Winners in Phila. Public League Track Championships
(compiled by Ted Silary)

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POLE VAULT/SHOT PUT
(* -- indicates record-setting performance)

Year Pole Vault Shot Put Discus Javelin
1928 6-way tie Colehower    
10-3 1/2 NE, 46-4 3/4    
1929 Sam Read Lulejian    
Gtn, 10-9 NE, 44-10 1/2    
1930 Sam Read Neill    
Gtn, 10-10 1/2 Gtz, 43-5 1/2    
1931 Bill Leonard Lou Kreisman    
Gtn, 10-0 Cent, 49- 1/4    
1932 Howard Jones John Lieb    
Cent, *11-2 Oln, 45-3 3/4    
1934 Jensen Clarence Thomas    
Oln, 10-6 Cent, 44-5    
  Silver      
Sou, 10-6      
1935 Francis Jack Kolb    
NE, 10-8 Cent, 47-3 1/2    
1939 Jack Dennehy Art Woodson    
Ovb, *11-2 7/8 Fkd, 47-10    
1940 Jack Dennehy Mike Jarmoluk    
Ovb, *11-10 Fkd, 46-9 7/8    
1941 Bob McKinney Obie Palmer    
Gtn, 11-0 Fkn, 49-10 3/4    
" Henry Pancygrau    
Oln, 11-0    
" Smith    
Sou, 11-0    
1942 Bob McKinney Jurich    
Gtn, *12-4  Sou, 43-2 1/4    
1943 Fred Fricker Bob Esterley    
Cent, 10-6 NE, 45-5    
" Bob Miller    
Gtn, 10-6    
" John Wisniewski    
NE, 10-6    
1944 Mike Korik Richard Klimick    
Oln, 11-0 Fkd, 45-1    
1945 Mike Korik Stan Greenwald    
Oln, 11-0 NE, 49-6 3/8    
1946 Harris Clifford Ray Posel    
Fkn, 11-6 Cent, 44-10 1/2    
1947 Bill Echols Lou Ellis    
Bart, 11-0 Fkn, 48-3 1/2    
1948 Bob Knox Ivan Birnbaum    
Bart, 11-3 Ovb, 47-6 1/2    
1949 Dan Lorch Julius Johnson    
Cent, 10-9 Ovb, 43-11 3/4    
1950 Eugene School Bob McAllum    
Gtn, 10-6 Fkd, 48-4 3/4    
" Len Trush    
NE, 10-6    
1951 Frank Bailey Bob McCallum    
Bart, 10-6 Fkd, *51-6 3/8    
1952 Ralston Machin Alan Dash    
West, 10-3 Cent, 46-10    
1953 Fred Huffnagle Walt Pijawka    
Cent, 10-6 Gtn, 44-11 3/4    
" John Gray    
Ovb, 10-6    
1954 Joe Johnson Don Wilson    
Gtn, 10-9 West, 45-10    
1955 William Nichols Wilt Chamberlain    
NE, 10-9 Ovb, 46-10 1/2    
Vince Donohue    
Dobb, 10-9    
1956 Dan Gervin Paul Holloway    
Fkn, 11-0 Gtn, 47- 3/4    
Jay Werner    
Oln, 11-0    
1957 Tom Berry Ray Minor    
West, 11-0 Bok, 48-4 3/4    
1958 Mack Williams Gert Koerner    
Fkn, 11-3 Ovb, 50-7    
" Roger Lindsley    
Gtn, 11-3    
1959 four tied Gert Koerner    
10-6 Ovb, *53-0    
1960 Jack Osman Charles Williams    
Oln, 12-0 Ovb, 48-2 3/4    
1961 James Parker Charles Williams    
Bok, 11-3 Ovb, 50- 1/4    
1962 George Williams Alan Saul    
Oln, *12-8 3/4 Ovb, 50- 1/2    
1963 Jeff Blatt Ed Maxwell    
Cent, 12-3 NE, *53-11    
1964 Walt Boyke Joe Carvalho    
Oln, 12-0 Ovb, 50-7    
1965 Joe Williams Ray Fitch    
Oln, 11-0 Wash, *54-5    
" Ken Foote    
Cent, 11-0    
1966 John Kapuza Gerald Ford    
Oln, 11-9 Fkn, *56-3 1/2    
" Pete Hasse    
Linc, 11-9    
1967 Ray McDaniel Gerald Ford    
Cent, 11-6 Fkn, *56-8 1/2    
" Rudy Van Hook    
Bok, 11-6    
1968 Dave Peterson Ed McDowell    
Bart, 11-6 Gtn, 54-0    
1969 Joe Harris Fred Alexander    
Linc, 11-0 Bart, *57-7    
" John Watson    
Fkn, 11-0    
1970 Rich Bagian Ron Stanton    
Oln, 11-6 Ovb, 55-1 1/4    
1971 Alan Gruntlin Ron Stanton    
Oln, 11-8 Ovb, 54-2    
1972 Mark Cuyiet Mike Sojourner    
Ovb, 10-6 Gtn, 50-10 1/4    
1973 Dennis Canty William Parrott    
Ovb, 11-9 Ovb, 48-0    
1974 Dennis Canty Robert Parrott    
Ovb, 11-5 Ovb, 52-1 3/4    
1975 Herbert Nelson Eric Brisco    
Ovb, 10-6 Bart, 49-10 1/4    
Melvin Velez    
Cent, 10-6    
Richard Malley    
Oln, 10-6    
1976 Herbert Nelson Anthony Palmer    
Ovb, 12-0 Bart, 53-9 1/2    
Harold Mack    
Bart, 12-0    
1977 Nathan Dawson David Burnett    
Ovb, 10-6 Oln, 49-2    
1978 Nathan Dawson Craig Stinson    
Ovb, 12-0 Oln, 48-6 1/4    
1979 Nathan Dawson John Gilbertson    
Ovb, *13-4 1/2 Oln, 52-8 1/2    
1980 Larry White Geoffrey Seay    
Ovb, 12-0 Cent, 51- 1/2    
1981 Art Wooding Geoffrey Seay    
Gtn, 12-0 Cent, 54-4    
1982 Henry Patterson Wendell Hill    
Ovb, 13-0 Ovb, 49-8 1/4    
1983 name unavailable John Atkins    
Oln, 12-0 Ovb, 53-2    
1984 Renny Griffith Blair Thomas    
Cent, 12-9 Fkd, 51-6    
1985 Bill Jeune Jorge Oquendo    
Oln, 12-0 Oln, 52-5 3/4    
1986 Ameled Donato Ernest Frazier    
Oln, 12-0 Wash, 51-7    
1987 Thai Chung Oliver Strickland    
Cent, 11-6 West, 51-6    
1988 Darnell Perry Tyson Price    
Oln, 12-0 Cent, 51-6 1/2    
1989 Jack Jeune Mark Hrubar    
Oln, 12-0 Cent, 45-11    
1990 Hector Ortiz U. "Joby" Hamiter    
Oln, 13-0 Mast, 43-11    
1991 Lamont Richardson Ronald Goosby    
Oln, 13-0 Oln, 52-1 3/4    
1992 Jack Jeune Mark Leaks    
Oln, *13-8 Fkd, 48-3 1/2    
1993 Leyland Kennedy Jeremiah Jenkins    
Oln, 12-6 Oln, 47-11 3/4    
1994 Darnell Brockington Jeff Mims    
Ovb, 12-0 Fkd, 48-4    
1995 Will Roberts Jeff Mims    
Ovb, 11-6 Fkd, 53-3 1/4    
1996 Sima Bell Jeff Mims    
Oln, 11-6 Fkd, 56-6 3/4    
1997 Sima Bell Charles Taylor    
Oln, 12-0 Fkn, 48-9    
1998 Deepu David Charles Taylor    
Cent, 12-0 Fkn, 52-2 1/4    
1999 Gerald Souders Sondiata McKeithan    
Cent, *13-9 Cent, 47- 1/2    
2000 Gerald Souders Anthony Petty    
Cent, 13-6 West, 51-6    
2001 Alex Vencius Mike Robinson    
Cent, 12-0 Fkd, 47-3    
2002 Alex Vencius Harry Max    
Cent, 12-6 NE, 44-4 1/4    
2003 Ed Butkovitz Trevor Mickie    
Cent, 12-0 SM, 44-10    
2004 T.J. Ulmer Jason Hickenbottom    
Cent, 12-0 Gtz, 46-2    
2005 Jake Kring Teddy Joseph    
Cent, 10-0 NE, 44-3 1/4    
T.J. Ulmer    
Cent, 10-0    
2006 Fernando Jones Eikeem Barron    
Cent, 11-0 Ovb, 43-10    
2007 No one cleared Darrell Mills    
minimum height E&S, 40-9 3/4    
2008 No one cleared Robert Fitzgerald    
minimum height Fkn Towne, 42-9 1/2    
2009 No one cleared Daniel Jones Isaac Peterson  
minimum height Imh, 45-5 NE, 99-1  
2010 No one cleared Dom Boseman Joshua Williford Aaron Joseph
minimum height Edi, 50-6 1/2 Gtn, 98-6 NE, 120-8
2011 No one cleared Dom Boseman Samuel Reid Morgan Willingham
minimum height Edi, 52-6 Cent, *123-10 Fels, *127-2
2012 No one cleared Mike Turner Isaiah Rogers Daquan White
minimum height E&S, 52-6 NE, 115-6 NE, *139-1
2013 No one cleared Samuel Reid Samuel Reid Steven Smith
minimum height

Cent, 52-6

Cent, *127-1  Fkn Towne, 130-3
2014 No one cleared Samuel Reid Samuel Reid Jon Henderson
minimum height Cent, *60-4 Cent, *151-10 Cent, *142-7
2015 No one cleared Teair Tart-Spencer Markees Custis-Melgar Xavier Fountain
minimum height West, 48-5 Fut, 144-1 Imho, 144-6