Bakersfield Memorial Stadium

Track & Field Records

· Automatic timing began with the 1977 track season

· metric races began in 1976

· first state cc women’s competition began in 1977

100 (m) 10.18 … Houston McTear, Santa Monica CC, 1977

100 (w) 11.23 … Zelda Johnson, Mt. SAC, 1984

                                    Don Quarrie, seen here in the 1984 Olympics, holds the 200 meter Bakersfield Memorial Stadium record.

200 (m) 20.1 …Don Quarrie, USC/Jamaica, 1974

200 (w) 23.12 …Zelda Johnson, Mt. SAC, 1984

400 (m) 44.9…Wayne Collett, UCLA, 1972

400 (w) 51.90 …Debra Sapenter, USA, 1974

800 (m) 1:44.9 … Rick Wohlhuter, USA, 1973

800 (w) 2:03.90 …Mary Decker, USA, 1989

1500 (m) 3:41.2 …Marty Liquori, USA, 1973

1500 (w) 4:18.14 …Irina Nikitina, USSR, 1979   

One Mile Run (m) 3:51.1-World Record…Jim Ryun, Kansas U., 1967

3,000 (w) 9:34.41 … Betty Springs, USA, 1979

5,000 (m) 13:32.44 …George Young, USA, 1971

Three Mile Run (m) …12:53.4 –U.S. record... Steve Prefontaine, Oregon, 1973

5,000 (w) 17:08.60 … Jean Harvey, Antelope Valley CC, 1991

10, 000 (m) 29:21.6 … Marco Ochoa, (SantaAna CC alum) 1993

10,000 (w) 35:39.10 … Jean Harvey, Antelope Valley CC, 1991

Six mile run (m) 27:09.4  … American record … Steve Prefontaine, Oregon, 1972

3,000 SC (m) 8:26.8 … Doug Brown, USA, 1973

3,000 SC (w) 11:23.96 … Ludi Valdez, Orange Coast CC, 2004

110 HH (m) 13.4 … Jack Davis, USA/USC, 1956

100 HH (w) 13.2 … Patty Johnson, USA, 1974

400 IH (m) 48.8 … Jim Bolding, USA, 1973

400 IH (w) 58.88… Celana Clarke, Riverside CC, 1995

FIELD EVENTS

Hammer Throw (m) 236-3 … Igor Nikulin, USSR Juniors, 1979

Hammer Throw (w) 184- 9…Amy Thiel, Moorpark CC, 2000

Pole Vault (m) 17-8 ½” …Konstontin Volkov, USSR, 1979

Pole Vault (w) 12-1… Kate Almond, Cuesta CC, 2006

Long Jump (m) 26- 2 ¾” …Kenneth Hays, Pasadena CC, 1978

Long Jump (w) 21-3 ½” … Martha Watson, USA, 1972

Triple Jump (m) 55- 8 ¾” … John Craft, USA, 1973

Triple Jump (w) 42-5… Jackie Anderson, SD Mesa CC, 1988

Shot Put (m) 69-7 … Al Fuerbach, USA, 1973

Shot Put (w) 54-3 ¾” … Marien Seidler, USA, 1974

Javelin (m, pre-‘86 spec.) 298- 4… Cary Feldman, USA, 1973

Javelin (m, new spec.)  215-4…Craig Johnson, Grossmont CC, 1988   

Javelin (w) 203-2…Kate Schmidt, Long Beach CC/Long Beach St.-1974

High Jump (m) 7-5 … Dwight Stones, UCLA/ LongBeach St., 1973

High Jump (w) 6-0 … Joanie Huntley, USA/Oregon State, Phyliss Blunston, El Camino CC, 1979

Discus (m) 215-2… John Powell, American River CC / San Jose St.

Discus (w) 179- 6 … Josephine DeLaVina, USA, 1971

Decathlon (old tables) - 8023 pts. 

Grant Niederhaus-Pasadena CC/UCLA / PUMA TC, 1984

RELAYS

400 Relay (m) 39.01 …Taft CC, 1988

400 Relay (w) 44.40 …Tennessee State U., 1971

800 Relay (m) 1:24.5 … Mesa CC (Arizona), 1980

4 X 440 Relay (m) 3:04.3 … Mid Atlantic Track Club, UCLA, 1971

1600 Relay (m) 3:06.61…Taft CC, 1988   

1600 Relay (w) 3:37.73…El Camino CC, 1984

Distance Medley (m) 9:58.4 … American River CC, 1975

Distance Medley (w) 12:04.5 …Orange Coast CC, 1983

Two Mile Relay (m) 7:20.4 … Villanova U., 1965

4 X 110 shuttle high hurdles (m) 57.75 …Long Beach CC, 1981

4 X 100 shuttle hurdles (w) 65.6 …Long Beach CC, 1995

Sprint Medley (m) 3:19.09 …Taft CC, 1984(200-220-400-800)

Sprint Medley (w) 1:44.65 …El Camino CC, 1984(100-100-200-400)

4 X 1 Mile (m) 16:58.6 ….Fullerton CC, 1976

4 X 400 IH Relay (m) 3:39.2…Long Beach CC, 1980