school records!

[LionPride]

[quote="southpaw";p="90800"]Tony Hunter has both mile and two mile records at CR[/quote]

Do you know his times? When did Hunter graduate?

[nittanyboiler]

The school records for Forbes Road are 4:28 for 1600 and 9:56 for 3200.

What's that you say? Forbes doesn't have a track team? You are right but they did have a few guys that ran unattached at several meets in McConnellsburg and Everett, Ship Invitational, District 5, and PIAA back in the late 80's and early 90's

Michael Newman ran the 4:28 at the Hancock Invitational in 1989, I think. His best at District 5 was around 4:32, just short of a district record. He medaled at PIAA in 1989.

Newman ran his 9:56 at PIAA in 1988, as a junior.

Other good runners in District 5 I remember from that time were Scott Raley and "Braindead" from Tussey, Collins from Shade, and Bart Teeter from NBC. Jerry Rasmussen was amazing at 400 and did well at states.

[LionPride]

[quote="nittanyboiler";p="90825"]Jerry Rasmussen was amazing at 400 and did well at states.[/quote]

Rasmussen from Tussey was darn good in the 3200 too.

[southpaw]

LP I don't think that Jerry Rasmussen ran the two mile. 100, 200, and 400 were his events.

[LionPride]

[quote="southpaw";p="90830"]LP I don't think that Jerry Rasmussen ran the two mile. 100, 200, and 400 were his events.[/quote]

Not sure about in 1990, but I'm almost positive he did in 1989. Jason Cole and he place 1 & 2 at the county meet that year.

Unless it was someone else from Tussey......

You have me questioning my memory now........

[southpaw]

Almost positive LP.

[southpaw]

Rasmussen I don't think ran the 800m in competition but I heard he could run a sub 2:00 consistently in practice.

[LionPride]

[quote="southpaw";p="90836"]Almost positive LP.[/quote]

Can you check on the question about Hunter? When did he graduate, and what were his times?

[southpaw]

I think Tony graduated in 97 or 98 don't know the times though but can't get them later today.

[LionPride]

[quote="southpaw";p="90837"]Rasmussen I don't think ran the 800m in competition but I heard he could run a sub 2:00 consistently in practice.[/quote]

Kind of like Bill Smith back in the late 80's. I think he only ran the 1600 a few times in competition, but he could fly. I can't remember his times though.

He was more of a 400 and 800 guy, but he could smoke any of us distance runners, and most of the sprinters too.