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Post by Eddie Goodson on Sept 13, 2006 7:43:26 GMT -6
OVERALL RECORDS
Boys Track and Field
MOST STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
All-Time
50 Little Rock Central, 1908-79
23 Crossett, 1958-98
18 Emerson, 1979-05
14 Pine Bluff, 1971-00
7 Texarkana, 1959-96
6 Conway, 1957-92
6 Atkins, 1947-58
6 Lonoke, 1920-57
6 Camden, 1948-74
Consecutive State Titles
18 Little Rock Central, 1926-45
10 Little Rock Central, 1949-58
10 Emerson, 1984-93
7 Crossett, 1975-81
7 Crossett, 1983-89
800-Meter Run
1:51.7 Robert Bradley, Crossett, 1985
Discus
187’11” Bobby McDaniels, Crossett, 1985
DECATHLON CHAMPIONS
1997 – Orlando Green, Crossett, 8,036
1996 – Orlando Green, Crossett, 7,509
1979 – Bill Pierce, Crossett, 7,835
1978 – Ron Matheney, Crossett, 7,269
1972 – Mike Freeland, Crossett, 7,869
Cross Country
BOYS TEAM
MOST STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
All-Time
22 Little Rock Central, 1955-82
19 Berryville, 1971-01
13 Rogers, 1988-05
12 Fayetteville, 1965-86
11 Eureka Springs, 1986-99
7 Searcy, 1966-72
5 Crossett, 1983-96
5 Siloam Springs, 1997-03
4 Ozark, 1970-80
4 Acorn, 1997-01
4 Beebe, 1964-05
Girl’s Track and Field
MOST STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
All-Time
10 Fort Smith Southside, 1981-95
7 Emerson, 1980-00
7 Rison, 1979-02
5 Shiloh Christian, 1996-00
6 Pine Bluff, 1981-02
4 Conway, 1986-89
4 Scranton, 1979-91
4 Crossett, 1990-00
4 Watson Chapel, 1996-02
4 Nashville, 1999-03
4 Harding Academy, 2001-05
4 Camden Fairview, 1993-06
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Post by heathwaldrop on Sept 13, 2006 9:04:25 GMT -6
My opinion is that that ridiculous Central HS number is inflated and bogus. I mean, 1908??? Give me a break...most Arkansas high school didn't even have athletic teams of any sort in those days, much less track teams, and taking time out to travel to compete somewhere would have been out of the question for many. How many high schools even competed in that so-called "state" meet? What were the events? Those are questions that I'd like answered.
Not only that, but that was wayyyyyyyy before integration. I don't really count anything prior to the modern era, and I define that as 1970 forward, when basically all Arkansas schools were fully integrated.
If you consider only that, Crossett has the most state titles by far.
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Post by Outlaw85 on Sept 27, 2006 23:36:27 GMT -6
State Meet Records GIRLS 400 M. Relay ------------- Crossett --- 48.3 (48.54) --- 1988 800 M. Relay ------------- Crossett --- 1:43.9 (1:44.14) --- 1988 1600 M. Relay ------------ Crossett --- 3:59.28 (f.a.t.) --- 2001 High Jump --- Monique Kennedy --- Crossett --- 5' 8" --- 1999 Shot --- Lashonda Martin --- Crossett --- 42' 6" --- 2004 BOYS 800 Meters --- Robert Bradley --- Crossett --- 1:51.7 (1:51.94) --- 1985 3200 Run --- Mickey Detlefsen --- Crossett --- 9:33.0 (9:33.24) --- 1986 300 M. IH. --- Sandy Nolley --- Crossett --- 37.8 (38.04) --- 1985 High Jump --- Rod Newton --- Crossett --- 7' 1/2" --- 1996 Triple Jump --- Kelby Moore --- Crossett --- 46' 2.25" --- 2005 Shot --- Karl Salb --- Crossett --- 65' 5 3/4" --- 1967 Meet of Champs and Overall State Records 800 Meters --- Robert Bradley --- Crossett --- 1:51.7 (1:51.94) --- 1985 Discus --- Bobby Joe McDaniels --- Crossett --- 187'11" --- 1985 Crossett holds more state meet rocords than any other school in our classification.
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Post by Outlaw85 on Sept 27, 2006 23:40:36 GMT -6
Another interesting note. No school of any classification in the state has produced more decathlon winners than Crossett.
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Post by heathwaldrop on Sept 27, 2006 23:42:37 GMT -6
Another interesting note. No school of any classification in the state has produced more decathlon winners than Crossett. You can thank Mr. Bobby Richardson for that. |
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Post by poppaeagle on Oct 10, 2006 23:06:16 GMT -6
I have to throw this name in also. Bob Williams, a Crossett Graduate in 1974, did not compete in the decathalon in high school, but he did at the collegiate level at Arkansas State. In 1978, Bob won the United States Track and Field Federation national meet in Wichita, Kansas. Also that same year, he competed in the NCAA national championship meet in Eugene, OR . He didn't win, but he did hold his own with all of the best collegiate decathletes in the nation. This will date myself.....but as I was telling HogDog earlier tonite when getting a refreshing beverage at the Sonic..... I flew Braniff Airlines to Portland, OR and then hitch-hiked to Eugene with only a backpack and a camera bag. I was able to get to Eugene to catch part of the Steve Prefontaine Memorial Meet before the NCAA finals began. I had gotten the News Observer to send my name in (by mail..not e-mail) and I was able to get a press pass to take photos on the field. It was great week for a guy with a new Minolta SLR camera with a zoom lens that weighed about 10 pounds. (Note: I had saved my $$ made flipping many Herk-a -Burgers to buy this camera) For color film, 100 asa speed was about as fast as it got. If you wanted that amazing 400 asa you had to shoot black and white. I did learn my lesson in hitch-hiking for the week in Eugene. Never get in a car with 5 Kenyan distance runners who cannot speak or read English. Road signs and speed limits meant nothing to them.....especially on one way streets and freeways. While in Oregon I bought a pair of shoes that were unique and different for a running shoe.... by an upstart Oregon company that was starting to make a name in the running shoe world......kind of a different name too...... Nike!? If you look at some the individual decathalon events best time/records for the state of Arkansas, I think you will find that Bob still has the state "bests" in several of the events. A true competitor who also was a standup individual in the way he acted on and off the field. Having been raised in a single parent household with his mom and sister, a key influence in Bob's life was Coach Bobby Richardson. As a mentor in sports and role model in life, Coach Richardson made a difference in Bob's life has still has positive results today. Coach was Bob's best man in his wedding. That speaks for itself. Although Bob only played football his senior year at CHS (he didn't hit a growth spurt until his 11th grade year) and not any collegiate football....his athletic abilities as a college decathlete caught the attention of the Dallas Cowboys and he recieved a letter from the Cowboys saying that out of over 2000 names placed in the Cowboy "computer" his name was one of 20 that they would continue to pursue. They sent him an inquiry of 10 pages that Bob filled out and returned. I was in Bob's dorm room when he got a call from Cowboy Asst. Coach Gene Stallings telling Bob " to stay by his phone on draft day"....as he may be drafted. Bob asked him "why" would Dallas waste a draft pick if no other football team had ever heard of him. The Cowboys didn't draft Bob but they did offer him $9000 to come to training camp in Thousand Oaks, CA. Bob was planning on going to training camp.... he figured it would be a good chance to actually get to play under Tom Landry and besides even if he would get booted from training camp after the first two weeks, it would still be more money than he could make working an entire summer life guarding at the Crossett City Pool. My question to Bob....knowing the first Cowboy pre-season game would be against the Houston Oilers. The situation.....let's say you are playing defensive corner back for the Cowboys, the ball is snapped by Houston.....you do the defensive back shuffle just like Coach Richardson showed you to assess the situation.... and you see Earl Campbell break around the end and coming your way. Question: "Bob, what are you going to do"? Answer by Bob: "I will yell, Your Man Cliff (Powell)"!!! My reply: "Good answer, but what if Cliff can't get there before Earl gets to you. Bob: Then, I will try to tackle Earl Campbell's shoe string...then maybe the rest of him will fall too. Me: Good Answer. Unfortunately, Bob blew out his knee that spring and that ended his football/track career. He never got to go to the Cowboys Training Camp but he did go on to be an assistant track coach at ASU with Head Coach Guy Kochel. Bob coached the field events and worked with a kid from East St. Louis named Al Joyner. Al competed in the triple jump and surprisingly made it to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Even more of a surprise (to everyone but Al and Bob), Al won the Gold Medal and became the first American in 80 years to win gold in this event. If it is of interest, Bob is on the wall at the Ashley County Hall of Fame...check it out. A great athlete, a great individual, a great coach, a great friend. ][img src="[/img] ![]() "] Thanks for letting PoppaEagle take this trip down memory lane. |
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Post by heathwaldrop on Oct 11, 2006 0:09:09 GMT -6
Great story. Enjoyed it immensely. What memories you must have of that trip to Oregon.
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Post by hogdog on Oct 11, 2006 0:49:49 GMT -6
I have to throw this name in also. Bob Williams, a Crossett Graduate in 1974, did not compete in the decathalon in high school, but he did at the collegiate level at Arkansas State. In 1978, Bob won the United States Track and Field Federation national meet in Wichita, Kansas. Also that same year, he competed in the NCAA national championship meet in Eugene, OR . He didn't win, but he did hold his own with all of the best collegiate decathletes in the nation. This will date myself.....but as I was telling HogDog earlier tonite when getting a refreshing beverage at the Sonic..... I flew Braniff Airlines to Portland, OR and then hitch-hiked to Eugene with only a backpack and a camera bag. I was able to get to Eugene to catch part of the Steve Prefontaine Memorial Meet before the NCAA finals began. I had gotten the News Observer to send my name in (by mail..not e-mail) and I was able to get a press pass to take photos on the field. It was great week for a guy with a new Minolta SLR camera with a zoom lens that weighed about 10 pounds. (Note: I had saved my $$ made flipping many Herk-a -Burgers to buy this camera) For color film, 100 asa speed was about as fast as it got. If you wanted that amazing 400 asa you had to shoot black and white. I did learn my lesson in hitch-hiking for the week in Eugene. Never get in a car with 5 Kenyan distance runners who cannot speak or read English. Road signs and speed limits meant nothing to them.....especially on one way streets and freeways. While in Oregon I bought a pair of shoes that were unique and different for a running shoe.... by an upstart Oregon company that was starting to make a name in the running shoe world......kind of a different name too...... Nike!? If you look at some the individual decathalon events best time/records for the state of Arkansas, I think you will find that Bob still has the state "bests" in several of the events. A true competitor who also was a standup individual in the way he acted on and off the field. Having been raised in a single parent household with his mom and sister, a key influence in Bob's life was Coach Bobby Richardson. As a mentor in sports and role model in life, Coach Richardson made a difference in Bob's life has still has positive results today. Coach was Bob's best man in his wedding. That speaks for itself. Although Bob only played football his senior year at CHS (he didn't hit a growth spurt until his 11th grade year) and not any collegiate football....his athletic abilities as a college decathlete caught the attention of the Dallas Cowboys and he recieved a letter from the Cowboys saying that out of over 2000 names placed in the Cowboy "computer" his name was one of 20 that they would continue to pursue. They sent him an inquiry of 10 pages that Bob filled out and returned. I was in Bob's dorm room when he got a call from Cowboy Asst. Coach Gene Stallings telling Bob " to stay by his phone on draft day"....as he may be drafted. Bob asked him "why" would Dallas waste a draft pick if no other football team had ever heard of him. The Cowboys didn't draft Bob but they did offer him $9000 to come to training camp in Thousand Oaks, CA. Bob was planning on going to training camp.... he figured it would be a good chance to actually get to play under Tom Landry and besides even if he would get booted from training camp after the first two weeks, it would still be more money than he could make working an entire summer life guarding at the Crossett City Pool. My question to Bob....knowing the first Cowboy pre-season game would be against the Houston Oilers. The situation.....let's say you are playing defensive corner back for the Cowboys, the ball is snapped by Houston.....you do the defensive back shuffle just like Coach Richardson showed you to assess the situation.... and you see Earl Campbell break around the end and coming your way. Question: "Bob, what are you going to do"? Answer by Bob: "I will yell, Your Man Cliff (Powell)"!!! My reply: "Good answer, but what if Cliff can't get there before Earl gets to you. Bob: Then, I will try to tackle Earl Campbell's shoe string...then maybe the rest of him will fall too. Me: Good Answer. Unfortunately, Bob blew out his knee that spring and that ended his football/track career. He never got to go to the Cowboys Training Camp but he did go on to be an assistant track coach at ASU with Head Coach Guy Kochel. Bob coached the field events and worked with a kid from East St. Louis named Al Joyner. Al competed in the triple jump and surprisingly made it to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Even more of a surprise (to everyone but Al and Bob), Al won the Gold Medal and became the first American in 80 years to win gold in this event. If it is of interest, Bob is on the wall at the Ashley County Hall of Fame...check it out. A great athlete, a great individual, a great coach, a great friend. ][img src=" [/img] ![]() "] Thanks for letting PoppaEagle take this trip down memory lane. well I sure wish ole Bob was here in Crossett coaching and even better ............I wish Coach Richardson would come out of retirement so my son could play under him.................He was a GREAT coach and really inspired me to run track and to really enjoy it.........................and by the way that was a great story PoppaEagle and glad your enjoyed the refreshing soft drink..................lol [/quote] |
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Post by poppaeagle on Oct 11, 2006 21:37:05 GMT -6
Now that Eddie helped me figure this out... atttached is a photo of Bob Williams during his decathlete days at ASU - 1978.  |
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Post by Eddie Goodson on Jun 15, 2007 21:40:56 GMT -6
06/08/2007
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Kenny Evans (1998-2001) and Bill Runyan (1958-62), former Arkansas track and field standouts, were announced as inductees into the 13th Annual Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame. They were honored on Sat., June 2, at 6:30 p.m., in North Little Rock, Ark.
One of the greatest high jumpers to come out of Arkansas, Evans was an eight-time All-American and 1998 NCAA Indoor High Jump Champion. He was a three-time SEC Indoor high jump champion in 1999 (7‑4.5), 2000 (7-0.5) and 2001 (7-1.75) and the 1998 SEC Outdoor high jump champion.
He cleared his career best of 7-7 at the 2000 NCAA Indoor Championships. Evans helped contribute to eight national championship teams, including the 1998-99 squad the claimed UA's fifth NCAA triple crown. He still holds the outdoor school record in the high jump at 7-6.5. He represented the United States in the high jump at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
Runyan lettered at the University of Arkansas and, in 1959, won the Southwest Conference freshman quarter mile in 48.9. During that year, he also placed third in the Fort Worth Invitational in the 440-yard dash. He went on to run on the mile relay team and, in 1961 as a junior, he was the lead-off leg of the Distance Medley Relay at the Kansas Relays where his team placed third. He received a freshman numeral in 1959, lettered his next three years and in 1962 as a senior was elected captain. He was inducted into the Ashley County Sports Hall of Fame in February 2005.
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Post by poppaeagle on Sept 20, 2007 0:41:18 GMT -6
I missed this story earlier on Kenny Evans and Bill Runyan. That is great stuff. Thanks Eddie for adding that. It would be good to get an update on Chris Phillips from Crossett who was a world class hurdler at one time....may still be?
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Post by poppaeagle on Sept 20, 2007 0:49:13 GMT -6
I did Google Chris Phillips and found this:
CHRIS PHILLIPS
Event: 110-meter hurdles
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
PR: 13.29 (2003)
Born: July 24, 1972 in Crossett, Ark.
Current Residence: Little Rock, Ark.
High School: Crossett (Ark.) HS 91
College: Arkansas 94
Coach: Tim McCrary
Agent: Robert Wagner
Club: Nike
Career Highlights: 6th at 2000 Olympic Trials; 3rd at 2000 U.S. Indoors; 1992 Southeastern Conference champ; 7-time NCAA All-American
Phillips 2003 season saw a first-place finish at Heusden and a #6 world ranking. The Arkansas state champion in both the 400-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles while in high school, Phillips won the 300IH at the Arkansas Meet of Champions in 1990 with a time of 36.9 as a senior. Competed at the 1990 Golden West Invitational where he won the 400m hurdles in 52.3 and finished second in the 110m hurdles in 13.82 (both times were personal bests)..was a drummer for the band Luscious Spiller while at ArkansasHe is assistant coach at the University of Arkansas Little Rock.
2005: Did not compete.
2004: 5th in semifinals at Olympic Trials (13.40)7th at USA Indoors (7.74)5th at Martinique (13.59)best of 13.40.
2003: 4th at USA Outdoors (13.55, -2.4 mps headwind)1st at Heusden (13.27)3rd at Brussels (13.29PR)5th at World Athletics Final (13.33)2nd at Oslo (13.30)best of 13.29ranked #6 in the world (#4 U.S.) by T&FN.
2002: Best of 13.53.
2001: 4th at USA Indoors (7.64)7th in semifinal at USA Outdoors (13.92)4th at Millrose (7.69)3rd at Tyson Invitational (7.68)3rd at adidas Golden Spike Invitational (7.73)ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FNbest of 13.32 in Ingolstadt.
2000: 6th at U.S. Olympic Trials in 13.32...3rd at U.S. Indoors (7.65)...1st at Tyson Invitational (7.64)...1st at Simplot Games (7.70)...3rd at adidas Oregon Track Classic (13.51)...3rd at Prefontaine in 13.47w...ranked 5th in U.S...best of 13.27.
1999: 6th at U.S. Indoor Championships (7.79)...5th in semifinal at USA Outdoors...ranked 9th in U.S. by T&FN...best of 13.32A.
1998: Best of 13.88.
1997: No mark.
1996: No mark.
1995: No mark.
1994: 5th at NCAA Outdoors...3rd in 1st round at USA Outdoor Champs...best of 13.61.
1993: 3rd at NCAA Indoors (7.24)...ran 2nd leg of 1600m relay that finished 5th at NCAA Indoors...ran on 7th place 4x100m relay team at NCAA Outdoor Champs...did not qualify for hurdle finals at NCAAs...best of 13.69.
1992: SEC 55mH champ in 7.32...set PR of 7.30 at Tiger Classic...SEC 110mH champ...best of 13.94.
1991: Junior Pan Am Games and U.S. junior champ in 110mH...7th in 55mH at SEC meet...semi-finalist in 110mH and 400mH at the NCAA Championships...won 400mH and 2nd place in 110mH at SWC Champs...best of 13.84.
12/26/05
Pretty good for a former Crossett Eagle!!
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Post by heathwaldrop on Sept 20, 2007 13:16:30 GMT -6
He was always really close but never could put it all together at the right time to make the Olympic Games. I did a big feature on him in 2000.
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