Richard Knox Invitational - 10/28/66

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Richard Knox Invitational 50 TEAMS TAKE PART IN CC MEET

More than 700 athletes from 50 Northern California high schools competed in yesterday's Richard Knox Memorial cross country invitational meet at Modesto's Legion Park. Top individual varsity performer was Robert Yzlas of Madera High, who paced his team from sixth to second with a 9:18 two-mile leg. Defending champion Pleasant Hills High, coached by former Modestan Bo McGuire, captured the varsity team race. Downey Sophs Downey's sophomores took first place. Running for Coach Ed Maurice's champs were Tommy Torvend, Andy Potochnik, Joe Yohan, Hal Bright and John Ritter. Modesto High was second in the junior team race. Grace Davis placed fifth in the varsity competition. Mickey Miramonte, former Modesto High and MJC athlete, won the coaches award for the best four team showing. Knox in whose memory the meet is held was Downey's first cross country coach.


        INDIVIDUALS
        Junior-Senior Division
        Two Miles


        Name                Sch  Time

1       Tom Plum            Ygn  9:44                         Ygn     Ygnacio Valley
1       Jim Phelan          High 9:44                         High    Highlands
3       Tim Lee             Col  9:55                         Col     College Park
4       John Stephans       Val  9:58                         Val     Vallejo
5       Irias Colderone     Sac  10:00                        Sac     Sacramento
6       Kare Bacon          Val  10:01                        Sar     Saratoga
7       Bruce Fontemore     Ygn  10:04                        Mills   Mills of Millbrae
8       Mari Beetzle        Sar  10:04                        Man     Manteca
9       George Blanchard    Val  10:04                        Tracy   Tracy
10      Aivid Kretz         Mills10:06                        Terra   Terra Nova
                                                              Lib     Liberty
        others:                                               Tur     Turlock
12      Joe Carmone         Tracy10:06                        Stagg   Stagg
14      Don Boggs           Man  10:09                        Dow     Downey
                                                              Cer     Ceres


     Richard Knox Invitational
     Team Results


     Varsity Race
     Five Two-Mile Legs

1    Pleasant Hills      49:48.1
2    Madera              50:02.0
3    Pittsburg           51:03.0
4    Clayton Valley      51:15.0
5    Grace Davis         51:20.0
6    Leigh of San Jose
7    El Camino
8    Lodi
9    Watsonville
10   Encina
11   McClatchy
12   Sunnyvale
13   Merced
14   Burbank of Sacremento
15   Napa
16   College Park
17   Modesto
18   Rio Americano


     Junior And Small Varsities
     Five Two-Mile Legs


1    Reedley             51:05.0
2    Modesto             52:11.0
3    Rio Linda           52:21.0
4    Folsomo             52:31.0
5    Mira Loma           52:47.0
6    McClatchy
7    San Ramon
8    Tracy
9    Clayton Valley
10   Oceania
11   Gilroy
12   Sunnyvale
13   Pittsburg
14   Pioneer of San Jose
15   Burbank
16   Downey
17   Liberty
18   Lodi
19   Sacramento
20   Johnson of Sacramento

Best leg in varsity and junior race: Robert Yzlas, Madera, 9:18


Frosh/Soph Boys

Richard Knox Invitational Freshman-Sophomores 1.8 Miles Name Sch Time 1 Jeff Olpin Ygn 9:59.7 2 Bruce Evans Terra 9:55 3 Phil Rice Lib 9:58 4 Steve Richardson Terra10:05 5 John Dunham Ygn 10:06 6 Steve Gallagher Ygn 10:09 7 Rudy Duran Tur 10:10 8 Chuck Sapein Stagg10:11 9 Dave Wine Dow 10:12 10 George Avilla Tur 10:13 others: 24 Mike Tapia Cer 10:45 26 Bobo Bambico Man 10:46 30 Willie Carney Man 10:58 33 Larry Davis Tur 11:00 Richard Knox Invitational Team Results Sophomore Team Race Five 1.8 Mile Legs 1 Downey 50:52.4 2 Clayton Valley 51:06.0 3 Encina 51:35.0 4 San Mateo 51:58.0 5 North Salinas 52:23.0 6 Franklin 7 Merced 8 Sacramento 9 Burbank of Sacramento 10 Rio Americano 11 Madera 12 El Camino 13 College Park 14 Pleasant Hills 15 McClatchy 16 Pittsburg 17 Johnson 18 Atwater Freshman Team Race Five 1.8 Mile Legs 1 San Ramon 51:05.0 2 Reedley 52:11.0 3 Sunnyvale 52:21.0 4 Central Jr. High of 52:31.0 5 Folsom 52:47.0 6 Hillview Jr. High of Pitts 7 Pleasant Hill 8 Clayton Valley 9 College Park 10 Oceania 11 Encina 12 Gilroy 13 Modsto 14 Gtracy 15 Atwater Best leg in sophomore and freshman - Dave Madigan, Sam Mateo, 9:35