Philadelphia
High School Track
Inter-Ac League Championships
Compiled by
A.L. Graburn Jr., 1887-56; by Ted Silary, 1957-present.
Thanks to Steve Bonnie and John Burkhart for their help.
A.L. Graburn Jr. published an extremely thorough book, The First
Seventy Years, that reviewed all championship meets through 1956.
Return to TedSilary.com Home Page
DISTANCES
(* -- indicates record-setting performance)
| yards | 880 | Mile | Two Mile |
| 1887 | Wallis Huidekoper | ||
| GA, *2:20.0 | |||
| 1888 | Martin | ||
| GA, 2:24.4 | |||
| 1889 | Ward Brinton | ||
| EA, #2:20.0 | |||
| 1890 | Ralph Ramsdell | ||
| GA, *2:17.4 | |||
| 1891 | Sutton | ||
| PC, 2:13.25 | |||
| 1892 | J.V. Binder | Ed Woolman | |
| PC, 2:18.4 | PC, *5:23.0 | ||
| 1893 | J.V. Binder | Wharton | |
| DeL, 2:17.0 | DeL, 5:31.0 | ||
| 1894 | J.V. Binder | J.V. Binder | |
| DeL, 2:21.8 | DeL, *5:19.0 | ||
| 1895 | Gage | Thackara | |
| HS, 2:17.5 | GA, 5:23.0 | ||
| 1896 | William Little | Ross | |
| PC, *2:12.2 | HS, 5:46.0 | ||
| 1897 | William Little | William Little | |
| PC, *2:09.6 | PC, *5:01.2 | ||
| 1898 | Kauple | Konkle | |
| HS, 2:15.2 | HS, 5:11.0 | ||
| 1899 | Joslyn | Charles Thorpe | |
| PC, 2:10.8 | PC, *4:58.8 | ||
| 1900 | Welsh | Bausman | |
| PC, 2:10.0 | PC, 5:08.2 | ||
| 1901 | Heebner Terry | Bausman | |
| PC, *2:04.8 | PC, 4:51.0 | ||
| 1902 | Wilbur Collins | Edward Tatnall | |
| PC, 2:08.0 | PC, #4:51.0 | ||
| 1903 | Howard Rogers | Jones | |
| PC, 2:05.2 | EA, *4:50.4 | ||
| 1904 | Willcox | Willcox | |
| DeL,*2:02.4 | DeL, *4:47.6 | ||
| 1905 | Lea | Langsdorf | |
| GA, 2:09.8 | DeL, 4:51.8 | ||
| 1906 | Lea | Campbell | |
| GA, 2:05.4 | GA, 4:57.8 | ||
| 1907 | Sam Parke | William O'Neill | |
| PC, 2:14.0 | PC, 5:01.6 | ||
| 1908 | Frank Focht | Frank Focht | |
| EA, 2:06.6 | EA, 4:58.8 | ||
| 1909 | Ed Linnard | Ludwig Lewis | |
| PC, 2:09.0 | EA, 4:50.6 | ||
| 1910 | Don Danenhower | Joseph Van Pelt | |
| PC, 2:08.6 | EA, 4:53.2 | ||
| 1911 | Don Danenhower | Don Danenhower | |
| PC, 2:04.4 | PC, 4:56.8 | ||
| 1912 | Willett Danenhower | Anthony Durell | |
| PC, #2:02.4 | PC, 4:48.0 | ||
| 1913 | Anthony Durell | Anthony Durell | |
| PC, 2:14.0 | PC, 4:59.6 | ||
| 1914 | Max Nearing | Max Nearing | |
| PC, 2:04.2 | PC, *4:43.8 | ||
| 1915 | Louis Van Meter | Ben Allen | |
| EA, 2:11.0 | PC, 5:01.4 | ||
| 1916 | James Harper | Schaffer | |
| EA, 2:07.6 | EA, 4:56.4 | ||
| 1917 | Franklin Bache | Franklin Bache | |
| EA, 2:10.4 | EA, 5:00.6 | ||
| 1918 | Henry Wiener | Henry Wiener | |
| EA, 2:11.0 | EA, 5:04.8 | ||
| 1919 | Don Moyer | Ralph Schoble | |
| PC, 2:13.2 | PC, 5:07.2 | ||
| 1920 | Mears | Pauling | |
| PC, 2:10.0 | EA, 5:04.0 | ||
| 1921 | Dinsmore | Pauling | |
| GA, 2:16.2 | EA, 5:19.0 | ||
| 1922 | Byron Hathaway | Stevens | |
| EA, 2:11.0 | HS, 5:05.0 | ||
| 1923 | Charles Gordon | Charles Gordon | |
| EA, 2:06.4 | EA, 5:07.6 | ||
| 1924 | Nicholson | Clothier | |
| HS, 2:08.0 | HS, 4:55.6 | ||
| 1925 | Nicholson | Henkels | |
| HS, 2:06.7 | GA, 5:00.0 | ||
| 1926 | Nicholson | Henkels | |
| HS, 2:07.8 | GA, 4:47.6 | ||
| 1927 | Henkels | Charles Summerill | |
| GA, 2:06.8 | PC, 4:57.2 | ||
| 1928 | Bob Lindall | Bob Lindall | |
| GA, 2:09.4 | GA, 4:47.2 | ||
| 1929 | Lindall | Bob Lindall | |
| GA, 2:04.0 | GA, 4:52.4 | ||
| 1930 | Selden | Hamerstrom | |
| HS, 2:09.6 | CH, 4:56.2 | ||
| 1931 | Robert Blakeslee | Charles Middleton | |
| PC, 2:08.6 | EA, 4:45.8 | ||
| 1932 | Holger Engblom | Charles Middleton | |
| EA, 2:06.5 | EA, *4:39.1 | ||
| 1933 | Holger Engblom | Wallace Belcher | |
| EA, 2:05.1 | EA, 4:58.7 | ||
| 1934 | Sam Hughes | Van Valkenburgh | |
| EA, 2:06.0 | HS, 4:42.8 | ||
| 1935 | Sam Hughes | Mallery | |
| EA, 2:04.4 | CH, 4:47.7 | ||
| 1936 | A. Hopkins | Hopkins | |
| EA, 2:09.0 | EA, 4:59.2 | ||
| 1937 | A. Hopkins | Hopkins | |
| EA, 2:05.8 | EA, 4:54.0 | ||
| 1938 | Bruce Granger | Rheams | |
| EA, 2:10.2 | HS, 4:57.9 | ||
| 1939 | Burdick | Rogers | |
| HS, 2:07.2 | HS, 4:48.5 | ||
| 1940 | William Shinn | James McNally | |
| EA, 2:05.0 | HS, 4:52.1 | ||
| 1941 | John Turner | Jack Garrity | |
| EA, 2:06.6 | PC, *4:38.7 | ||
| 1942 | Jim Grosholz | Jim Grosholz | |
| HS, 2:04.6 | HS, *4:32.6 | ||
| 1943 | Dave Haughton | Dave Haughton | |
| HS, 2:04.0 | HS, 4:55.9 | ||
| 1944 | Tom Ligget | Dick Randall | |
| HS, 2:03.3 | FC, 4:49.9 | ||
| 1945 | Cooper McCarthy | Sam Stroud | |
| EA, 2:08.1 | HS, 4:49.1 | ||
| 1946 | Fritz Thornton | Stewart MacColl | |
| HS, 2:07.0 | GF, 4:53.0 | ||
| 1947 | Fritz Thornton | Zisette | |
| HS, 2:03.7 | HS, 4:49.4 | ||
| 1948 | Bill Leeds | Bill Leeds | |
| GA, 2:03.2 | GA, 4:35.7 | ||
| 1949 | Bill Gage | Dick Williams | |
| PC, 2:10.6 | EA, 4:44.8 | ||
| 1950 | Bill Gage | Bill Gage | |
| PC, 2:06.0 | PC, 4:55.1 | ||
| 1951 | Shaw | Phil Trainer | |
| HS, 2:08.6 | MP, 4:47.4 | ||
| 1952 | Bob Gage | Bob Gage | |
| PC, 2:05.3 | PC, 4:49.6 | ||
| 1953 | Dick Schad | Dick Schad | |
| PC, 2:04.1 | PC, 4:47.1 | ||
| 1954 | John Cummings | Dick Schad | |
| HS, 2:02.5 | PC, 4:48.2 | ||
| (Schad T*2:00.5) | |||
| 1955 | Bill Streamer | Chip Stonehouse | |
| GF, 2:03.7 | PC, 4:46.5 | ||
| 1956 | Bill Graburn | Bill Graburn | |
| EA, 2:02.9 | EA, 4:37.0 | ||
| 1957 | Don Metz | Art Crowley | |
| EA, 2:.01.8 (*1:59.1T) | MP, 4:43.0 | ||
| 1958 | Don Metz | Don Metz | |
| EA, 2:00.8 | EA, 4:40.0 | ||
| 1959 | Jim Davis | Jim O'Brien | |
| PC, 2:05.4 | MP, 4:44.5 | ||
| 1960 | William Robinson | Mike Rooney | |
| GA, 2:04.3 | MP, 4:39.7 | ||
| 1961 | Tom Kelly | Tom Forsyth | |
| MP, 2:03.5 | MP, 4:44.5 | ||
| 1962 | Heige Pharo | Heige Pharo | |
| EA, 1:59.9 (*1:56 T) | EA, 4:39.7 | ||
| 1963 | Joe McFalls | Bob McIntyre | |
| MP, 2:02.4 | MP, 4:34.5 | ||
| 1964 | Allan Stitzer | Rene Schlag | |
| GA, 2:03.0 | MP, 4:35.4 | ||
| 1965 | Rene Schlag | Rene Schlag | |
| MP, 1:58.0 | MP, *4:31.0 | ||
| 1966 | Rene Schlag | Rene Schlag | |
| MP, 1:58.6 | MP, *4:26.5 | ||
| 1967 | Radha Singh | Dave Richie | Jay Seiler |
| HS, 2:02.0 | GF, 4:42.9 | EA, *10:19.5 | |
| 1968 | Bob Strine | Paul Gillane | Ken Judson |
| MP, 1:57.4 | HS, 4:31.7 | FC, *9:49.9 | |
| 1969 | Marty Madeira | Peter Hobson | Tom Flanagan |
| HS, 2:02.3 | MP, 4:32.1 | MP, 10:03.9 | |
| 1970 | Ed Brown | Ed Brown | Rick Caron |
| HS, 2:01.0 | HS, 4:35.1 | MP, 10:07.6 | |
| 1971 | Steve Klug | Rick Caron | John Clarke |
| MP, 2:01.3 | MP, 4:34.6 | MP, 10:08.7 | |
| 1972 | Steve Klug | Harry Marsh | John Clarke |
| MP, 2:00.2 | HS, 4:37.0 | MP, *9:45.6 | |
| 1973 | John Scheetz | John Scheetz | John Clarke |
| CH, 2:01.9 | CH, 4:37.4 | MP, 10:19.2 | |
| 1974 | John Holt | John Pickering | Steve Clarke |
| EA, 2:02.4 | GA, 4:33.5 | MP, 9:59.9 | |
| 1975 | John Holt | Paul Celentano | Steve Clarke |
| EA, 1:58.6 | MP, *4:25.8 | MP, 10:01.8 | |
| 1976 | Paul Rasmussen | Joe Gorman | Geoff Moyer |
| EA, 1:59.8 | HS, 4:27.8 | HS, 10:09 | |
| 1977 | Bob Bernatos | John Langfitt | Andrew Day |
| MP, 2:02.4 | EA, #4:25.8 | CH, 10:18.3 | |
| 1978 | Alex Talmadge | Jim Donaghy | Josh Bach |
| GA, 2:03.1 | MP, 4:37.7 | GA, 10:02.2 | |
| 1979 | Gerry Van Arkel | Charles Shaffer | Chris Shaffer |
| HS, 2:04.1 | EA, 4:32.6 | EA, 10:14.9 | |
| meters | 800 | 1600 | 3200 |
| 1980 | Rob Allman | Mike Novakovic | Pete Shaifer |
| EA, 1:58.5 | GA, 4:40.8 | PC, 10:25.5 | |
| 1981 | Rob Allman | Bob Simmons | Bob Simmons |
| EA, 1:58.3 | CH, 4:29.0 | CH, 10:01.5 | |
| 1982 | Bob Hellings | Bob Hellings | Pete Shaifer |
| PC, 2:00.0 | PC, 4:35.1 | PC, 9:49.0 | |
| 1983 | Paul Hayward | Tim Leshan | Kyle Rankin |
| EA, 1:58.7 | GA, 4:29.4 | GA, 9:55.9 | |
| 1984 | Rick Commons | Paul Justice | Paul Justice |
| PC, 1:59.9 | PC, *4:23.9 | PC, 9:52.0 | |
| 1985 | Chris Blume | Mark Mazurkevich | Kyle Rankin |
| EA, 1:59.3 | GA, 4:29.9 | GA, 10:20.1 | |
| 1986 | Travis Lundy | Jon Stinnett | Paul Ladner |
| EA, 2:00.3 | EA, 4:33.8 | EA, 10:14.4 | |
| 1987 | Fran Hoey | David Marcus | David Marcus |
| MP, 1:58.4 | PC, 4:27.63 | PC, 10:01.00 | |
| 1988 | Fran Hoey | Fran Hoey | David Marcus |
| MP, 1:57.0 | MP, *4:19.0 | PC, 9:54.9 | |
| 1989 | Doug Wheeler | Kelly Bertolet | Andy Gaughan |
| GA, 1:59.0 | GA, 4:27.6 | GA, 10:15.9 | |
| 1990 | Jake Dresden | Shawn Morgan | Shawn Morgan |
| PC, 2:06.5 | PC, 4:32.9 | PC, 10:13.4 | |
| 1991 | Shawn Morgan | Shawn Morgan | Shawn Morgan |
| PC, 1:58.31 | PC, 4:30.52 | PC, 9:47.75 | |
| 1992 | Jeff McCann | Shawn Morgan | Shawn Morgan |
| PC, 1:59.9 | PC, 4:33.2 | PC, 10:14.4 | |
| 1993 | Shawn Morgan | Shawn Morgan | Shawn Morgan |
| PC, 2:00.7 | PC, 4:23.4 | PC, 10:02.5 | |
| 1994 | Jamie Hozack | Frank McCartney | Frank McCartney |
| CH, 2:02.0 | GA, 4:27.3 | GA, 10:06.1 | |
| 1995 | Michael James | Michael James | Michael James |
| PC, 2:01.6 | PC, 4:33.8 | PC, 10:19.5 | |
| 1996 | Jamie Hozack | Jamie Hozack | Brian Kucer |
| CH, 2:01.6 | CH, 4:30.8 | CH, 10:14.9 | |
| 1997 | David Foster | Sam Brown | Matt Ounsworth |
| HS, 2:01.6 | EA, 4:32.1 | CH, 10:15.3 | |
| 1998 | Dan Ryan | Tyler Wren | Tyler Wren |
| PC, 2:01.2 | EA, 4:28.6 | EA, 10:19.5 | |
| 1999 | Jim Judge | Peter Jennings | Tyler Wren |
| MP, 1:59.2 | GA, 4:29.6 | EA, 10:16.1 | |
| 2000 | Jim Judge | Brian Cash | Isaac Matthias |
| MP, 1:59.9 | PC, 4:33.6 | PC, 10:24.9 | |
| 2001 | Jon Stube | Pete Tedesco | Lex Mercado |
| HS, 2:00.6 | EA, 4:28.9 | PC, 10:19.6 | |
| 2002 | Andrew Heier | Lex Mercado | Lex Mercado |
| EA, 2:02.02 | PC, 4:30.84 | PC, 9:55.18 | |
| 2003 | Andrew Heier | Lex Mercado | Sean Morgan |
| EA, 1:58.86 | PC, 4:26.26 | GA, 9:55.76 | |
| 2004 | Stuart Udis | Stuart Udis | Packy McCormack |
| GA, 1:57.76 | GA, 4:29.20 | EA, 10:04.19 | |
| 2005 | Elliot Rhodes | Andrew Ferry | Brian Duffy |
| GA, 1:59.72 | CH, 4:33.60 | MP, 9:48.75 | |
| 2006 | Brian Fulton | Brian Duffy | Brian Duffy |
| MP, 1:58.5 | MP, 4:25.3 | MP, 9:56.9 | |
| 2007 | Brian Fulton | Elliot Rhodes | Matt McCullough |
| MP, 2:02.08 | GA, 4:33.99 | MP, 10:15.21 | |
| 2008 | Brian Fulton | Matt McCullough | Matt McCullough |
| MP, 1:59.29 | MP, 4:32.63 | MP, 10:01.60 | |
| 2009 | Jack Freese | Dustin Wilson | Matt McCullough |
| EA, 2:04.43 | CH, 4:28.35 | MP, 9:43.85 | |
| 2010 | Dustin Wilson | Dustin Wilson | Dustin Wilson |
| CH, 1:59.94 | CH, 4:27.76 | CH, 9:58.56 | |
| 2011 | Dustin Wilson | Dustin Wilson | Dustin Wilson |
| CH, 1:58.14 | CH, 4:22.08 | CH, *9:33.80 | |
| 2012 | Max Huang-Hobbs | Dustin Wilson | Dustin Wilson |
| GA, 2:01.43 | CH *4:18.17 | CH, 9:36.46 | |
| 2013 | Lucas Elek | Sam Ritz | Ben Szuhaj |
| HS, 1:56.55 | GA, *4:15.95 | PC, 9:40.98 | |
| 2014 | Jaxson Hoey | Jaxson Hoey | Ben Szuhaj |
| MP, 1:56.04 | MP, 4:26.17 | PC, 9:41.34 | |
| 2015 | Sam Ritz | Billy McDevitt | Billy McDevitt |
| GA, 1:55.59 (T1:54.25) | MP, 4:26.58 | MP, 9:46.74 | |
| 2016 | Colin Wills | Colin Wills | Owen Ritz |
| MP, 1:56.83 | MP, 4:26.13 | GA, 9:58.44 | |
| 2017 | Noah Chandler | Peter Borger | Peter Borger |
| SCH, 2:00.78 | MP, 4:32.07 | MP, 9:54.78 | |
| 2018 | Elias Lindgren | Elias Lindgren | Elias Lindgren |
| EA, 1:57.08 | EA, 4:20.96 | EA, 9:42.81 | |
| 2019 | Robert DiDonato | Robert DiDonato | Robert DiDonato |
| GA, 1:58.72 | GA, 4:25.46 | GA, 9:42.15 | |
| 2020 | None | ||
| 2021 | Robert DiDonato | Robert DiDonato | Robert DiDonato |
| GA, 1:56.20 | GA, 4:23.60 | GA, 9:47.33 | |
| 2022 | Michael Woolery | Michael Woolery | Michael Woolery |
| EA, 2:01.29 | EA, 4:27:53 | EA, 10:01.18 |