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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.

1966 Postal Nationals

(2-MILES) TEAMS

(record 48:05.9, Proviso West Hillside, Illinois '64)

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1. Ossining, New York 48:28.3
2. Westminster, California 48:28.5
3. Ray, Texas 48:38.2
4. Falfurrius, Texas 48:40.4
5. Foxlane, New York 48:55.3
6. Monte Vista, California 49:02.1
7. Pleasant Hill, California 49:08.2
8. Wyandotte, Kansas 49:16.9
9. South Torrance, California 49:19.7
10. Sunnyvale, California 49:32.0

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INDIVIDUALS

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1. Mike Sellars, West Torrance, CA, 9:13.5
2. Ray Analiz, Ray, Corpus Christi, TX, 9:15
3. Jeff Marsee, South Torrance, CA, 9:16
4. Robert Gonzalez, Falfurrius, TX, 9:17
5. Otis Martin, Lincoln, CA, 9:18
6. Mike Solomon, Wesminster, CA, 9:23
7. Neil Sybert, Westminster, CA, 9:23
8. Dave Pottetti, Fox Lane, Bedford, NY, 9:24

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