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1969 Atlanta Track Classic

(Southeastern Junior Championships)
Saturday - June 7, 1969
Tara Stadium, Jonesboro, GA

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Coach James Blackburn

100-yard Dash
1. Gerald Tinker  S.F.A.C.           9.5 Meet Record (Coral Gables, FL)
2. Ken Thompson   S.F.A.C.           9.5 (Killian HS, Miami, FL)
3. McGrew Booker  No. Carolina T.C.  9.7 (Jacksonville HS)
4. Bush           Cent. Florida T.C. 9.7
5. Joe Gilbert    S.F.A.C.           9.7 (Northwestern HS, Miami, FL)
6. Ken Garrett    No. Carolina T.C.  9.7 (Terry Sanford HS, Fayetteville)
Note: Tinker was tied for #2 prep nationally (9.4) for the 100y in 1969

Previous winners:
1968 Hammonds   Knoxville T.C.       9.7
1967 Walker     Birmingham T.C.     10.1
1966 Collins    Progressive T.C.     9.9

220-yard Dash
1. Gerald Tinker  S.F.A.C.         21.5 (Coral Gables, FL)
2. Simons         S.F.A.C.         22.1
3. Deen           unattached       22.3
4. Barron         Progressive T.C. 22:5
5. Martin         Bahama T.C.      22.5
6. McGrew Booker  N.C.T.C          22.6 (Jacksonville HS)

440-yard Dash
1. Washington    S.F.A.C.           49.4
2. Eldridge      Atlanta T.C.       50.3
3. Phil Coleman  Winston-Salem T.C. 50.6 (East Forsyth HS)
4. Chuck Stevens No. Carolina T.C.  50.8 (Fayetteville)
5. Weber         Atlanta T.C.       52.4
6. Hagan         Savannah T.C.      54.4

Previous winners:
1968 Darwin Bond  Knoxville T.C.   48.0 (Dobyns-Bennett HS, Kingsport)
Also: 47.5 Prelim - Meet Record (National Sophomore Record)
1967 Sutton       Birmingham T.C.  49.3
1966 McAlhaney    Chas. T.C.       49.3

880-yard Run
1. Benny Vaughan    Atlanta T.C.          1:53.4 Meet Record
2. Thompkins        S.F.A.C.              1:55.1
3. Schaper          Atlanta T.C.          1:55.3
4. Smither          So. Kentucky Striders 1:57.4
5. Lyons            unattached            1:58.0
6. Millard Woodard  N.C.T.C.              1:59.0 (Terry Sanford HS, Fayetteville)

Previous winners:
1968 Benny Vaughan  Atlanta T.C.          1:56.8
1967 Crawford       B'ham T.C.            1:55.0
1966 Howe           Chas. T.C.            1:54.6

One-Mile Run
1. Del Ramers   Cent. Florida T.C.    4:13.8 Meet Record (Dunedin, FL)
2. Jim Wilkins  No. Carolina T.C.     4:14.1 (Roxboro HS)
3. Terry        Cent. Florida T.C.    4:24.1
4. Brown        Atlanta T.C.          4:25.0
5. Daffron      So. Kentucky Striders 4:28.0
6. Ralph Taylor Winston-Salem T.C.    4:29.8 (Atkins HS, Winston-Salem)
Note: Ramers was the 10th fastest prep miler nationally (4:10.4) in 1969.

Previous winners:
1968 Nason      Pinellas Polk T.C.    4:17.9
1967 Nason      Florida T.C.          4:20.0
1966 Self       Shreveport T.C.       4:18.7

Two-Mile Run
1. Jimmy Howell    N.C.T.C.             9:13.4 Meet Record (Hillside HS, Durham)
2. Jim Wilkins     N.C.T.C.             9:30.6 (Roxboro HS)
3. Del Ramers      Cent. Florida T.C.   9:35.0
4. Brooks          Cent. Florida T.C.   9:35.4
5. Haywood         So. Kentuck Striders 9:42.8
6. Brown           Atlanta T.C.         9:54.4
7. Ralph Taylor    Winston-Salem T.C.          (Atkins HS, Winston-Salem)
8. George Phillips Winston-Salem T.C.          (R.J. Reynolds HS, Winston-Salem)
9. Jim Gould       Winston-Salem T.C.          (West Forsyth HS, Winston-Salem)

Previous winners:
1968 Jimmy Howell  N.C.T.C.           9:22.8 (Hillside HS, Durham)
1967 Britt         Columbus T.C.      9:37.9
1966 Mason         Florida T.C.       9:43.3

120-yard High Hurdles
1. Brown        Cent. Florida T.C.    14.1
2. Sellers      Atlanta T.C.          14.2
3. Irwin        Travelers T.C.        14.2
4. Alfred Adams Winston-Salem T.C.    14.5 (Atkins HS, Winston-Salem)
5. Cobia        Cent. Florida T.C.    14.5
6. Hogston      So. Kentucky Striders 14.9

Previous winners:
1968 Persinger    Pinellas-Polk T.C.  14.6
1967 Paul Vincent No. Carolina T.C.   14.5 (Myers Park HS, Charlotte)
1966 Jeff Howser  No. Carolina T.C.   13.9 Meet Record (Myers Park HS, Charlotte)

180-yard Low Hurdles
1. Nance        Cen. Florida T.C.   19.5
2. Hall         S.F.A.C.            19.8
3. Williamson   Atlanta T.C.        20.2
4. Reid Hilton  N.C.T.C.            20.3 (Chapel Hill HS)
5. Elder        Atlanta T.C.        20.4
Only 5 finished.

Previous winners:
1968 Nance        Orlando T.C.      19.6
1967 Green        Florida T.C.      19.6
1966 Jeff Howser  N.C.T.C.          19.4 Meet Record (Myers Park HS, Charlotte)

440-yard Relay
1. South Florida A.C    41.2 Meet Record
(Need team members & schools if possible)
2. Atlanta T.C.         42.3
3. Cent. Florida T.C.   42.4
4. Winston-Salem T.C.   42.4
(Jimmy Caldwell [Atkins], Sylvester Johnson [Atkins], Danny Craver [E Forsyth], Phil Coleman [E Forsyth])
5. Savannah T.C.        43.3
6. No. Carolina T.C.    43.9

Previous winners:
1968 Pinellas-Polk T.C. 42.0
1967 Birmingham T.C.    42.9
1966 Atlanta T.C.       43.1

Mile Relay
1. South Florida A.C.  3:13.4 Meet Record
(Need team members & schools if possible)
2. Cent. Florida T.C.  3:17.0
3. Atlanta T.C.        3:20.0
4. Winston-Salem T.C.  3:22.2
(Jimmy Caldwell [Atkins], Sylvester Johnson [Atkins], Phil Coleman [E Forsyth], Alfred Adams [Atkins])
5. So. Kentucky Strid. 3:23.4
6. Savannah T.C.       3:24.7

Previous winners:
1968 South Florida A.C.3:15.6
1967 Florida T.C.      3:20.8
1966 Charleston T.C.   3:22.1

Long Jump
1. Tony Williamson  Atlanta T.C.       23-10.5 Meet Record
2. Stuart           Bahama T.C.        23-2
3. Larry Reaves     Winston-Salem T.C. 22-7.75 (R.J. Reynolds HS, Winston-Salem)
4. Hubert West      Rotary T.C.        22-7.5 (Davie County HS, Mocksville)
5. Moon             Clemson T.C.       22-5.5
6. (no 6th-place listed)

1968 Knight         Knoxville T.C.     23-5.25
1967 Hellums        Charleston T.C.    21-9.5
1966 Brown          Progressive T.C.   23-7.75

Triple Jump
1. Barry McClure    Atlanta T.C.       48-6 Meet Record (Carrollton, GA)
2. George Hunt      Atlanta T.C.       47-3.75 (Baker HS, Columbus, GA)
3. Turnquest        Bahama T.C.        46-7.25
4. Briggs           So. Kentucky Str.  46-4.75
5. Miller           So. Florida A.C.   46-0.75
6. Beck             unattached-Georgia 45-5
Note: McClure was the 9th best prep triple jumper nationally (48-6) in 1969.

Previous winners:
1968 Harris         Birmingham T.C.    48-1
1967 Hellums        Charleston T.C.    45-3
1966 Parker         Atlanta T.C.       45-11

High Jump
1. Hannah        Bahama T.C.     6-2
2. Bastair       Bahama T.C.     6-2
3. Sawyer        Bahama T.C.     6-0
4. Quick         N.C.T.C.        6-0
5. Turnquest     Bahama T.C.     6-0
6. Hood          Savannah T.C.   5-10

Previous winners:
1968 Bobby Jones N.C.T.C         6-3.75 Meet Record (South Mecklenburg HS, Charlotte)
1967 Cash        Atlanta T.C.    6-2
1966 Askew       Progressive T.C.6-3

Pole Vault
1. Barney Hess      Central Florida T.C. 15-1 Meet Record (Largo, FL)
2. McMillen         unattached           14-0
3. Richard McDuffie N.C.T.C              14-0 (Terry Sanford HS, Fayetteville)
4. Ben Toler        Pirate T.C.          13-5 (Page HS, Greensboro)
5. DesCombs         So. Kentucy Striders 12-6
6. Weeks            Atlanta T.C.         12-6

Previous winners:
1968 Gary McCall    Orlando T.C.         14-6.5 (Edgewater HS, Orlando, FL)
1967 Edmonds        Chattanooga T.C.     14-0
1966 Branch         Atlanta T.C.         14-5.5

Shot Put
1. Jesse Stuart  So. Kentucky Striders 64-2.25 Meet Record
2. John Hannah   unattached - Alabama  57-5 (Albertville, AL)
3. Brown         Atlanta T.C.          54-2.5
4. Greg Burke    Winston-Salem T.C.    52-10.75 (North Forsyth HS)
5. Allen Bargar  Rotary T.C.           50-5.25 (Davie County HS, Mocksville)
6. Connell       Atlanta T.C.          48-0.5
Note: Stuart was the #1 prep shot putter nationally in 1969 (69-2.75) and
1970 (73-11.5).
Hannah was the 8th best nationally (63-4) in 1969.

Previous winners:
1968 Jesse Stuart  So. Kentucky Strid. 61-1.25
1967 Polidoro      Montgomery T.C.     57-0.25
1966 Kell          Atlanta T.C.        62-2.5

Discus
1. John Hannah   unattached - Alabama 175-5 Meet Record (Albertville, AL)
2. Sledge        Atlanta T.C.         143-7
3. Gooch         N.C.T.C.             142-6
4. Connell       Atlanta T.C.         137-10
5. Nunnally      Savannah T.C.        137-1
6. Dixon         Savannah T.C.        132-8
Note: Hannah ranked 18th nationally in the HS Discus in 1969.

Previous winners:
1968 Hannah      Knoxville T.C.       160-8
1967 McDonald    B'ham T.C.           169-10
1966 Bentley     Florida T.C.         160-7


Abbreviations:
A.C. = Athletic Club
T.C. = Track Club
B'ham T.C. = Birmingham (AL) Track Club
S.F.A.C. = South Florida Athletic Club
UA = unattached?
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Note: The NCHSAA did not include the Two-Mile or Triple Jump as standard events in 1969. The Two-Mile was added in 1970 and Triple Jump in 1973.


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