Springfield Boys’ Track and Field History

Team Championships

ICL Championships: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959

District Championships: 1942, 1946, 1957, 1959, 2005

Regional Runners up: 2005

Best Finishes at State Meet: Tie for 2^nd in 1959, Tie for 3^rd in 1925, 4^th in 2005, 5^th in 1957, Tie for 6^th in 1942, Tie for 7^thin 2004, Tie for 9^th in 1937, Tie for 11^th in 1995, 15^th in 2003

Individuals who have placed at the State Meet

1925 Class B

Russell Wilson: 1^st in 440 (51.5—state record that stood until 1934) and 2^nd in 220 (21.4)

Walter Lipp: 4^th in 880

1936 Class B

Pfau: 2^nd in broad jump

1937 Class B

Mile Medley Relay Team (Pfau, Simcox, Gillam, Bacon): 2^nd

Pfau: 3^rd in broad jump

1940 Class B

880 Relay Team (Mason, Bacon, Reisen, Warren Parks): 4^th

1942 Class B

Jack Felger: Tie for 2^nd in high jump

Davis: 3^rd in mile

Jack Benton: 4^th in 440

1945 Class B

Ted Mesmer: 4^th in 220 low hurdles

1946 Class B

Ted Mesmer: 4^th in 220 low hurdles

Joe Huda: 5^th in broad jump

Paul Borzick: Tie for 5^th in high jump

Len Goist: Tie for 5^th in pole vault

1947 Class B

Len Goist: 4^th in 120 high hurdles, 4^th in discus (134-1) and 5^th in shot put (45-10.5)

1950 Class B

Fred Knox: 5^th in 880

1951 Class B

Richard Goist: 3^rd in 180 low hurdles and tie for 4^th in broad jump (20-7)

1955 Class B

Allen Stevens: 3^rd in pole vault (11-8.5)

Cobb: 4^th in discus (143-3.5)

1956 Class B

Allen Stevens: Tie for 2^nd in pole vault (12-4.125)

880 Relay Team (Dave Claypool, Crawford, McCormick, Gordon Withers): 4^th

1957 Class A

Allen Stevens: 1^st in pole vault (12-4.75), 3^rd in mile and 5^th in 880

Bill Cobb: Tie for 4^th in pole vault (11-4)

1959 Class A

Frank Parks: 1^st in mile (4:34.8) and 1^st in 880 (2:01.2)

1961 Class A

Richard Bretz: 4^th in 440 (52.9)

1962 Class A

Lee Wilson: 2^nd in 880

1968 Class A

Ed Dey: 3^rd in high jump (6-0)

1977 Class AA

Jeff Bader: 6^th in 440 (50.9)

1978 Class AA

Jeff Bader: 5^th in 440 (49.9)

1983 Class AA

Frank Franjko: 5^th in pole vault (13-0)

1994 Division II

Mark Brady: 4^th in 3200 (9:30.01)

1995 Division III

Justin Kosek: 2^nd in 200 (22.56) and 5^th in 100 (11.31)

2002 Division III

Nick Panezich: 6^th in shot put (53-2.25)

2003 Division III

Nick Panezich: 2^nd in shot put (55-6) and 4^th in discus (168-4)

2004 Division III

Nick Panezich: 1^st in shot put (59-9) and 1^st in discus (184-2)

2005 Division III

Nick Panezich: 1^st in the shot put (58’41/2”) and 2^nd in the discuss 178’8”

Matt Morell: 4^th in the 200m dash (22.87)

4x100 relay: 7^th (44.19) Jeremy Russell, Matt Morell, Mason McCambridge, Melio Rios:

2007 Division III

Ron Snyder: 4^th High Jump (6' 2")

2010 Division III

Steven Lyons: 3rd In the shot put (55' 9)

2011 Division III

Steven Lyons: 2nd in the shot put (58' 2"); 7th in the discus (153' 4")

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