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                                                                                                                                                                          Doug Padilla

CCC milers contribute to American record…  In 1984 an Athletics West T&F Club quartet of Dan Aldridge 4:03.4, Doug Padilla (Chabot/BYU) 4:04.7,

Tom Smith (Chabot/Colorado St.) 4:01.9, Chuck Aragon 3:58.6) set an *American Record of 16:08.54 for the 4-mile relay in Eugene, Oregon.

 –T&F News archives

ALL-TIME BOYS STATE
ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
(Selected by Cal-Hi Sports)

2009-10 - Robert Woods, Gardena Serra (football, track)
2008-09 - Tyler Gaffney, San Diego Cathedral Catholic (football, baseball)
2007-08 - German Fernandez, Riverbank (cross country, track)
2006-07 - Mike Stanton, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (football, basketball, baseball)
2005-06 - Chase Budinger, Carlsbad La Costa Canyon (basketball, volleyball)
2004-05 - Drew Shiller, Burlingame (football, basketball, baseball)
2003-04 - Kenny O'Neal, Oakland Skyline (football, track)
2002-03 - Steve Smith, Woodland Hills Taft (football, basketball, track)
2001-02 - Aaron Piersol, Newport Beach Newport Harbor (swimming)
2000-01 - Antwon Guidry, San Jose Leigh (football, basketball, track)
1999-00 - D.J. Williams, Concord De La Salle (football, track)
1998-99 - Chris Lewis, Long Beach Poly (football, volleyball)
1997-98 - C.C. Sabathia, Vallejo (football, basketball, baseball)
1996-97 - Ken-Yon Rambo, Long Beach Poly (football, track)
1995-96 - Chris Claiborne, Riverside J.W. North (football, basketball)
1994-95 - Eric Guerrero, San Jose Independence (wrestling)
1993-94 - McKay Christensen, Fresno Clovis West (football, baseball)
1992-93 - Calvin Harrison, Salinas North Salinas (track, basketball)…Hartnell CC
1991-92 - Jason Kidd, Alameda St. Joseph (basketball, baseball)
1990-91 - Rob Johnson, El Toro (football, basketball, baseball)
1989-90 - Ryan Hancock, Cupertino Monta Vista (football, baseball)
1988-89 - Lorenzo Neal, Lemoore (football, wrestling)
1987-88 - Adam Keefe, Irvine Woodbridge (basketball, volleyball)
1986-87 - LeRon Ellis, Santa Ana Mater Dei (water polo, basketball, track)
1985-86 - Brian Johnson, Oakland Skyline (football, baseball)
1984-85 - George Porter, Lompoc Cabrillo (basketball, track)
1983-84 - John Williams, L. A. Crenshaw (basketball)
1982-83 - Mike Smith, Hacienda Heights Los Altos (football, basketball, volleyball)
1981-82 - Jim McCullough, Hemet (football, wrestling)
1980-81 - Kevin Willhite, Rancho Cordova (football, track)
1979-80 - Darryl Strawberry, L.A. Crenshaw (basketball, baseball)
1978-79 - John Elway, Granada Hills (football, baseball)
1977-78 - Jesse Vasallo, Mission Viejo (swimming)
1976-77 - Brian Goodell, Mission Viejo (swimming)
1975-76 - Greg Louganis, El Cajon Valhalla & Santa Ana (diving)
1974-75 - Bill Cartwright, Elk Grove (basketball)
1973-74 - Tim Shaw, Long Beach Wilson (water polo, swimming)
1972-73 - Lonnie Shelton, Bakersfield Foothill (football, track)
1971-72 - Scott McGregor, El Segundo (baseball)
1970-71 - Anthony Davis, San Fernando (football, baseball)
1969-70 - James McAlister, Pasadena Blair (football, track)
1968-69 - Jeff Burroughs, Long Beach Wilson (football, baseball)
1967-68 - Mark Spitz, Santa Clara (water polo, swimming)
1966-67 - Mickey Cureton, Compton Centennial (football)
1965-66 - Tim Danielson, Chula Vista (track)
1964-65 - Paul Wilson, Downey Warren (track)
1963-64 - Don Schollander, Santa Clara (water polo, swimming)
1962-63 - Tommie Smith, Lemoore (football, basketball, track)
1961-62 - Forrest Beaty, Glendale Hoover (track)
1960-61 - Ulis Williams, Compton (track)
1959-60 - Dennis Ralston, Bakersfield (tennis)
1958-59 - Dale Story, Orange HS (track)…Santa Ana JC
1957-58 - Willie Davis, L.A. Roosevelt (basketball, baseball, track)
1956-57 - Bill Kilmer, Azusa Citrus (football, basketball, baseball)
1955-56 - Fred Lacour, S.F. St. Ignatius (basketball)
1954-55 - Dick Bass, Vallejo (football)
1953-54 - Don Bowden, San Jose Lincoln (track)
1952-53 - Ronnie Knox, Santa Monica (football)
1951-52 - Marty Keough, Pomona (football, basketball, baseball)
1950-51 - Charlie Powell, San Diego (football, baseball)
1949-50 - Lang Stanley, L.A. Jefferson (track)
1948-49 - John Henry Johnson, Pittsburg (football, basketball, track)
1947-48 - Bob Mathias, Tulare (football, track)
1946-47 - Bill McColl, San Diego Hoover (football, basketball, baseball)
1945-46 - George Stanich, Sacramento (basketball, baseball, track)
1944-45 - Jackie Jensen, Oakland (football, baseball)
1943-44 - Bill Sharman, Porterville (football, basketball, baseball)
1942-43 - Glenn Davis, La Verne Bonita (football, baseball)
1941-42 - Irv Noren, Pasadena (basketball, baseball)
1940-41 - Tommie Fears, Los Angeles Manual Arts (football)
1939-40 - Howie Dallmar, San Francisco Lowell (basketball, baseball)
1938-39 - Jim Jurkovich, Fresno (football, track)
1937-38 - Frankie Albert, Glendale (football, baseball, tennis)
1936-37 - Jackie Robinson, Pasadena Muir (football, basketball, baseball)…Pasadena CC
1935-36 - Bobby Doerr, Los Angeles Fremont (pro baseball)
1934-35 - Ted Williams, San Diego Hoover (baseball)
1933-34 - Hank Luisetti, San Francisco Galileo (basketball)
1932-33 - Don Budge, Oakland University (tennis)
1931-32 - Corney Johnson, Los Angeles (track)…Compton College
1930-31 - Frank Sobrero, Oakland (football, basketball, baseball)

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ABOUT COACH LARRY KNUTH

Larry Knuth is one of the most respected coaches in California and  has been involved in track & field for over forty years with extensive time spent at the California Community College level, serving as a coach at Palomar, Pasadena, Glendale, Fullerton, Saddleback,  Rio Hondo and Orange Coast Community Colleges. 

Coach Knuth coached nine years at the Division I level with three years at UC Irvine and six years at USC-both positions as head cross country and asst. track coach.

He has published and/or co-authored four field event publications including the internationally reviewed and acclaimed Wilkins vs. Powell discus book and the Triple Jump Encyclopedia, the most extensive American text on a single event. His current research projects for future publication are History & Humor, an anecdotal treasure for the track nut, and Hall of Champions-profiles of California community college Olympians and star performers from the 1920 Olympics to present day.

In the spring 2007, for his great contributions to our sport, Coach Knuth was elected to the the California Community College Track & Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame.
 

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