Our Olympians … who did not medal:
Frank Covelli
… Javelin
NCAA, AAU National titles; ’64,’68 Olympian;
Jeff Fishback…Steeplechase
’64 Olympian, AAU Champion, 3-time NCAA All-American
Les Mills…shot put, discus
State meet, *national records; ’67 world SP ranking-5th
’64, ’68,
’72
Jim Seymour…Intermediate hurdles
Golden West CC /
’72
Olympics 4th place-48.64; PAC-8 Champion
James
Robinson … 800
Laney CC / UC Berkeley
Two state titles, two *national records, seven
’84, ’88 Olympian; 1:43.92- ’84 Trials
Doug Nordquist … High Jump
’84 Olympian, two-time
7-8¾ PR …
Doug Padilla… 5000 meters
Chabot /
Brigham Young…’84 Olympian
A decade of
international level 5000s
Ruth Caldwell
Wysocki-Citrus … 1500 meters
Still holds American CC 800-meter record-2:03.9
First female to win two state
meet events in consecutive years;
Wysocki upset Mary Decker Slaney to win ’84
Trials
Donna Mayhew … Javelin
1980 State
Champion 167-6 *state meet, national record
Five
Milton Goode...
1984:
Olympic Trials: 3rd 7-5 3/4; LA Olympics:
Missed all three attempts at his opening height.