a little history, a little humor

In the 1968 championships San Jose State’s Kirk Clayton made it to the 100 -yard finals only to be disqualified for running out of his lane-maybe a first in NCAA straightaway races. However, San Jose went on to win its first NCAA team title with California community college ("JC" was the term then) products Lee Evans (San Jose CC), Sam Davis (Fresno CC), Ronnie Ray Smith (LACC), and John Powell (American River) a vital part of the Spartan scoring machine.  *21 California CC alums competed in those NCAA Championships at U. Tennessee.