by Keith Conning
e-mail: keithconning@aol.com
I met Tom Downs today at Hayward High School. His son junior Nick Downs (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) placed seventh in the NCS MOC 3 mile race in 15:54 (5:18 per mile). Tom's twin brother Peter was also there as well as their wives and mother. Tom was an outstanding runner at Skyline High School in Oakland and at the University of California.
Picture of Tom Downs (Skyline 1979)in the Nor-Cal Running Review.
Nor Cal Prep Rankings Compiled by Prep Editor Keith Conning in 1979 (35 years ago).
http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS////TRACK/1979/norcal.pdf
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1978 OAL Oakland Athletic League T&F (5-26)
Two Mile - Tom Downs (Skyline) 9:51.3
1979 OAL T&F (5-25)
Mile - Tom Downs (Skyline) 4:19.2
Two Mile - Tom Downs (Skyline) 9:27.0
http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/oal_res.htm
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS - BEST MARKS LIST for
CRYSTAL SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY COURSE
2.95 miles (present course established 1971)
(entries current through 11/16/13)
EntryRunner Mile
Rank Rank Name Class School, City Time Pace Year Meet
1 1 Mitch Kingery* Jr San Carlos (closed '82) 14:28 4:55 1973 CM3
2 2 Jay Marden** Sr Mission San Jose, Fremont 14:28.4 4:55 1980 NorCal
3 Kingery Jr San Carlos (closed '82) 14:37 4:58 1973 CM1
4 3 Barasa Thomas Jr Santa Barbara 14:37 4:58 1979 KWest
5 4 Mark Mastalir Sr Jesuit, Carmichael 14:38 4:58 1985 CSI
6 5 Yohaness Estifanos Sr Milpitas 14:38.5 4:58 2012 CSI
7 6 Eric Mastalir Sr Jesuit, Carmichael 14:39 4:58 1985 CSI
8 7 Andy DiConti Sr La Canada 14:40 4:59 1979 KWest
9 8 Matt Giusto** Sr San Mateo 14:40.3 4:59 1983 PAL
10 Marden Jr Mission San Jose, Fremont 14:41 4:59 1979 KWest
11 9 Paul Summers Sr Gunn, Palo Alto 14:41 4:59 2009 CCS-D2
12 Kingery Jr San Carlos (closed '82) 14:42 4:59 1973 CCS
13 Kingery Jr San Carlos (closed '82) 14:42 4:59 1973 CM2
14 10 Bob Paulin Sr Camden (closed '80), San Jose 14:42 4:59 1975 Reg3
15 11 Mike McGlade Sr Northwest Christian, Spokane, WA 14:42 4:59 1979 KWest
16 Kingery Jr San Carlos (closed '82) 14:43 5:00 1973 Reg2
17 12 Jesse Torres Sr Independence, San Jose 14:43 5:00 1980 CM3
18 13 Tom Downs Sr Skyline, Oakland 14:43.6 5:00 1978 NorCal
http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/cryat_bi.htm
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All-Time California Track & Field Records Through 1979
3200 Meters
8:33.4c -Jeff Nelson (Burbank-SS) 1979 (ran 8:36.3 for two miles)
8:41.6c -Eric Hulst (Laguna Beach-SS) 1976 (ran 8:44.6 for two miles)
8:42.2c -Thom Hunt (Patrick Henry, San Diego-SD) 1976 (ran 8:45.2 for 2 miles)
8:43.0c -Ralph Serna (Loara, Anaheim-SS) 1975 (ran 8:46.0 for two miles)
8:43.6c -Rich Kimball (DeLaSalle, Concord-NC) 1974 (ran 8:46.6 for two miles)
8:45.8c *Curtis Beck (Santa Monica-SS) 1972 (ran 8:48.8 for two miles)
8:49.4c -Chuck Assumma (Eisenhower, Rialto-SS) 1979 (ran 8:52.4 for two miles)
8:49.6c -Don Moses (Crescenta Valley, La Crescenta-SS) 1976 (ran 8:52.6 for two miles)
8:49.9c -Frank Assumma (Eisenhower, Rialto-SS) 1977 (ran 8:52.9 for two miles)
8:50.4c -Marc Genet (Santa Ana-SS) 1972 (ran 8:53.4 for two miles)
8:50.4c *Rod Berry (Redwood, Larkspur-NC) 1977 (ran 8:53.4 for two miles)
8:50.6c -Mark Spilsbury (Foothill, Tustin-SS) 1976 (ran 8:53.6 for two miles)
8:50.6c *Dave Taylor (Merced-SJ) 1972 (ran 8:53.6 for two miles)
8:50.8c -Dale Fleet (Clairemont, San Diego-SD) 1971 (ran 8:53.8 for two miles)
8:51.1c -Jim Salcido (Sunny Hills, Fullerton-SS) 1972 (ran 8:54.2 for two miles)
8:51.3c -Sal Godinez (Salesian, Los Angeles-SS) 1976 (ran 8:54.4 for two miles)
8:51.3c *Gordon Innes (Upland-SS) 1971 (ran 8:54.4 for two miles)
8:51.3c -Jose Amaya (Wilson, Los Angeles-LA) 1971 (ran 8:54.4 for two miles)
8:51.5c -Bob Grubbs (Washington, Fremont-NC) 1972 (ran 8:54.6 for two miles)
8:51.5c -Pete Romero (Reedley-CE) 1967 (ran 8:54.6 for two miles)
8:51.7c -Bill St. John (Mater Dei, Santa Ana-SS) 1976 (ran 8:54.8 for two miles)
8:51.7c -Terry Williams (Lompoc-SS) 1973 (ran 8:54.8 for two miles)
8:51.7c -Terry Cotton ((Valley, El Cajon-SD) 1972 (ran 8:54.8 for two miles)
8:51.9c -Ron Wentworth (Livermore-NC) 1979 (ran 8:55.0 for two miles)
8:51.9c -Colin McConnell (Edison, Huntington Beach-SS) 1976 (ran 8:55.0 for two miles)
8:52.1c -Fred Ritcherson (Salesian, Los Angeles-SS) 1969 (ran 8:55.2 for two miles)
8:52.2c -Tim Holmes (Downey, Modesto-SJ) 1977 (ran 8:55.3 for two miles)
8:52.3c -Steve Ortiz (Kennedy, Barstow-SS) 1977 (ran 8:55.4 for two miles)
8:52.3c -Tim Danielson (Chula Vista-SD) 1966 (ran 8:55.4 for two miles)
8:52.5c -Ron Johnson (West Torrance, Torrance-SS) 1970 (ran 8:55.6 for two miles)
8:52.6c -Tom Downs (Skyline, Oakland-OK) 1979 (ran 8:55.7 for two miles)
Senior all-time state best: 8:33.4c Jeff Nelson (Burbank-SS) 1979 (ran 8:36.3 for two miles)
Junior all-time state best: 8:42.0c Eric Hulst (Laguna Beach-SS) 1975 (ran 8:45.0 for two miles)
Sophomore all-time state best: 8:47.6c Eric Hulst (Laguna Beach-SS) 1974 (8:50.6 for two miles)
Freshman all-time state best: 9:01.3c Eric Hulst (Laguna Beach-SS) 1973 (9:04.4 for two miles)
All-time best by CIF section:
CE: 8:51.5c Pete Romero (Reedley) 1967
LA: 8:51.3c Jose Amaya (Wilson, Los Angeles) 1971
NC: 8:43.6c Rich Kimball (DeLaSalle, Concord) 1974
OK: 8:52.6c Tom Downs (Skyline, Oakland) 1979
SD: 8:42.2c Thom Hunt (Patrick Henry, San Diego) 1976
SJ: 8:50.6c *Dave Taylor (Merced-SJ) 1972 (ran 8:53.6 for two miles)
SS: 8:33.4c Jeff Nelson (Burbank) 1979
http://espn.go.com/high-school/track-and-xc/california/story/_/id/7810657/all-time-california-track-field-records
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Sacramento, June 2, 1979 - CA State Meet
Jeff Nelson just prior start of 2M.
The race begins...
Finish:
1) J. Nelson (Burbank) ............ 8:47.35
2) T. Downs (Skyline) ............... 8:55.65
3) R. Wentworth (Livermore) .... 9:00.45
4) L. Whatcott (Burbank) .......... 9:05.9
5) C. Assumma (Eisenhower) .... 9:09.2
6) K. Ernst (El Dorado) ............ 9:11.5
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8) J. Marden (MSJ) .................. 9:16.9
Tom Downs joins the sub-9:00 club in finishing second at the CA state 2-Mile. Downs (402, Cal Berkeley) at the '84 Olympic trials (5,000m).
http://www.runningentertainment.com/runningshots7.html
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ALL-TIME TOP 10 University of California Berkeley
1500 METERS
(* Mile hand time - 18.0)
1. Andy Clifford 1979 3:39.9
2. Don Bowden 1957 3:40.7*
3. Bolota Asmerom 2000 3:41.97
4. Jay Marden 1984 3:42.1*
5. Dave Ottaway 1989 3:42.72
6. Richie Boulet 1994 3:43.01
7. Tom Downs 1984 3:44.26
8. Ronen Maoz 1984 3:44.34
9. Reggie Williams 1991 3:44.76
10.Cliff West 1972 3:44.9
5000 METERS
(* 3 mile +28 seconds)
1. Bolota Asmerom 2001 13:31.88
2. Tom Downs 1982 13:40.39
3. Jay Marden 1986 13:47.78
4. Richie Boulet 1996 13:49.47
5. Simon Mudd 1998 14:00.27
6. Felix Elieff 1980 14:02.5
7. Giliat Ghebray 2005 14:04.00
8. Gary Blume 1979 14:04.6 *
9. Girmay Guangul 2005 14:07.95i
10.W. Schmulewicz 1975 14:10.8*
http://www.calbears.com/fls/30100/old_site/pdf/c-otrack/pdf-06TF36to45-041906.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30100
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Thomas Downs, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology Kaiser Permanente Vallejo.
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Peter Downs, CFA
CFO
San Francisco Bay Area Computer Software
Current
NComputing
Previous
Siperian (Acquired by Informatica), BroadVision, Bank of the Orient
Education
University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
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NComputing
Peter Downs
Chief Financial Officer
Peter Downs leads the finance and supply chain teams as well as legal and corporate services.
Prior to NComputing, Downs was VP Finance at Siperian where he led the finance, legal, human resources and corporate services teams. He also served as VP Finance and Corporate Treasurer at BroadVision where he led finance and investor relations.
Downs holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree and a Bachelor of Arts from University of California, Berkeley. Additionally, Peter is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
http://www.ncomputing.com/company/management-team
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