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.

1968 Postal Nationals

(2-MILES) TEAMS

(record -- 47:11.2, Homestead, Sunnyvale, Calif '68)
(old record -- 48:01.0, Mills, Millbrae, Calif '67)

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1    47:11.2            HOMESTEAD, Sunnyvale, Calif
2    47:43.2            BURLINGAME, Calif
3    47:53.0            YORK, Elmhurst, IL (state champion patch)
4    48:38.0            KIRKWOOD, Mo
5    48:45.8            UPLAND, Calif
6    48:49.0            SOUTH, Shawnee Mission, KS
7    48:58.8            CATHOLIC, Roselle, NJ
8    49:03.0            HOMESTEAD #2, Sunnyvale, Calif
9    49:04              MT TAHOMA, Tacoma, WA
10   49:15              LOS ALTOS, Calif
11   49:16.6            RIVERSIDE-BROOKFIELD, Riverside, IL
12   49:16.8            EL MODENA, Calif
13   49:23.4            POINT LOMA, San Diego, Calif
14   49:25              KEARSLEY, Flint, MI
15   49:26.2            MONTE VISTA, Spring Valley, Calif
16   49:36.6            CARLMONT, Belmont, Calif
17   49:38              WILCOX, Santa Clara, Calif
18   49:40              SAN CARLOS, Calif
19   49:46              SOUTH TORRANCE, Torrance, Calif
20   49:47              MIRA COSTA, Calif
21   49:52              AWALT, Mtn View, Calif
22   50:05              AWALT - SOPHS, Mtn View, Calif
23   50:09              LA HABRA, Calif
24   50:13              CUPERTINO, Calif
25   50:23              GARDEN GROVE, Calif
26   50:42              VALENCIA, Placentia, Calif
27   50:43              CAMDEN, San Jose, Calif
27   50:43              MISSION SAN JOSE, Calif
29   50:45              TENNYSON, Hayward, Calif
30   50:45.2            CONCORD, N Hamp
31   50:50              BOLSA GRANDE, Calif
32   50:52.4            PLEASANT HILL, Calif
33   50:54.0            CLEAR CREEK, League City, TX
34   50:56              HILLSDALE San Mateo, Calif
35   50:58              RIORDAN, San Francisco, Calif
36   51:00              MENLO-ATHERTON, Menlo Park, Calif
37   51:01              KIRKWOOD #2, MO
38   51:03              WESTMINSTER, Calif
38   51:03              SANTA ANA, Calif
40   51:07.4            SOUTH #2, Shawnee Mission, KS
41   51:18              MT PLEASANT, San Jose, Calif
42   51:22.0            POINT LOMA, San Diego, Calif
43   51:23              FOOTHILL
44   51:27              CRESPI, Encino, Calif
45   51:30              FOUNTAIN VALLEY
45   51:30              HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif
47   51:34              SADDLEBACK
48   51:35              MENLO-ATHERTON #2, Menlo Park, Calif
49   51:35.4            RIVERSIDE-BROOKFIELD #2, Riverside, IL
50   51:36              FREMONT, Sunnyvale, Calif
51   51:46              SEQUOIA, Redwood City, Calif
52   51:50              SUNNYHILLS, Fullerton, Calif
53   51:56              COMPTON, Calif
54   51:56.2            LINCOLN, Sioux Falls, SD
55   51:57.0            YANKTON, SD
56   51:57.6            MT MIGUEL, Lemon Grove, Calif
57   51:59              COSTA MESA, Calif
58   52:06              MILFORD, MI
59   52:08              COLUMBUS, Waterloo, IA
60   52:52.4            MT DIABLO, Concord, Calif
61   53:03.8            SOUTH #3, Shawnee Mission, KS
62   53:32.8            REAVIS, Oak Lawn, IL
63   54:39              WASHINGTON
64   54:48              KENNEDY
65   55:03              RIORDAN #2, San Francisco, Calif
66   55:20.8            DOWNEY, Modesto, Calif
67   55:33.4            CRAWFORD, San Diego, Calif
68   57:42.4            ST MARY, Greenwich, Conn
69   58:06              MILFORD #2, MI

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INDIVIDUALS

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1    Carey              Carl    9:12.6  12
2    Christianson       Home    9:17    12
3    Sofos              Burl    9:17    12
4    Ferguson           Home    9:19    12
5    Cruz               Wil     9:20    12
6    Whytock            Burl    9:21    12
7    Larson             Fre     9:22    12    
8    Amaya              Burl    9:25    12    
9    Brassell           Home    9:26    11    
10   Davis              Pros    9:29    11   
11   Flynn              Home    9:35    12     
12   Hanes              Home    9:36    12    
13   Gaesser            Home    9:38    11
14   Allen              LA      9:42    12
15   Johnson            LA      9:43    12
16   Whitehead          Burl    9:44    12    
17   Silva              Wats    9:45    11
18   Blake              Camd    9:45    11
19   Guerin             Rior    9:46    10
20   McVay              Wstmnt  9:46    12
21   Brown              LA      9:47    11
22   DeVoe              Buch    9:48    12
23   Stahl              Home    9:49    11
24   Pope               Home    9:50    12
25   Cabral             Home    9:51    12
26   Melody             Rior    9:52    12
27   Allen              MP      9:53    12
28   Bales              Seq     9:54    11
29   Brickley           Rior    9:55    12
30   Remak              Home    9:55    11
31   Thompson           Home    9:56    11
32   Wigney             Burl    9:57    10
33   Templeman          Carl    9:58    10
34   McCarthy           LA      9:59    12
35   Carlson            Wstmnt  9:59    10
36   Horan              Cup     9:59    12
37   Sofed              Burl    10:00   10
38   Tase               Rior    10:01   11
39   Farcone            Camd    10:01   11
40   Morris             Burl    10:03   10
41                      Rior    10:03   10
42   Wilder             LA      10:04   11
43   Coleman            Paly    10:10   12
44   Cazahous           Rior    10:15   11
45   Maykel             Home    10:32   12
46   Samson             MP      10:44   11