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