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At East Henderson High School 1st: April 19, 1968 2nd: April 21, 1969 3rd: April 21, 1970 4th: April 16, 1971 5th: April 14, 1972 6th: April 13, 1973 7th: April 26, 1974 8th: April 25, 1975 9th: April 30, 1976 10th: April 29, 1977 11th: April 28, 1978 12th: April 27, 1979
1968 Winner: Hendersonville 90.5; Runner-up: East Henderson 49
1969 Winner: Hendersonville 72; Runner-up: East Henderson 64
1970 Winner: East Henderson 73; Runner-up: Hendersonville 65
1971 Winner: Asheville; Runner-up: Brevard
1972: Winner: Asheville 92; Runner-up: East Henderson and A.C. Reynolds, 45
1973: Winner: Asheville 81; Runner-up: Pisgah 59.5
1974: Winner: Hendersonville 73; Runner-up: TC Roberson 50 (13 schools)
1975: Winner: Hendersonville 63; Runner-up: Asheville 59 (13 schools)
1976: Winner: Hendersonville 69; Runner-up: Enka 56 (17 schools)
1977: Winner: Asheville 71; Runner-up: Brevard, 51.5 (17 schools)
1978: Winner: Brevard 57; Runner-up: Asheville 44 (18 schools)
1979: Winner: Hendersonville 112; Runner-up: Asheville 75 (20 schools)
Most Outstanding - Field Events:
1968: Brian Hyder, Hendersonville (13-feet, pole vault; ran a leg on 880-yard relay)
1969: Mike Lemmons, Hendersonville (won triple jump, 42-11.5 and long jump, 21-5.5; also anchored winning 440-yard relay)
1970: Skip White, Hendersonville (won the broad jump and was second in the triple jump and ran a leg on the winning mile relay)
1971: David Hawkins, Asheville (set a meet record in the high jump)
1972: Todd Dorsey, East Henderson (set meet record in shot put, 49-3 and finished second in discus, 134-6)
1973: Don Musser, East Henderson (won long jump, 20-6.5; finished second in pole vault, fifth in triple jump for 11 points)
1974: Harold Cox, East Henderson (won high jump in a record, 6-4)
1975: Mike Ruff, West Henderson (won shot put and discus)
1976: Greg Hoke, Christ School (set records in the long jump, 21-9.25 and triple jump, 43-6)
1977: Eddie McGill, Enka (won the long jump, 21-1.5, and triple jump, 43-0.5)
1978: Eddie McGill, Enka & Johnny Haynes, Hendersonville (McGill won the discus and was runner-up in the long jump and triple jump; Haynes set a triple jump meet record, 43-6.5, and was third in the long jump)
1979: Joey Spearman, East Henderson; Darly Smith, Hendersonville (Spearman won the discus, 145-0.5 and was runner-up in the high jump; Smith won the triple jump in a meet record 44-6 and was runner-up in the long jump)
Most Outstanding Track - Events:
1968: Herbert Jackson, South French Broad (won 100 and 220 yard dashes)
1969: Walter Robertson, Asheville Lee Edwards (won 120-yard high hurdles, 15.4 and 180 low hurdles, 20.3)
1970: John Eddings, Asheville (won the 100 and 220 yard dashes)
1971: David Miller, Asheville (set a meet record in the 120-yard high hurdles, 14.8, and tied the meet record in the 180-yard low hurdles, 20.1)
1972: Charles Eddings, Asheville (won 100 and 220, both meet records, and anchored winning 880-yard relay)
1973: Rutledge Livingston, Hendersonville (won 100, ran on second-place 440 relay and ran 220 leg on mile medley)
1974: Langford, AC Reynolds (won 2-mile for 3rd straight year and in a record 9:59.4) and Blair, TC Roberson (won 880-yard run and Mile run)
1975: Kevin Gordon, Brevard (set meet records in the 120-yard high hurdles and 180-yard low hurdles)
1976: Les Jones, Enka (won the mile in 4:36.4, and anchored Mile Medley in 3:48.7)
1977: Leland Adams, Asheville (won the 1,500 meters in 4:09.7 and 800 meters, 1:59.1)
1978: Jim Cheek, Asheville (won the 800 meters and 1,500 meters)
1979: Steve Rawlings, West Henderson (won the 110-meter hurdles, 15.2; set a meet record in the 165-meter hurdles, 21.2; and ran on the third-place 400-meter relay team and fourth-place 800-meter relay team)
100-Yard Dash 1968: Herbert Jackson, South French Broad,10.0 1969: Rick Ward, Hendersonville, 10.1 1970: John Eddings, Asheville, 9.9 REC (beat reigning champion Rick Ward, who ran 10.0) 1971: John Eddings, Asheville, 9.7 REC 1972: Charles Eddings, Asheville, 9.7 = REC 1973: Rutledge Livingston, Hendersonville, 10.1 1974: Danny Walker, Brevard, 10.1 (Duvall also ran 10.1) 1975: Burson, Asheville, 9.8 1976: Reeves, Owen, 10.5 100 Meters 1977: Lynch, Asheville, 11.1 1978: Anthony Howard, Christ School, 10.9 REC 1979: Daryl Demps, Hendersonville, 11.1 220-Yard Dash 1968: Herbert Jackson, South French Broad 1969: John Gaines, South French Broad, 24.0 1970: John Eddings, Asheville, 23.4 1971: John Eddings, Asheville, 22.7 REC 1972: Charles Eddings, Asheville, 22.6 REC 1973: Eddie Gilliland, West Henderson, 23.5 1974: Tony King, Hendersonville, 23.2 1975: Eddie Gilliland, West Henderson, 22.3 REC 1976: Tony King, Hendersonville, 22.8 200 Meters 1977: Anthony Howard, Christ School, 22.8 1978: Anthony Howard, Christ School, 22.8 =REC 1979: Whisenhunt, Tuscola 440-Yard Dash 1968: Kilgore, Brevard 1969: Earl Hamilton, Hendersonville, 53.2 1970: Dennis Zeiger, Hendersonville, 51.6 1971: Rathburn, Asheville, 52.5 1972: Littlejohn, Asheville 1973: Jackie Warren, East Henderson, 52.3 1974: Parrott, Pisgah, 52.1 1975: Jimmy Parrot, Pisgah, 49.0 REC 1976: Wallin, Erwin, 51.9 400 Meters 1977: Byrd, Asheville, 49.3 1978: Todd Eaton, West Henderson, 51.8 1979: Foutts, Asheville, 51.2 880-Yard Run 1968: Mike Hoots, Edneyville, 2:04.0 1969: Robert Battle, South French Broad, 2:10.8 1970: Tim Reese, East Henderson, 2:01.4 REC 1971: Triplett, Hibriten, 2:03.8 1972: Larry Hipps, Pisgah 1973: Larry Hipps, Pisgah, 2:03.0 1974: Norman Blair, TC Roberson, 2:01.7 1975: Butler, TC Roberson, 2:04.5 1976: David Savage, Pisgah, 2:02.8 800 meters 1977: Leland Adams, Asheville, 1:59.1 1978: Jim Cheek, Asheville, 2:01.0 1979: David McClure, Erwin, 1:57.6 REC Mile 1968: Tony Waldrop, Polk Central, 4:26.5 1969: Tony Waldrop, Polk Central, 4:27.5 1970: Ben Bailey, Enka, 4:26.8 1971: Foster, AC Reynolds, 4:48.4 1972: Foster, AC Reynolds 1973: Burrell, Pisgah, 4:44.0 1974: Norman Blair, TC Roberson, 4:32.0 1975: Norman Blair, TC Roberson, 4:35.7 1976: Les Jones, Enka, 4:36.4 1500 Meters 1977: Leland Adams, Asheville, 4:09.7 1978: Jim Cheek, Asheville, 4:15.3 1600 Meters 1979: Alan Moss, East Henderson, 4:37.2 Two-Mile (1971 was first year of the event) 1971: Charlie Wilkie, TC Roberson, 10:28.5 (lost his shoe after the first lap, running 7 laps without a shoe, but he still won) 1972: Calvin Langford, AC Reynolds, 10:16.0 REC 1973: Calvin Langford, AC Reynolds, 10:20.0 1974: Calvin Langford, AC Reynolds, 9:59.4 REC 1975: Jeff Cosgrove, Hendersonville, 9:35.5 REC 1976: Larry Jones, Enka, 10:10.5 3,000 Meters 1977: Newman, AC Reynolds, 9:41.9 1978: Holroyd, Asheville School, 9:24.6 REC 3,200 Meters 1979: Fore, TC Roberson, 10:?? 120-Yard High Hurdles 1968: Steve Sherwood, Hendersonville, 15.1 1969: Walter Robertson, Asheville Lee Edwards 15.4 1970: Dave Miller, Asheville, 15.7 1971: Dave Miller, Asheville, 14.8 REC 1972: Earles, Tryon, 15.1 1973: Terry Crite, Brevard, 15.1 1974: John Childress, Hendersonville, 15.2 1975: Kevin Gordon, Brevard, 14.2 REC 1976: David Wolff, Hendersonville, 15.8 110-meter High Hurdles 1977: David Haynes, Hendersonville, 15.2 1978: Julius Ledbetter, Hendersonville, 15.3 (Ledbetter ran faster than 15.2 in the semifinals) 1979: Steve Rawlings, Hendersonville, 15.2 180-Yard Low Hurdles 1968: Steve Sherwood, Hendersonville, 20.1 1969: Walter Robertson, Asheville Lee Edwards, 20.3 1970: Ray Howell, TC Roberson, 20.1 = REC 1971: David Miller, Asheville, 20.1 = REC 1972: Earles, Tryon. 20.2 1973: Doug Piercy, Asheville, 20.8 1974: Frankie Waters, Edneyville, 20.6 1975: Kevin Gordon, Brevard, 19.7 REC 1976: Eddie King, Mountain Heritage, 20.9 165-Meter Low Hurdles 1977: David Haynes, Hendersonville, 21.6 1978: Steve Rawlings, Hendersonville, 21.4 REC 1979: Steve Rawlings, Hendersonville, 21.2 REC 440-Yard Relay 1968: 1969: Hendersonville, 45.4 (Mike Lemmons anchored) 1970: Brevard (Moss anchored),45.7 1971: Asheville, 44.5 REC 1972: Asheville 1973: Asheville 1974: Owen, 46.1 1975: Asheville, 44.9 1976: Brevard 400-Meter Relay 1977: Brevard, 45.0 1978: Brevard, 44.4 REC 1979: Hendersonville (Billy Newborn, Julius Ledbetter, Mike Davis, Daryl Demps), 45.6 880-Yard Relay 1968: 1. ???? 1969: South French Broad, 1:33.9 1970: Brevard,1:34.1 1971: Asheville, 1:33.8 1972: Asheville (John Eddings anchored) 1973: Asheville 1974: Enka, 1:35.5 1975: Asheville, 1:32.3 1976: Owen, 1:35.8 800-Meter Relay 1977: Hendersonville (Tom Weber, Daryl Robinson, Terry Tinsley, Johnny Haynes), 1:32.0 1978: Tuscola, 1:33.6 1979: Enka, 1:32.9 Mile Relay 1968: Hendersonville, 3:35.0 1969: Hendersonville, 3:36.7 1970: Hendersonville (Mickey Mahaffey, Skip White, Dennis Zeiger, Christ Holley), 3:34.2 REC 1971: West Henderson, 3:37.0 1972: Asheville, 3:33.1 REC 1973: Asheville, 3:32.8 REC 1974: TC Roberson, 3:34.9 1975: Pisgah, 3:38.9 1976: Hendersonville (Walt Fletcher, Tom Weber, David Johnson, Kevin Jackson), 3:40.6 1,600-Meter Relay 1977: Asheville, 3:27.0 1978: Brevard, 3:31.5 1979: Hendersonville (Billy Newborn, Barry Knight, Jerome Bailey, Jonathon Gomes), 3:34.1 Mile Medley Relay 1968: Brevard, 3:47.3 1969: East Henderson (Terry Varnadore, Mike Harnes, Tony Wilson, Tim Reese), 3:46.6 REC 1970: Enka, 3:51.4 1971: AC Reynolds, 3:54.2 1972: Asheville 1973: Erwin 1974: Hendersonville, 3:52.2 1975: TC Roberson, 3:46.3 REC 1976: Enka, 3:48.7 (Les Jones anchored; he also won the mile) 1977: Not contested 1978: Not contested 1979: Not contested Long Jump 1968: Otis McIntosh, Asheville Lee Edwards, 21-5.5 1969: Mike Lemmons, Hendersonville, 21-5.5 = REC 1970: Skip White, Hendersonville, 21-0 1971: Gene Norman, Brevard, 21-2 1972: Kirkland, Asheville 1973: Don Musser, East Henderson, 20-6.5 1974: Frankie Waters, Edneyville, 20-11 1975: Robinson, Brevard, 20-7 1976: Greg Hoke, Christ School, 21-9.25 REC 1977: Eddie McGill, Enka, 21-1.5 1978: Dwayne Norman, Brevard, 22-2.5 1979: David Landrum, Hendersonville, 21-6 Triple Jump *started in 1969 1969: Mike Lemmons, Hendersonville, 42-11.5 1970: John Filliben, East Henderson, 40-5.5 1971: Gary Ledford, Harris High, 41-1 1972: Walker, Brevard 1973: Walker, Brevard, 40-8.5 1974: Danny Walker, Brevard, 41-7.5 1975: Tony King, Hendersonville, 41-3 1976: Greg Hoke, Christ School, 43-6 REC 1977: Eddie McGill, Enka, 43-0.5 1978: Johnny Haynes, Hendersonville, 43-6.5 REC 1979: Daryl Smith, Hendersonville, 44-6 High Jump 1968: Charlie Hunt, Brevard, 5-11 1969: Hall, Spruce Pine, 5-11 = REC 1970: Davis Garren, East Henderson and Earl Jones, East Henderson, 5-8 1971: David Hawkins, Asheville, 6-1 REC 1972: Earles, Tryon, 6-0 1973: Mike O’Conner, East Henderson, 6-0 1974: Harold Cox, East Henderson, 6-4 REC 1975: Norman, Brevard, 6-1 1976: Tim Travis, Faith Christian Day, 6-0 1977: Pagan, Asheville, 6-2 1978: Parker, Asheville, 6-2 1979: Bobby Wilson, Brevard, 6-4 =REC Pole Vault 1968: Brian Hyder, Hendersonville, 13-0 1969: Bryant Diehl, East Henderson, 11-6 1970: John Jeter, Hendersonville, 12-0 1971: Ward, East Henderson, 11-6 1972: Wilson, Hendersonville 1973: Barnhill, Pisgah, 11-0 1974: Barnhill, Pisgah, 12-0 1975: West, Enka, 12-3 1976: Evan Knight, Hendersonville, 12-0 1977: Ron Charles, Brevard, 11-6 1978: Ron Charles, Brevard, 12-0 1979: Ron Charles, Brevard, 13-0 =REC Shot Put 1968: Frankie Bradley, Edneyville, 46-8 1969: Lew Campbell, Asheville Lee Edwards, 47-5 REC 1970: Denny Pace, East Henderson, 47-1.5 1971: Mike Sorrells, AC Reynolds, 46-7.5 1972: Todd Dorsey, East Henderson, 49-3 REC 1973: Dennis Ashe, East Henderson, 53-3.5 REC 1974: John Childress, Hendersonville, 50-10 1975: Mike Ruff, West Henderson, 48-1.5 1976: Mike Ruff, West Henderson, 50-8 1977: Wilkins, Enka, 49-8.5 1978: Morgan, Enka, 47-4 1979: Morgan, Enka, 50-6.75 Discus 1968: Gillespie, Brevard, 123-7.25 1969: Chuck Nix, West Henderson, 131-7 REC 1970: Robert Drake, West Henderson, 150-4 REC 1971: Chuck Nix, Edneyville, 157-9 REC 1972: Case, East Henderson 1973: Mickey Marvin, Brevard, 148-7.5 (went to Tennessee on a football scholarship) 1974: Brown, Pisgah, 147-2 1975: Mike Ruff, West Henderson, 138-9.5 1976: Mike Ruff, West Henderson, 141-4 1977: Lance Harwell, Hendersonville, 136-1.25 1978: Eddie McGill, Enka, 150-6 1979: Joey Spearman, East Henderson, 145-0.5Contributed by Brett Honeycutt
Thanks to Brett Honeycutt for researching this.
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