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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.
1973 Postal Nationals
(3-MILES) TEAMS
(Previous Record: 73:25.0 by Lompoc in 1972)
INDIVIDUALS
1 Kimball, Rich DeLaSalle13:43.6 12
2 Kingery, Mitch SCarlos 13:56.4 11
3 Barnett, Robert Hills 14:21.4 11
4 Read, Tom MSJ 14:33.8 12
5 Hart, Benton Modesto 14:34.0 12
6 Aguilar, Alex SCrk 14:35.0 12
7 Fritzkey, Ron Leigh 14:41.5 11
8 Emory, Jerry Gunn 14:53.0 11
9 Sisler, Joe Petaluma 14:46.0 12
10 DeBarr, Mike Kennedy 15:00.5 12
11 Young, Ed Carl 15:03.8 11
12 Paulin, Bob Camden 15:09.0 10
(2-MILES) TEAMS
(record -- 1972, Lompoc, CA, 46:21.0)
1 Leigh San Jose, CA 47:58.2
2 York Elmhurst, IL 48:08.0
3 St Francis Mtn View, CA 48:14.8
4 Loara Anaheim, CA 48:24.4
5 Merced Merced, CA 48:32.2
6 Lompoc Lompoc, CA 48:34.6
7 Largo Largo, FL 48:41.2
8 Foothill Santa Ana, CA 48:44.6
9 Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA 48:45.4
10 Carlmont Belmont, CA 48:59.9
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