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May24-26 , 2001 at U. of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM 26th Great Southwest ClassicThe meet moves to Albuquerque NM this year as long-time meet director Clyde Volz retires. Golden Harper caught Jon Severy in the stretch
of the 3200 Originally conceived as a
post-season invitational for the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, the
Southwest Classic debuted in 1930 and was conducted until the Depression caused
the meet to close in 1933. An organization of coaches and track officials
resurrected the meet in 1978 with 125 invited athletes from the states of
Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The meet has grown to include over
300 invited athletes from the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada,
Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. Presently the Great Southwest Classic is recognized
as one of the top 4 postseason regional/national track and field invitationals
in the nation.
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