Texas high school track champions, 1905-2012 Updated, April 22, 2012 by Dr. William (Billy) Wilbanks Self-Published by Dr. Wilbanks on Computer Disc in 2005 & 2006 Placed on Internet website in May

The above research notes but does not recognize (unlike the U.I.L.) the records held by athletes from academies in the early years since they were more akin to today’s junior colleges. Thus the progression begins with the “first HS record” and notes when the 440-yard dash became the 400-meter dash. Thus one can examine the state/conference progressions to determine if (and how long) an athlete held the state/conference record for an event.

CHAMPIONS WHO BROKE NATIONAL H.S. RECORDS
There appears to have been no single official source of national high school records in the early years though newspaper accounts of some early state meets would often claim that a “national scholastic record” was broken or even that a “world’s record” was broken (e.g., Maxson’s 10.2 in the 100-yd dash in 1911-12).

This volume does include a list of Texans who held national high school records according to the National High School Sports Record Book published annually by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). However, it should be noted that other organizations utilize different criteria for national records and thus there is no consensus on “national” records. For example, the NFHS lists the national high school shot put record as 77’ 0” by Michael Carter in 1979 at the Texas state meet though others recognize Carter’s 81’ 3” at the June, 1979, Golden West Invitational in CA. The NFHS recognizes only performances that are part of the regular high school season up to and including the state meet finals. Likewise, the U.I.L. recognizes only performances at the state meet while the NFHS recognizes performances (that meet certain criteria) before the state meet.

Likewise, Henry Neal’s 9.9 100-meter dash in 1990 is recognized by some organizations as the national high school record while the NFHS lists the 100-meter record as 10.14 by Neal in 1979. The 10.14 is a “conversion” of the hand-timed 9.9 to the “automatic” time of 10.14. The U.I.L. also lists the 100-meter record by Neal as 10.14 after adopting the automatic converted time.

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL TRACK ATHLETES WHO HAVE BROKEN, TIED

OR HOLD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD RECORDS

*From National H.S. Sports Record Book Not updated since 2010

BOYS

CURRENT NATIONAL H.S. RECORD HOLDERS

1979-2006

Shot put

Michael Carter

Dallas Jefferson

77' 00.0"

1980-2006

200 meters

Roy Martin

Dallas Roosevelt

20.0

1985-2006

110-meter hurdles

Dennis Brantley

Houston Worthing

13.1

1990-2006

100-meters

Henry Neal

Greenville

9.9

1998-2006

400-meter relay

Wesley, Franklin, Clopton, Wesley

Ft Worth Wyatt

39.76

1999-2006

Pole vault

Eric Eshbach

Orangefield

18' 02.2"

2006-2006

800-meter relay

R. Johnson, O. Johnson, Eugene & Myers

Houston Eisenhower

1.24.10

TEXAS NATIONAL RECORD HOLDERS IN DEFUNCT EVENTS

1974-1975

100-yd dash

Gregory Edmonds

Galveston Ball

9.3

1955

220-yd dash

Eddie Southern

Dallas Sunset

20.7

1947-1957

120-yd Hi Hurdles

Lee Miller

San Antonio Burbank

14.0

1964-1965

120-yd Hi Hurdles

John Morris III

Houston Jesse Jones

13.7

1971-1975

120-yd Hi Hurdles

Randall Lightfoot

Plainview

13.5

1941-1948

200-yd Lo Hurdles

Bill Hamman

Dallas Sunset

22.1

1948

200-yd Lo Hurdles

William Bless

San Antonio Jefferson

21.7

1974

330-yd hurdles

William Blessing

Dallas Hillcrest

35.9

1955-1956

440-yd dash

Eddie Southern

Dallas Sunset

47.2

1961

440-yd dash

Ted Nelson

Andrews

46.9

1933-1950

880-yd dash

R.L. Bush

Dallas Sunset

01:54.4

1960-1965

440-yd relay

Cormier, Merritt, Nelson, Shoemaker

Andrews

41.5

1965-1968

440-yd relay

Simpson, Byrd, Bernard, Landry

Port Neches Grove

41.2

1968-1969

440-yd relay

Williams, Anderson, Beasley, Copeland

FW Kirkpatrick

41.1

1969-1970

440-yd relay

Delley, Shaw, Pouncy, Pouncy

Dallas Lincoln

40.7

1970-1971

440-yd relay

Delley, Pouncy, Pouncy, Shaw

Dallas Lincoln

40.2

1954-1955

One Mile Relay

Wilson, Stewart, Davis, Bussa

Baytown Lee

03:19.8

1955-1960

One Mile Relay

Smajstria, Robins, Davis, Wilson

Baytown Lee

03:17.9

1960-1964

One Mile Relay

Landrum, Shoemaker, Merritt, Nelson

Andrews

03:15.2

1964-1966

One Mile Relay

Casey, Holmes, Jasper, Neumann

Dallas Samuel

03:14.9

1967-1978

One Mile Relay

Bouche, Brandley, Brents, Morton

Houston Memorial

03:11.8

1958-1959

One Mile Sprint Rel

Baytown Lee

03:31.5

1967

One Mile Sprint Rel

Houston Memorial

03:23.3

FORMER TEXAS NATIONAL RECORD HOLDERS IN CURRENT EVENTS

1985-1986

100-meters

Roy Martin

Dallas Roosevelt

10.18

1986-1990

100-meters

Derrick Florence

Galveston Ball

10.1

1981-1983

400-meters

Anthony Ketchum

Needville

45.5

1984-1993

400-meters

Roddie Haley

Texarkana

45.5

1991-1993

400-meters

Deon Minor

Paris

45.5