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Postal History: Founded in 1956 by cross country coach Forrest Jamieson the "Postal" idea was presented to Track&FieldNews. Bert & Cordner Nelson seeing the potential of such an event quickly jumped behind the high school coaches idea. The event culminated with a National Championship awarded based upon five man relay teams and published in the Prep Panorama section of Track & Field News. Before the internet era the Bible of Our Sport supported the idea of annual fall national postal competitions. The high school competition featured a five-man two-mile & three-mile total team time run on the track. Each season's top team receiving a special championship award from Track & Field News.

1963 Postal Nationals

(2-MILES) TEAMS

(record: 1962, South Salem, OR, 48:50.9)

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1    Ossining           48:49.5 Ossining, New York *New National Record
2    Carlmont           49:07.1 Belmont, California
3    East               49:49.0 Wichita, Kansas
4    Tennyson           50:00.0 Hayward, California
5    York               50:00.5 Elmhurst, Illinois
6    Redford            50:04.0 Detroit, Michigan
7    Berkeley           50:12.9 Berkeley, California
8    Concord            50:43.6 Concord, New Hampshire
9    Pittsburg          51:02.0 Pittsburg, California
10   North              51:03.0 Wichita, Kansas
11   Pleasant Hill      51:03.3 Pleasant Hill, California
12   Mils               51:11.0 Milbrae, California
13   St Xavier          51:16.9 Louisville, Kentucky
14   Hillsdale          51:21.9 San Mateo, California
15   Cubberley         51:24.8 Palo Alto, California
16   Clayton Valley51:27.0 Concord, California
17   Carlmont #2      51:48.2 Belmont, California
18   Terra Nova       52:00.6 Pacifica, California
19   New Bedford 52:06.0 New Bedford, Massachusetts
20   South              52:21.9 Salem, Oregon
21   Wyandotte        52:25.0 Kansas City, Kansas
22   Newark             52:25.0 Newark, California
23   Palo Alto          52:34.4 Palo Alto, California
24   Edison             52:40.4 Tulsa, Oklahomas
25   Charlston          52:48.7 Charleston, West Virginia
26   Westmoor         52:58.6 Daly City, Caifornia
27   Central            52:58.7 Little Rock, Arkansas
28   Sunnyvale          53:08.8 Sunnyvale, California
29   Los Gatos          53:15.0 Los Gatos, California
30   Tamalpais          53:25.7 Tamalpais, California
31   Washington      53:30.9 Centerville, California
32   Cupertino          53:40.6 Cupertino, California
33   Los Altos          53:57.2 Los Altos, California
34   San Carlos         54:06.1 San Carlos, California
35   Buchser            54:10.8 Santa Clara, California
36   Pleasant Hill #254:28.0 Pleasant Hill, California
37   Southeast          54:32.0 Wichita, Kansas
38   Santa Clara        54:37.7 Santa Clara, California
39   Ft Lauderdale  54:46.1 Ft Lauderdale, Florida
40   Highlands          54:55.2 Albuquerque, New Mexico
41   West               55:05.0 Wichita, Kansas
42   Foothill           55:03.8 Hayward, California
43   Valley             55:33.3 Albuquerque, New Mexico
44   Olando Boone   55:33.4 Olando, Florida
45   Sylvan             55:50.8 Atlanta, Georgie
46   Kapaun             56:00.0 Wichita, Kansas
47   Heights            56:05.0 Wichita, Kansas
48   Lick               56:12.0 San Jose, California
49   Manzano            56:49.4 Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Individual
1. Mike Ryan, Wilcox, CA 9:09.8 *New National Two-mile Record
2. Jim Ryun, Witchita, KS 9:11.5

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