Winners
in Phila. Public League Track Championships
(compiled by Ted Silary)
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Conversions . . .
100 yards to 100 meters -- X 1.09
220 to 200 -- X .9942
440 to 400 -- X .9942
120 HH to 110 HH -- X 1.0025
(for all hand times, add .24 to convert to automatic)
RECORD PROGRESSION
CURRENT EVENTS ONLY (AND FORERUNNERS)
(indented name means tie for record)
| 100 Y/100 M | |||
| NAME | SCH. | TIME | YEAR |
| Jack Block | NE | 10.0 | 1928 |
| Ed Prioleau | Sou | 10.0 | 1935 |
| Tom Norman | Ovb | 10.0 | 1940 |
| Alton Wimbly | NE | 10.0 | 1941 |
| Bob Daniel | Cent | 10.0 | 1942 |
| Bernie Custis | Bart | 10.0 | 1947 |
| John Satterwhite | Bart | 9.9 | 1948 |
| Larry Stokes | Ovb | 9.9 | 1959 |
| Fred Miller | Bok | 9.9 | 1960 |
| Larry Stokes | Ovb | 9.9 | 1961 |
| Monte Frazier | Bart | 9.7 | 1964 |
| Carlton Young | Cent | 9.4 | 1978 |
| William Reed | Cent | 10.0 M | 1986 |
| 220/200 | |||
| Edgar Hobson | Cent | 22.4 | 1907 |
| Walt McDonald | Cent | 22.4 | 1917 |
| John Grant | Ovb | 21.7 | 1941 |
| Charles Pratt | Dobb | 21.6 | 1948 |
| Monte Frazier | Bart | 21.6 | 1964 |
| Theotis McGhee | Fkn | 21.6 | 1966 |
| Ronald Shaw | Bart | 21.4 | 1970 |
| Carlton Young | Cent | 21.2 | 1978 |
| William Reed | Cent | 20.5 M | 1986 |
| 440/400 | |||
| Fred Henry | Cent | 50.4 | 1915 |
| John Grant | Ovb | 50.1 | 1941 |
| Norwood Chaney | Bart | 50.1 | 1949 |
| Emanuel Johnson | Gtz | 49.8 | 1956 |
| Wanza Poole | Ovb | 48.7 | 1961 |
| Anthony Sampson | Ovb | 48.1 M | 1983 |
| Anthony Sampson | Ovb | 47.5 M | 1984 |
| William Reed | Cent | 47.0 M | 1987 |
| 880/800 | |||
| Mike McHale | Cent | 2:01.8 | 1915 |
| Harlan Jackson | NE | 2:01.6 | 1930 |
| Jimmy Williams | West | 2:00.8 | 1934 |
| Karl Oerth | NE | 2:00.3 | 1941 |
| Norwood Chaney | Bart | 1:59.8 | 1949 |
| Dan Bagby | West | 1:59.5 | 1950 |
| Eugene Waiters | West | 1:58.2 | 1960 |
| Dave McDonnell | Fkd | 1:56.2 | 1967 |
| Mark Hughes | Fkn | 1:55.2 | 1980 |
| David Moore | Ovb | 1:53.9 M | 1985 |
| MILE/1600 | |||
| Johnny Nelson | West | 4:39.2 | 1932 |
| Henry Hart | NE | 4:25.8 | 1940 |
| Derek Brown | Ovb | 4:24.90 | 1988 |
| 1500 | |||
| Lionel Drummond | Cent | 4:06.6 | 1981 |
| John Cain | Wash | 3:59.5 | 1982 |
| TWO-MILE/3200 | |||
| (Debuted 1973) | |||
| John Wright | Fkd | 10:20.1 | 1973 |
| Scott Chase | Wash | 10:09.0 | 1974 |
| Dave Coleman | Fkn | 10:04.9 | 1976 |
| Rich Colucci | Cent | 9:55.6 | 1977 |
| James Carr | Bart | 9:31.4 M | 1985 |
| 120 HH | |||
| Bill Lucas | Cent | 15.6 | 1935 |
| Ed Young | Fkn | 15.6 | 1939 |
| Howard Sonier | Oln | 15.3 | 1943 |
| Carroll Pfromer | Fkd | 15.3 | 1944 |
| Bob Wagner | NE | 15.1 | 1945 |
| Al Goch | NE | 14.9 | 1947 |
| Charles Peoples | Ovb | 14.8 | 1948 |
| Dick Womack | Ovb | 14.8 | 1950 |
| Ernie Gunther | Bok | 14.5 | 1959 |
| Ken Moore | Bok | 14.5 | 1961 |
| Ken Moore | Bok | 14.1 | 1961 |
| Barry Wilburn | Ovb | 14.1 | 1964 |
| Erv Hall | Ovb | 13.9 | 1965 |
| Greg Rogers | Ovb | 13.8 | 1969 |
| Carl Namons | Fkn | 13.7 | 1977 |
| Rodney Wilson | Bart | 13.6 | 1978 |
| Deworski Odom | Ovb | 13.5 M | 1995 |
| 330 IH | |||
| (Debuted 1974) | |||
| Boyd Whitten | Ovb | 40.9 | 1974 |
| Mike McLendon | Ovb | 39.0 | 1975 |
| Rodney Wilson | Bart | 38.2 | 1979 |
| Darryl Harvey | Gtn | 37.1 M | 1980 |
| 400 IH | |||
| (1981-2003) | |||
| Melvin Jackson | Gtn | 52.3 | 1982 |
| HIGH JUMP | |||
| Al Threadgill | Cent | 6-1 1/8 | 1932 |
| Steve Green | Ovb | 6-2 1/4 | 1944 |
| Ken Odom | Ovb | 6-2 1/4 | 1944 |
| Albert Thomas | Edi | 6-3 | 1959 |
| Eugene Emory | Ovb | 6-4 | 1964 |
| John Skief | Bart | 6-6 | 1966 |
| Mike White | Bart | 6-8 | 1977 |
| Desmond DaCosta | Ovb | 6-8 1/4 | 1980 |
| Jon Irvine | Cent | 6-10 | 1985 |
| David Carter | Fkn | 6-10 | 1995 |
| BROAD/LONG JUMP | |||
| Ken Odom | Ovb | 22-2 1/4 | 1944 |
| Irv "Bo" Roberson | Bart | 22-9 3/4 | 1953 |
| Jerome King | West | 23-1 3/4 | 1963 |
| Dale Lofton | Gtn | 23-6 | 1967 |
| Jason Grimes | Ovb | 23-8 1/2 | 1977 |
| Jonathan Weathers | Fkn | 24- 3/4 | 1995 |
| TRIPLE JUMP | |||
| (Debuted 1972) | |||
| Paul Jordan | Ovb | 42- 3/4 | 1972 |
| Paul Jordan | Ovb | 47-8 1/2 | 1973 |
| Taj Hill | Cent | 49- 1/4 | 1999 |
| POLE VAULT | |||
| Howard Jones | Cent | 11-2 | 1932 |
| Jack Dennehy | Ovb | 11-2 7/8 | 1939 |
| Jack Dennehy | Ovb | 11-10 | 1940 |
| Bob McKinney | Gtn | 12-4 | 1942 |
| George Williams | Oln | 12-8 3/4 | 1962 |
| Nathan Dawson | Ovb | 13-4 1/2 | 1979 |
| Jack Jeune | Oln | 13-8 | 1992 |
| Gerald Souders | Cent | 13-9 | 1999 |
| SHOT PUT | |||
| Bob McCallum | Fkd | 51-6 3/8 | 1951 |
| Gert Koerner | Ovb | 53-0 | 1959 |
| Ed Maxwell | NE | 53-11 | 1963 |
| Ray Fitch | Wash | 54-5 | 1965 |
| Gerald Ford | Fkn | 56-3 1/2 | 1966 |
| Gerald Ford | Fkn | 56-8 1/2 | 1967 |
| Fred Alexander | Bart | 57-7 | 1969 |
| Samuel Reid | Cent | 60-4 | 2014 |
| DISCUS | |||
| (Debuted in 2009) | |||
| Isaac Peterson | NE | 99-1 | 2009 |
| Samuel Reid | Cent | 123-10 | 2011 |
| Samuel Reid | Cent | 127-1 | 2013 |
| Samuel Reid | Cent | 151-10 | 2014 |
| JAVELIN | |||
| (Debuted in 2010) | |||
| Aaron Joseph | NE | 120-8 | 2010 |
| Morgan Willingham | NE | 127-2 | 2011 |
| Daquan White | NE | 139-1 | 2012 |
| Jon Henderson | Cent | 142-7 | 2014 |
| Xavier Fountain | Imho | 144-6 | 2015 |