Emerson Chapman (Berkeley High School 1940) to be inducted

Emerson Chapman (Berkeley High School 1940) will be inducted into the Berkeley High School Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 4, 2013.

Chapman placed second in the State Meet high jump in 1940. He also tied for fourth at 6-0 in 1939.

State Meet
Visalia
May 25, 1940
1 Jack Newman LB Poly S 6-04.5 HJ 1940
2 Emerson Chapman Berkeley NC HJ 1940
3 Oce Brown Vallejo NC HJ 1940
3 Saplis Inglewood S HJ 1940
3 Bob Parker Santa Monica S HJ 1940
http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm#1940

State Meet
Coliseum, Los Angeles
May 27, 1939
1 Bill Stewart Torrance S 6-04.5 HJ 1939
2 Duette Mills Tulare C 6-03 HJ 1939
3 Bob Sprinkle Claremont S 6-02 HJ 1939
4 Vernon Hart Narbonne LA 6-00 HJ 1939
4 Emerson Chapman Berkeley NC HJ 1939
http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm#1939

Chapman also won the North Coast Section high jump championship in 1939 and 1940. 5-11 3/4.

1939 NCS T&F (5-20)
100 - Jim Peterson (San Jose) 10.0
220 - Jim Peterson (San Jose) 21.9
440 - Jim Dunn (Burlingame) 51.6
880 - Tom Watson (Piedmont) 2:02.3
Mile - Roger Hawley (San Ramon Valley) 4:40.7
220 LH - John Lee (Gilroy) 25.9
120 HH (39”) - Omar Cowles (King City) 15.1
880 Relay - 880 relay (San Jose) 1:32.0
BJ - Frank Freeman (Sonoma) 22-9 3/4
HJ - Emerson Chapman (Berkeley) 6-0
PV - Lyle Taggert (Palo Alto), 12-9 3/4
SP - Tom Higgins (San Jose) 51-3 3/4
Disc - Bill Sweikert (Vallejo) 136-2 1/2
Teams - San Jose, 22; Berkeley, 12 1/2

1940 NCS T&F (5-18)
100 - Kenny Taix (San Jose) 10.2
220 - Kenny Taix (San Jose) 22.2
440 - Jud Krueger (Berkeley) 51.5
880 - Roger Lane (San Rafael) 1:57.3
Mile - Piccolopti Valador (Mendocino) 4:38.3
220 LH - Ed Reiss (Burlingame) 24.4
120 HH - Ed Reiss (Burlingame) 14.8
880 Relay - Piedmont (NR)
BJ - Rich Walter (Pacific Grove) 21.8
HJ - Emerson Chapman (Berkeley) 5-11 3/4
PV - (tie) Irving Moore (Piedmont) & Pete Masuoka
(Analy) 12-11 1/8
SP - Ben Steele (Santa Rosa) 53-11
Disc - Turner Brashear (Richmond) 134-4
Teams - Berkeley, 14; Piedmont, 11 1/2
http://cifncs.org/sports/track/files/RESULTS/NCS%20Track%20Champions%201915-Present.pdf