1961 NWAC Championships

Kumler Field– Track (Davis High School), Yakima-WA

May 20, 1961

Team Scores: Clark 92, Yakima Valley 90, Columbia Basin 81, Everett 49, Olympic 18, Centralia 7, Grays Harbor 4, Skagit Valley 2, Wenatchee Valley 2, Lower Columbia 0

100

1 Bob Bender (Columbia Basin) 10.0

2 Bob Jones (Yakima Valley)

3 Les Thver (Yakima Valley)

4 Gerald Richardson (Columbia Basin)

5 Charlies Burrelt (Olympic)

220

1 Bob Jones (Yakima Valley) 22.5

2 Les Thyer (Yakima Valley)

3 Don Merritt (Everett)

4 Bob Bender (Columbia Basin)

5 Tom Buckner (Clark)

440

1 Sam Minnix (Yakima Valley) 50.0

2 Don Muddleston (Clark)

3 Dave Reynolds (Yakima Valley)

4 Harry Smith (Skagit Valley)

5 Gary McGill (Olympic)

880

1 Tom Kelly (YV) 1:58.3 *New Record old, 2:00.1 set by Dick Watson, Clark 1950*

2 Jerry Souiter (Everett)

3 Dick Winter (Clark)

4 Dan Treat (Centralia)

5 Jack Marquette (Yakima Valley)

Mile

1 Terry Ramberg (Clark) 4:28.5 *New Record, old 4:30.3 set by Don Jenkins, Olympic 1959*

2 Barry Robinson (Yakima Valley)

3 Loren Gould (Yakima Valley)

4 Phil Push (Everett)

5 Bob Farger (Olympic)

2 Mile

1 Terry Ramberg (Clark) 10:08.6

2 Loren Gould (Yakima Valley)

3  Bob Farger (Olympic)

4  Dick Winter (Clark)

5 Phil Push (Everett)

120 High Hurdles

1 Jim McAbee (Clark) 15.2 *Ties league record*

2 Louis Jimmerson (Columbia Basin)

3 Dave Clutinger (Columbia Basin)

4 Myron Roberts (Olympic)

5 Cliff Williams (Everett)

220 Low Hurdles

1 Jim McAbee (Clark) 25.3

2  Cliff Williams (Everett)

3  Dave Clutinger (Columbia Basin)

4 Louis Jimmerson (Columbia Basin)

5 Jim Arnold (Yakima Valley)

BJ (Board Jump aka Long Jump)

1 Nelson Shinick (Columbia Basin) 22’ 10.25”

2 John Site (Everett)

3 Robin Brockmuller (Grays Harbor)

4 Bob Bender (Columbia Basin)

5 Jim McAbee (Clark)

High Jump

1 Dave Green (Columbia Basin) 6’ 1”

2* Will Brown (Clark) tied

2* Nelson Shinnick (Columbia Basin) tied

4 John Sites (Everett)

5 Dave Hellberg (Centralia)

Discus

1 Bob Williams (CB) 144’ 5.5”

2 Roger Bogden (Olympic)

3 Ken Fry (Centralia)

4 Don Parham (Yakima Valley)

5 Dave Rodke (Everett)

Shot Put

1 Bill Swain (Clark) 51’ 4.5”

2 Garry Boggs (Clark)

3 Dave Radke (Everett)

4 Garry Basket (Wenatchee Valley)

5 Jim Osch (Olympic)

Javelin

1 Ralph Sager (Everett) 210’ 9.5” *New record, old 207' 0.5" set by Hardy Spurgson, Grays Harbor 1959*

2  Louis Jimmerson (Columbia Basin)

3  Mike Chambers (Yakima Valley)

4  George Greendyke (Everett)

5  Jerry Cunningham (Clark)

Pole Vault

1 Dick Snyder (Clark) 13’ 1.5” * New Record, old 12' 11.5" set by Harry Harris, Yakima  Valley 1954

2 Gerry Hovde (Yakima Valley)

3 Paul Reiland (Columbia Basin)

4* Ralph Sager (Everett) tied

4* Dave Anderson (Everett) tied

Mile Relay

1 Yakima Valley (Bob Jones, Jack, Marquette, Dave Reynolds & Sam Minnix) 3:24.5 *New record, old  3:31.2, Olympia 1959*

2 Clark

3 Columbia Basin

4 Olympic

5 Everett