile Run ” Barb Ruth, Marshfield, 12:17.8 (1977)
200 yard Low Hurdles ” Sue Baysinger, Marshfield, 31.3 (1979)
880 yard Relay ” Marshfield (Carol Mountain, Bobbi Partney, Darcy Johansen and Janet Stamper), 2:00.9 (1976)
BOYS
Shot Put ” Jerry Larson, Marshfield, 56-11 (1960)
Discus ” Bill Chandler, Marshfield, 161-10 (1960)
Javelin ” Paul Guffey, North Bend, 177-0 (2007)
High Jump ” Jake Horner, Marshfield, 6-7 (1998)
Long Jump ” Jamil Wynn, Myrtle Point, 23-61⁄2 (2000)
Triple Jump ” Rich Kroeger, Marshfield, 45-9 (1980)
Pole Vault ” Trevor Woods, Marshfield and Caleb Krantz, Myrtle Point (1999)
4x100m Relay ” North Bend (Gary Englebrecht, Randy Bishop, Jim Denman and Sig Anderson), 43.8 (1973)
1,500m ” Rob Calley, Coquille (1986)
100m ” Walt Hunter, Marshfield (1958); Stan Lovell, North Bend (1965); Sig Anderson, North Bend (1973); Royce Hancock, Myrtle Point (1982); Tim Varga, North Bend (1985); Matt Dean, Coquille (1987); Caleb Krantz, Myrtle Point, (2000), 11.1.
400m ” J.R. Benavidez, Marshfield (2000)
110m High Hurdles ” Fred Girt, Marshfield (1968)
800m ” Nick Ballard, Marshfield (2001)
200m ” Keith Shriver, North Bend (1965)
300m Int. Hurdles ” J.R. Benavidez, Marshfield (2000)
3000m ” Dave Gilbert, Marshfield (1980)
1,600m Relay ” Marshfield (Larry Denton, Jay Farrm Charlie McClure and Jim Huggins), 3:25.3 (1969)
GIRLS
Shot Put ” Katie Kemp, Marshfield, 41-5 (1998)
Discus ” Katie Kemp, Marshfield, 131-5 (1997)
Javelin ” Ashley McCrea, North Bend, 140-6 (2005)
High Jump ” Alison Worthen, Marshfield, 5-6 (2006)
Long Jump ” Jo Boatright, Marshfield, 17-10 (2001)
Triple Jump ” Alison Worthen, Marshfield, 36-6 (2006)
Pole Vault ” Amber Wiley, Marshfield, 11-5 (2007)
4x100m Relay ” Marshfield (Jill Schultz, Sarah Worthen, Andy Thompson and Julia Worthen), 49.8 (1985)
1,500m ” Amy Nickerson, Coquille, 4:34.4 (1999)
100m ” Karolyn Samuels, Marshfield, 12.5 (1995)
400m ” Joy Dixon, Coquille, 57.7 (1996)
110m High Hurdles ” Sara Cunningham, Marshfield, 15.0 (1997)
800m ” Amy Nickerson, Coquille, 2:15.9 (1999)
200m ” Leah Worthen, Marshfield, 25.8 (2005)
300m Int. Hurdles ” Sara Cunningham, Marshfield, 45.2 (1998)
3000m ” Holli Dieu, Coquille, 10:08.7 (2005)
1,600m Relay ” Marshfield (Sadie Benn, Amanda Carrasco, Alison Worthen and Leah Worthen), 4:04.2 (2005)
Retired Records
Events no longer contested or implements no longer used
BOYS
Hammer ” Strang, Bandon, 106-8 (1910)
Javelin (old rule) ” John Steigeler, Marshfield, 205-7 (1998)
Standing Broad Jump ” Tom Laird, Bandon, 9-61⁄2 (1912)
50 yard dash ” Erwin Shriver, North Bend (1921) and Hervey, Myrtle Point (1926), 5.4
1 Mile Run ” Steve Prefontaine, Marshfield, 4:06.7 (1969)
2 Mile Run ” Kirk Gamble, Marshfield, 9:26.5 (1969)
220 yard Low Hurdles ” Clarke, Marshfield, 26.6 (1921)
200 yard Low Hurdles ” George Johnson, Coquille, 24.2 (1945)
880 yard Relay ” Myrtle Point (Reed Gurney, Craig Brown, Terry Pullen and Dave Hatfield), 1:33.4 (1963)
1,500m Wheelchair ” David Osborne, Bandon, 6:24.4 (2004)
GIRLS
Javelin (old rule) ” Clarinda Wilson, Marshfield, 164-6 (1984)
1 Mile Run ” Stacy Evoniuk, Marshfield, 5:21.1 (1977)
2 Mile Run ” Barb Ruth, Marshfield, 12:17.8 (1977)
200 yard Low Hurdles ” Sue Baysinger, Marshfield, 31.3 (1979)
880 yard Relay ” Marshfield (Carol Mountain, Bobbi Partney, Darcy Johansen and Janet Stamper), 2:00.9 (1976)
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