Friday, August 14, 2015

University of California Track and Field All-Time Top 10 in 400m through 6-6-01

California Track and Field All-Time Top 10 in 400m
Updated 6-6-01
400 Meters
1. Peter Howard .......1985 45.46
2. Atlee Mahorn .......1986 45.62
3. Dave Archibald ....1962 46.14*
.....Forest Beaty .........1965 46.14*
....Grover Klemmer... 1941 46.14*
.....Jack Yerman ........1960 46.14*
7. Archie Williams ....1936 46.24*
....David Timmons ....1982 46.24*
9. Paul Wallace .........1977 46.39*
10. Walt Jones ...........1986 46.45

#1 Peter Howard and #2 Atlee Mahorn were members of the Cal 4x100 team that ran 39.4 to defeat UCLA in 1986.
Walt Jones, #10, is the father of Walt Jones on the 2015 team.
Archie Williams, an African American, won the 1936 Olympic Games 400 meters in Berlin, Germany in front of Adolph Hitler.
My daughter Sarah Conning, who is now 45, worked with David Timmons at Copelands Sporting Goods Store on Shattuck Avenue at Cedar Street.

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