Springfield Boys’ Track and Field History
Track/Field Records
Event | Time/Distance | Year | Boys |
3200 M Relay | 8:32.4 | 1990 | TR Mason, D. Telego B. Kelley, S.Dwyer |
110M Hurdles | 15.4 | 1998 | Nick Parisi |
100M Dash | *11.14 | 1968/1995 | J Himes *Converted/J. Kosek |
800M Relay | 1:33.59 | 2015 | R.Groves, N Simboli, G Mincher, E Nezbeth |
1600M Run | 4:26.7 | 1994 | Mark Brady |
400M Relay | 44.16 | 2005 | M. Morell, J. Russell, M. Rios, M. McCambridge |
400M Dash | 49.5 | 1978 | J. Bader |
300M Int Hurdles | 39.6 | 2005 | A. Schuler |
800M Run | 1:55.61 | 1986 | TG. Mason |
200M Dash | 22.3 | 1978 | J. Bader |
3200M Run | 9:30.01 | 1994 | M. Brady |
1600M Relay | 3:29 | 1993 | BJ Chuey, J. Kosek, D. Emerick, M. Brady |
Long Jump | 21' | 1951 | R. Goist |
High Jump | 6'5" | 2009 | R. Snyder |
Shot Put | 63'10" | 2012 | S. Lyons |
Discus | 192' | 2004 | N. Panezich |
Pole Vault | 13'9" | 1993 | F. Franjko |
Team Championships
ICL Championships: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959
District Championships: 1942, 1946, 1957, 1959, 2005
Regional Runners up: 2005
Best Team Finishes at State Meet
Tie for 3rd in 1925
Tie for 9th in 1937
Tie for 6th in 1942
5th in 1957
Tie for 2nd in 1959
Tie for 11th in 1995
15th in 2003
Tie for 7th in 2004
4th in 2005
Individuals who have placed at the State Meet
Russell Wilson: 1st in 440 (51.5—state record that stood until 1934) and 2nd in 220 (21.4)
Walter Lipp: 4th in 880
1936 Class B
Pfau: 2nd in broad jump
Mile Medley Relay Team (Pfau, Simcox, Gillam, Bacon): 2nd
Pfau: 3rd in broad jump
1940 Class B
880 Relay Team (Mason, Bacon, Reisen, Warren Parks): 4th
1942 Class B
Jack Felger: Tie for 2nd in high jump
Davis: 3rd in mile
Jack Benton: 4th in 440
1945 Class B
Ted Mesmer: 4th in 220 low hurdles
1946 Class B
Ted Mesmer: 4th in 220 low hurdles
Joe Huda: 5th in broad jump
Paul Borzick: Tie for 5th in high jump
Len Goist: Tie for 5th in pole vault
1947 Class B
Len Goist: 4th in 120 high hurdles, 4th in discus (134-1) and 5th in shot put (45-10.5)
1950 Class B
Fred Knox: 5th in 880
1951 Class B
Richard Goist: 3rd in 180 low hurdles and tie for 4th in broad jump (20-7)
1955 Class B
Allen Stevens: 3rd in pole vault (11-8.5)
Cobb: 4th in discus (143-3.5)
1956 Class B
Allen Stevens: Tie for 2nd in pole vault (12-4.125)
880 Relay Team (Dave Claypool, Crawford, McCormick, Gordon Withers): 4th
1957 Class A
Allen Stevens: 1st in pole vault (12-4.75), 3rd in mile and 5th in 880
Bill Cobb: Tie for 4th in pole vault (11-4)
1959 Class A
Frank Parks: 1st in mile (4:34.8) and 1st in 880 (2:01.2)
1961 Class A
Richard Bretz: 4th in 440 (52.9)
1962 Class A
Lee Wilson: 2nd in 880
1968 Class A
Ed Dey: 3rd in high jump (6-0)
1977 Class AA
Jeff Bader: 6th in 440 (50.9)
1978 Class AA
Jeff Bader: 5th in 440 (49.9)
1983 Class AA
Frank Franjko: 5th in pole vault (13-0)
1994 Division II
Mark Brady: 4th in 3200 (9:30.01)
1995 Division III
Justin Kosek: 2nd in 200 (22.56) and 5th in 100 (11.31)
2002 Division III
Nick Panezich: 6th in shot put (53-2.25)
2003 Division III
Nick Panezich: 2nd in shot put (55-6) and 4th in discus (168-4)
2004 Division III
Nick Panezich: 1st in shot put (59-9) and 1st in discus (184-2)
2005 Division III
Nick Panezich: 1st in the shot put (58’41/2”) and 2nd in the discuss 178’8”
Matt Morell: 4th in the 200m dash (22.87)
4x100 relay: 7th (44.19) Jeremy Russell, Matt Morell, Mason McCambridge, Melio Rios:
2007 Division III
Ron Snyder: 4th High Jump (6' 2")
2010 Division III
Steven Lyons: 3rd In the shot put (55' 9)
2011 Division III
Steven Lyons: 2nd in the shot put (58' 2"); 7th in the discus (153' 4")