Stat of the Week
by John Sullivan - Sully is a track nut who can't get enough track stats. He cranks out lists for his own amusement -- and now he can amuse you as well.

High School Boys 800m/880y record progression

1:51.9m Ted Meredith, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA, Olympic Games 7/12/1912
(for 800m Gold medal & World Record at Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden)
1:52.3y Don Bowden, Lincoln, San Jose, CA, North Coast Section 5/22/1954
1:50.6y Tom Carroll – Fordham Prep, New York, New York, Catholic Schools meet (NY) 6/3/1957
(also ran 1:49.2 for 800m in 1957)
1:50.6y Tom Sullivan, St. George, Evanston, IL, Golden West Invite (CA) 6/1/1961
1:49.2y Dennis Carr, Lowell, Whittier, CA, Compton (CA) Invitational 6/7/1963
1:48.8y Richard Joyce, Sierra, Whittier, CA, California HS State Meet (Bakersfield) 6/5/1965
1:48.5y Dale Scott, El Cerrito, El Cerrito, CA, Kennedy Games (Berkeley, CA) 6/10/1972
1:47.31m Pete Richardson, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, California HS State Meet (Norwalk) 6/6/1981
1:46.58m George Kersh, Pearl, Pearl, MS, Golden West Invite (CA) 6/13/1987
1:46.45m Michael Granville, Bell Gardens, Bell Gardens, CA, California HS State Meet (Norwalk) 5/30/1996

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