NCAA 400 Trivia

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After last year's NCAA results, then Otis Harris getting hurt, an early year formchart might have been expected to list Minnesota's Adam Steele and Mitch Potter for a 1-2 (pick the order). Based on current form, a Baylor 1-2 from Darold Williamson and Jeremy Wariner doesn't look out of the question.

Name all previous NCAA 400 (or 440) 1-2s.

Just For Rob! :-)

[hj197steve]

Re: NCAA 400 Trivia

I'm not looking it up, but a guess at John Smith and Wayne Collett ?

[gh]

Re: NCAA 400 Trivia

as always, Steve first in; but not as always, Steve be wrong. Collett only scored once in the NCs 400 and that was a 4th in '71.

[Tvarish]

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Total guess but what about Steve Lewis and Danny Everett?

[tandfman]

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My guess is that it's never been done.

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yes Lewis and Everett (well, Everett and Lewis, actually) in '88.

That was the second time it happened. The first time it happened 1-2 guys had a teammate who finished 6th for the best 3-man performance ever. The 6th-placer was Hubie Kerns; who went 1-2?

[rhymans]

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Erwin Miller and Howard Upton (can't remember if Upton was at USC, but Miller won in '39, which has to be the relevant year)

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No, Upton was 4th in '39 (and then 3rd in '40). Kerns was still in HS in '39.

[rhymans]

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So it must have been '42 (as Klemmer won in '41 in Berkeley ahead of Kerns and Bourland). Bourland it was who won in' 42 - so I'm only halfway there - can't remember 2nd place.

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Yes, it's '42, but you're way off on '41! Was held at Stanford and first three were Kerns-Bogrow-Klemmer (who never won).

Suspect only a Trojan fanatic would ever get the '42 runner-up.

[Double R Bar2]

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I believe second place in 1942 was Wachtler of USC. I don't think there were any 1-2's for over 35 years after that one.