Winners
in Phila. Public League Track Championships
(compiled by Ted Silary)
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POLE VAULT/SHOT PUT
(* -- indicates record-setting performance)
| Year | Pole Vault | Shot Put |
| 1928 | 6-way tie | Colehower |
| 10-3 1/2 | NE, 46-4 3/4 | |
| 1929 | Sam Read | Lulejian |
| Gtn, 10-9 | NE, 44-10 1/2 | |
| 1930 | Sam Read | Neill |
| Gtn, 10-10 1/2 | Gtz, 43-5 1/2 | |
| 1931 | Bill Leonard | Lou Kreisman |
| Gtn, 10-0 | Cent, 49- 1/4 | |
| 1932 | Howard Jones | John Lieb |
| Cent, *11-2 | Oln, 45-3 3/4 | |
| 1934 | Jensen | Clarence Thomas |
| Oln, 10-6 | Cent, 44-5 | |
| Silver | ||
| Sou, 10-6 | ||
| 1935 | Francis | Jack Kolb |
| NE, 10-8 | Cent, 47-3 1/2 | |
| 1939 | Jack Dennehy | Art Woodson |
| Ovb, *11-2 7/8 | Fkd, 47-10 | |
| 1940 | Jack Dennehy | Mike Jarmoluk |
| Ovb, *11-10 | Fkd, 46-9 7/8 | |
| 1941 | Bob McKinney | Obie Palmer |
| Gtn, 11-0 | Fkn, 49-10 3/4 | |
| " | Henry Pancygrau | |
| Oln, 11-0 | ||
| " | Smith | |
| Sou, 11-0 | ||
| 1942 | Bob McKinney | Jurich |
| Gtn, *12-4 | Sou, 43-2 1/4 | |
| 1943 | Fred Fricker | Bob Esterley |
| Cent, 10-6 | NE, 45-5 | |
| " | Bob Miller | |
| Gtn, 10-6 | ||
| " | John Wisniewski | |
| NE, 10-6 | ||
| 1944 | Mike Korik | Richard Klimick |
| Oln, 11-0 | Fkd, 45-1 | |
| 1945 | Mike Korik | Stan Greenwald |
| Oln, 11-0 | NE, 49-6 3/8 | |
| 1946 | Harris Clifford | Ray Posel |
| Fkn, 11-6 | Cent, 44-10 1/2 | |
| 1947 | Bill Echols | Lou Ellis |
| Bart, 11-0 | Fkn, 48-3 1/2 | |
| 1948 | Bob Knox | Ivan Birnbaum |
| Bart, 11-3 | Ovb, 47-6 1/2 | |
| 1949 | Dan Lorch | Julius Johnson |
| Cent, 10-9 | Ovb, 43-11 3/4 | |
| 1950 | Eugene School | Bob McAllum |
| Gtn, 10-6 | Fkd, 48-4 3/4 | |
| " | Len Trush | |
| NE, 10-6 | ||
| 1951 | Bob McCallum | |
| Fkd, *51-6 3/8 | ||
| 1952 | Ralston Machin | Alan Dash |
| West, 10-3 | Cent, 46-10 | |
| 1953 | Fred Huffnagle | Walt Pijawka |
| Cent, 10-6 | Gtn, 44-11 3/4 | |
| " | John Gray | |
| Ovb, 10-6 | ||
| 1954 | Joe Johnson | Don Wilson |
| Gtn, 10-9 | West, 45-10 | |
| 1955 | William Nichols | Wilt Chamberlain |
| NE, 10-9 | Ovb, 46-10 1/2 | |
| Vince Donohue | ||
| Dobb, 10-9 | ||
| 1956 | Dan Gervin | Paul Holloway |
| Fkn, 11-0 | Gtn, 47- 3/4 | |
| Jay Werner | ||
| Oln, 11-0 | ||
| 1957 | Tom Berry | Ray Minor |
| West, 11-0 | Bok, 48-4 3/4 | |
| 1958 | Mack Williams | Gert Koerner |
| Fkn, 11-3 | Ovb, 50-7 | |
| " | Roger Lindsley | |
| Gtn, 11-3 | ||
| 1959 | four tied | Gert Koerner |
| 10-6 | Ovb, *53-0 | |
| 1960 | Jack Osman | Charles Williams |
| Oln, 12-0 | Ovb, 48-2 3/4 | |
| 1961 | James Parker | Charles Williams |
| Bok, 11-3 | Ovb, 50- 1/4 | |
| 1962 | George Williams | Alan Saul |
| Oln, *12-8 3/4 | Ovb, 50- 1/2 | |
| 1963 | Jeff Blatt | Ed Maxwell |
| Cent, 12-3 | NE, *53-11 | |
| 1964 | Walt Boyke | Joe Carvalho |
| Oln, 12-0 | Ovb, 50-7 | |
| 1965 | Joe Williams | Ray Fitch |
| Oln, 11-0 | Wash, *54-5 | |
| " | Ken Foote | |
| Cent, 11-0 | ||
| 1966 | John Kapuza | Gerald Ford |
| Oln, 11-9 | Fkn, *56-3 1/2 | |
| " | Pete Hasse | |
| Linc, 11-9 | ||
| 1967 | Ray McDaniel | Gerald Ford |
| Cent, 11-6 | Fkn, *56-8 1/2 | |
| " | Rudy Van Hook | |
| Bok, 11-6 | ||
| 1968 | Dave Peterson | Ed McDowell |
| Bart, 11-6 | Gtn, 54-0 | |
| 1969 | Joe Harris | Fred Alexander |
| Linc, 11-0 | Bart, *57-7 | |
| " | John Watson | |
| Fkn, 11-0 | ||
| 1970 | Rich Bagian | Ron Stanton |
| Oln, 11-6 | Ovb, 55-1 1/4 | |
| 1971 | Alan Gruntlin | Ron Stanton |
| Oln, 11-8 | Ovb, 54-2 | |
| 1972 | Mark Cuyiet | Mike Sojourner |
| Ovb, 10-6 | Gtn, 50-10 1/4 | |
| 1973 | Dennis Canty | William Parrott |
| Ovb, 11-9 | Ovb, 48-0 | |
| 1974 | Dennis Canty | Robert Parrott |
| Ovb, 11-5 | Ovb, 52-1 3/4 | |
| 1975 | Herbert Nelson | Eric Brisco |
| Ovb, 10-6 | Bart, 49-10 1/4 | |
| Melvin Velez | ||
| Cent, 10-6 | ||
| Richard Malley | ||
| Oln, 10-6 | ||
| 1976 | Herbert Nelson | Anthony Palmer |
| Ovb, 12-0 | Bart, 53-9 1/2 | |
| Harold Mack | ||
| Bart, 12-0 | ||
| 1977 | Nathan Dawson | David Burnett |
| Ovb, 10-6 | Oln, 49-2 | |
| 1978 | Nathan Dawson | Craig Stinson |
| Ovb, 12-0 | Oln, 48-6 1/4 | |
| 1979 | Nathan Dawson | John Gilbertson |
| Ovb, *13-4 1/2 | Oln, 52-8 1/2 | |
| 1980 | Larry White | Geoffrey Seay |
| Ovb, 12-0 | Cent, 51- 1/2 | |
| 1981 | Art Wooding | Geoffrey Seay |
| Gtn, 12-0 | Cent, 54-4 | |
| 1982 | Henry Patterson | Wendell Hill |
| Ovb, 13-0 | Ovb, 49-8 1/4 | |
| 1983 | name unavailable | John Atkins |
| Oln, 12-0 | Ovb, 53-2 | |
| 1984 | Renny Griffith | Blair Thomas |
| Cent, 12-9 | Fkd, 51-6 | |
| 1985 | Bill Jeune | Jorge Oquendo |
| Oln, 12-0 | Oln, 52-5 3/4 | |
| 1986 | Ameled Donato | Ernest Frazier |
| Oln, 12-0 | Wash, 51-7 | |
| 1987 | Thai Chung | Oliver Strickland |
| Cent, 11-6 | West, 51-6 | |
| 1988 | Darnell Perry | Tyson Price |
| Oln, 12-0 | Cent, 51-6 1/2 | |
| 1989 | Jack Jeune | Mark Hrubar |
| Oln, 12-0 | Cent, 45-11 | |
| 1990 | Hector Ortiz | U. "Joby" Hamiter |
| Oln, 13-0 | Mast, 43-11 | |
| 1991 | ||
| 1992 | Jack Jeune | |
| Oln, *13-8 | ||
| 1993 | Leyland Kennedy | Jeremiah Jenkins |
| Oln, 12-6 | Oln, 47-11 3/4 | |
| 1994 | Darnell Brockington | Jeff Mims |
| Ovb, 12-0 | Fkd, 48-4 | |
| 1995 | Will Roberts | Jeff Mims |
| Ovb, 11-6 | Fkd, 53-3 1/4 | |
| 1996 | Sima Bell | Jeff Mims |
| Oln, 11-6 | Fkd, 56-6 3/4 | |
| 1997 | Sima Bell | Charles Taylor |
| Oln, 12-0 | Fkn, 48-9 | |
| 1998 | Deepu David | Charles Taylor |
| Cent, 12-0 | Fkn, 52-2 1/4 | |
| 1999 | Gerald Souders | Sondiata McKeithan |
| Cent, *13-9 | Cent, 47- 1/2 | |
| 2000 | Gerald Souders | Anthony Petty |
| Cent, 13-6 | West, 51-6 | |
| 2001 | Alex Vencius | Mike Robinson |
| Cent, 12-0 | Fkd, 47-3 | |
| 2002 | Alex Vencius | Harry Max |
| Cent, 12-6 | NE, 44-4 1/4 | |
| 2003 | Ed Butkovitz | Trevor Mickie |
| Cent, 12-0 | SM, 44-10 | |
| 2004 | T.J. Ulmer | Jason Hickenbottom |
| Cent, 12-0 | Gtz, 46-2 | |
| 2005 | Jake Kring | Teddy Joseph |
| Cent, 10-0 | NE, 44-3 1/4 | |
| T.J. Ulmer | ||
| Cent, 10-0 | ||
| 2006 | Fernando Jones | Eikeem Barron |
| Cent, 11-0 | Ovb, 43-10 | |
| 2007 | No one cleared | Darrell Mills |
| minimum height | E&S, 40-9 3/4 | |
| 2008 | No one cleared | Robert Fitzgerald |
| minimum height | Fkn Towne, 42-9 1/2 |