Los Gatos HS !!

[26mi235]

Has an exchange student ever been in the top 3, or maybe even led, a HS list?

It depends on how you define 'exchange student'. We certainly have had LOTS of foreigners lead the USA HS lists.

When I was in HS in the 60s, the school record was held by an exchange student -- I can no longer remember the name (Alhambra HS), but I think the time was 9.6 for 100y, the mark was from the 1950s.

[BCBaroo]

Nico Weller 17' 6.5" at CCS finals.

[Half Miler]

Calvin Gaziano won Postal Meet there in 1984 in 9.02,6y

I was in this race! (but I won't tell you where I finished)

[HL]

A guess based on the fact that he attended Los Altos HS, Robin Ruble?

[gh]

Which of those 5 worked for T&FN at one time?

[HL]

In 1960, Ray Van Asten, a Dutch foreign exchange student, won the California State High School half mile in 1:51.9. At the time it was called the greatest high school half mile race ever.

Results

Ray Van Asten 1:51.9
Jan Underwood 1:52.0
Ralph Lee 1:52.1
Ron Whitney 1:52.7
Robin Ruble 1:53.0

It topped the high school list for 1960 and was, at the time, #2 ever behind Tom Carroll's, 1:50.6.

[Cooter Brown]

Los Gatos is at the bottom of the Silicon and Santa Clara Valley about 50 miles from San Francisco and 20 miles from Santa Cruz. I don't think any community in that area considers themselves to be a San Francisco burb.....

It can probably be considered a burb of San José. mmm, come to think of it, given the relative size of things, San Francisco is now a burb of San José!

Does anybody want to claim to be a burb of San Jose? Kinda like my wife says her hometown of Danville is outside SF when it's closer to outside of Oakland.

[EPelle]

I did set a 26-second PB there at that track as well - in the autumn. Attributed it to the competition. A rival of mine ran a 9.15,2y on that track at a Postal competition and never again ran faster than 9.35y anywhere else... again, could have been the comp when he won Postal (61 last lap). Teammate of mine a year ahead of me ran a 9.24,0y there in the autumn (Postal), and then 9.19,55 in the spring.

[tafnut]

hmmm - all these PRs and Fast Times at Los Gatos High (!)
I'm wondering if it's the Rieti of US HS tracks??!!

Calvin Gaziano won Postal Meet there in 1984 in 9.02,6y. He ran 8.55,2y indoors a couple months later indoors.

aha! a red herring to throw us off the scent!!!

[EPelle]

hmmm - all these PRs and Fast Times at Los Gatos High (!)

I'm wondering if it's the Rieti of US HS tracks??!!

Calvin Gaziano won Postal Meet there in 1984 in 9.02,6y. He ran 8.55,2y indoors a couple months later indoors.

[tafnut]

hmmm - all these PRs and Fast Times at Los Gatos High (!)

I'm wondering if it's the Rieti of US HS tracks??!!

[gh]

Los Gatos is at the bottom of the Silicon and Santa Clara Valley about 50 miles from San Francisco and 20 miles from Santa Cruz. I don't think any community in that area considers themselves to be a San Francisco burb.....

It can probably be considered a burb of San José. mmm, come to think of it, given the relative size of things, San Francisco is now a burb of San José!

[dl]

I believe Marius Bakken was atop the 2-mile list when he was at York for one year.

Greatest Los Gatos HS product: my wife!

[carlosreyes2k]

Los Gatos is at the bottom of the Silicon and Santa Clara Valley about 50 miles from San Francisco and 20 miles from Santa Cruz. I don't think any community in that area considers themselves to be a San Francisco burb.

Additionally Los Gatos is in the CCS, Central Coast Section. Always had top marks in track and field. Back in the National Postal days, 1971, as a Jr. I ran a 9:30 two mile, note 'two mile' NOT 3200 meters!" and got 33rd place. Can you believe that?!?! Thirty third! So those marks posted above are not unusual for meets in that area.

But from what I've been reading these past few years that Los Gatos track must be a good one. Was it two years ago the CCS meet was held there and the Woman's 800 had three or four girls under 2:10? Amazing for High School.

[EPelle]

LG has always had good middle distance runners, particularly strong on the women:s side.