Richard Knox Invitational 50 TEAMS TAKE PART IN CC MEETRichard Knox Invitational - 10/28/66
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More than 700 athletes from 50 Northern California high schools competed in yesterday's Richard Knox Memorial cross country invitational meet at Modesto's Legion Park. Top individual varsity performer was Robert Yzlas of Madera High, who paced his team from sixth to second with a 9:18 two-mile leg. Defending champion Pleasant Hills High, coached by former Modestan Bo McGuire, captured the varsity team race. Downey Sophs Downey's sophomores took first place. Running for Coach Ed Maurice's champs were Tommy Torvend, Andy Potochnik, Joe Yohan, Hal Bright and John Ritter. Modesto High was second in the junior team race. Grace Davis placed fifth in the varsity competition. Mickey Miramonte, former Modesto High and MJC athlete, won the coaches award for the best four team showing. Knox in whose memory the meet is held was Downey's first cross country coach.
INDIVIDUALS Junior-Senior Division Two Miles Name Sch Time 1 Tom Plum Ygn 9:44 Ygn Ygnacio Valley 1 Jim Phelan High 9:44 High Highlands 3 Tim Lee Col 9:55 Col College Park 4 John Stephans Val 9:58 Val Vallejo 5 Irias Colderone Sac 10:00 Sac Sacramento 6 Kare Bacon Val 10:01 Sar Saratoga 7 Bruce Fontemore Ygn 10:04 Mills Mills of Millbrae 8 Mari Beetzle Sar 10:04 Man Manteca 9 George Blanchard Val 10:04 Tracy Tracy 10 Aivid Kretz Mills10:06 Terra Terra Nova Lib Liberty others: Tur Turlock 12 Joe Carmone Tracy10:06 Stagg Stagg 14 Don Boggs Man 10:09 Dow Downey Cer Ceres Richard Knox Invitational Team Results Varsity Race Five Two-Mile Legs 1 Pleasant Hills 49:48.1 2 Madera 50:02.0 3 Pittsburg 51:03.0 4 Clayton Valley 51:15.0 5 Grace Davis 51:20.0 6 Leigh of San Jose 7 El Camino 8 Lodi 9 Watsonville 10 Encina 11 McClatchy 12 Sunnyvale 13 Merced 14 Burbank of Sacremento 15 Napa 16 College Park 17 Modesto 18 Rio Americano Junior And Small Varsities Five Two-Mile Legs 1 Reedley 51:05.0 2 Modesto 52:11.0 3 Rio Linda 52:21.0 4 Folsomo 52:31.0 5 Mira Loma 52:47.0 6 McClatchy 7 San Ramon 8 Tracy 9 Clayton Valley 10 Oceania 11 Gilroy 12 Sunnyvale 13 Pittsburg 14 Pioneer of San Jose 15 Burbank 16 Downey 17 Liberty 18 Lodi 19 Sacramento 20 Johnson of Sacramento Best leg in varsity and junior race: Robert Yzlas, Madera, 9:18Frosh/Soph Boys
Richard Knox Invitational Freshman-Sophomores 1.8 Miles Name Sch Time 1 Jeff Olpin Ygn 9:59.7 2 Bruce Evans Terra 9:55 3 Phil Rice Lib 9:58 4 Steve Richardson Terra10:05 5 John Dunham Ygn 10:06 6 Steve Gallagher Ygn 10:09 7 Rudy Duran Tur 10:10 8 Chuck Sapein Stagg10:11 9 Dave Wine Dow 10:12 10 George Avilla Tur 10:13 others: 24 Mike Tapia Cer 10:45 26 Bobo Bambico Man 10:46 30 Willie Carney Man 10:58 33 Larry Davis Tur 11:00 Richard Knox Invitational Team Results Sophomore Team Race Five 1.8 Mile Legs 1 Downey 50:52.4 2 Clayton Valley 51:06.0 3 Encina 51:35.0 4 San Mateo 51:58.0 5 North Salinas 52:23.0 6 Franklin 7 Merced 8 Sacramento 9 Burbank of Sacramento 10 Rio Americano 11 Madera 12 El Camino 13 College Park 14 Pleasant Hills 15 McClatchy 16 Pittsburg 17 Johnson 18 Atwater Freshman Team Race Five 1.8 Mile Legs 1 San Ramon 51:05.0 2 Reedley 52:11.0 3 Sunnyvale 52:21.0 4 Central Jr. High of 52:31.0 5 Folsom 52:47.0 6 Hillview Jr. High of Pitts 7 Pleasant Hill 8 Clayton Valley 9 College Park 10 Oceania 11 Encina 12 Gilroy 13 Modsto 14 Gtracy 15 Atwater Best leg in sophomore and freshman - Dave Madigan, Sam Mateo, 9:35