Des Moines North Boy's Track & Field

Outdoor Team Championships (7)

Indoor Team Championships (4)


Team Finishes


Individual Champions (77)
1907 (high jump) Jesse Crawford, Des Moines North   5-06
1908 (hammer) Glenn Simons, Des Moines North   143-08
1908 (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Sherman, McFarland, Scotch, McAunon)   3:42.0
1909 (high jump) Proctor Osborn, Des Moines North   5-06
1910 (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Marsden, J. Smith, Hunter, Lively)   1:39.4
1911 (880y) Volney Diltz, Des Moines North   2:04.2
1911 (220y low hurdles) Edward Hunter, Des Moines North   27.4
1914 (discus) Joe Van Ginkel, Des Moines North   107-10
1917 (100y) Charles Colby, Des Moines North   10.2
1917 (220y) Charles Colby, Des Moines North   22.6
1917 (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Horsburgh, Drew, Cohen, Colby)   1:34.1
1918 (220y) Sam Cohen, Des Moines North   23.4
1918 (880y) Junior Woods, Des Moines North   2:04.0
1918 (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Walsh, Davis, Clark, Woods)   3:36.0
1919 (pole vault) Darwin Collins, Des Moines North   9-11
1919 (shot put) Curtis Morton, Des Moines North   43-11
1930 (long jump) Floy Gates, Des Moines North   21-10.50
1931 (shot put) Bob Earl, Des Moines North   48-10 7/8
1932 (pole vault) (tie) Don Emery, Des Moines North   11-09
1933 (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Lyle, Clark, Parson, Hall)   3:32.6
1934 (100y)  George Robinson, Des Moines North   10.0
1934 (220y) George Robinson, Des Moines North   22.1
1934 (1mi) Jim Lyle, Des Moines North   4:34.0
1934 (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (names not available)   1:31.3
1935 (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Steven, Bishop, Phillips, Lucas)   1:31.7
1936 (4x110y relay) Des Moines North (Hunt, Eaves, Stevens, Phillips)   43.7
1936 (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Hunt, Linn, Stevens, Phillips)   1:31.4
1945 (shot put) Bob Nelson, Des Moines North   49-05.75
1946 (880y) Roger Watts, Des Moines North   2:01.8
1946 (shot put) Bob Nelson, Des Moines North   49-10.50 2nd time
1946 (4x110y relay) Des Moines North (Massey, Burkes, Morton, Nichols)   44.0
1947 (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Scott, Jones, Kaiser, Nicholas)   1:29.2
1948 (A) (220y) George Nichols, Des Moines North   22.0
1948 (A) (4x110y relay) Des Moines North (Scott, Kaiser, Jones, Nicholas)   42.3
1948 (A) (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Scott, Jones, Kaiser, Nicholas)   1:27.6
1948 (A) (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Grant, Auestad, Jones, Kaiser)   3:27.7
1949 (A) (100y) Gary Scott, Des Moines North   10.0
1949 (A) (220y) Gary Scott, Des Moines North   21.3
1949 (A) (440y) Gary Scott, Des Moines North   49.3
1950 (A) (440y) Bob Wilbur, Des Moines North   50.1
1951 (A) (football throw) (tie) Sy Forester, Des Moines North   315 pts
1951 (A) (medley relay) Des Moines North (Graves, Jepperson, Russell, Lavine)   3:41.5
1953 (AA) (440y) Caesar Smith, Des Moines North   50.7
1953 (AA) (4x110y relay) Des Moines North (Brewer, Spencer, Fletcher, Smight)   44.4
1953 (AA) (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Carr, Sloan, Spencer, Fletcher)   3:29.4
1954 (AA) (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Ron Bradley, Bob Sloan, Gerald Spencer, Caesar Smith)   3:23.3
1954 (AA) (4x880y relay) Des Moines North (Ralph Lyle, Kent Winder, Bob Fletcher, Oscar Maldonado)   8:16.3
1954 (AA) (medley relay) Des Moines North (Ron Bradley, Jerry Poundstone, John Forney, Caesar Smith)   3:36.2
1955 (AA) (440y) Jerry Spencer, Des Moines North   51.6
1956 (AA) (4x880y relay) Des Moines North (Ed Thomas, James Kennedy, Don Walker, Ralph Lyle)   8:03.9 2nd time
1956 (AA) (medley relay) Des Moines North (Kieler, Parmentor, Douglas, Walker)   3:38.0
1959 (AA) (100y) Al Collier, Des Moines North   9.8
1959 (AA) (4x110y relay) Des Moines North (Al Collier, Joe DeFino, Mike Hawkins, Ed Carter)   42.9
1961 (AA) (4x110y relay) Des Moines North (Dave DeCarlo, Byron Walker, Verdo White, Gary Johnson)   44.1
1962 (AA) (100y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   10.0
1962 (AA) (220y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   22.3
1962 (AA) (440y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   50.2
1962 (AA) (shot put) Jim Miller, Des Moines North   56-00.75
1963 (AA) (100y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   9.7 2nd time
1963 (AA) (220y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   21.7 2nd time
1963 (AA) (440y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   49.0 2nd time
1963 (AA) (120y high hurdles) Jack Carter, Des Moines North   14.6
1964 (AA) (100y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   9.5 3rd time
1964 (AA) (220y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   21.6 3rd time
1964 (AA) (440y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   50.0 3rd time
1964 (AA) (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Mike Lunn, Tim Eakins, Ken Johnson, Bill Duff)   3:25.8
1965 (AA) (100y) Mike Lunn, Des Moines North   10.0
1965 (AA) (220y) Jim Kirby, Des Moines North   22.3
1965 (AA) (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Jim Kirby, Tom Hinkle, Tim Eakins, Mike Lunn)   1:30.2
1966 (AA) (100y) Jim Kirby, Des Moines North   10.0
1966 (AA) (220y) Jim Kirby, Des Moines North   21.4 2nd time
1966 (AA) (440y) Jim Kirby, Des Moines North   48.3
1967 (AA) (100y) Jim Kirby, Des Moines North   9.5 2nd time
1967 (AA) (220y) Jim Kirby, Des Moines North   21.5 3rd time
1969 (AA) (4x880y relay) Des Moines North (Bob Florence, Vic Carlson, Pat Hempe, Todd Ririe)   7:51.6
2009 (4A) (1600m) Omet Kak, Des Moines North   4:14.43
2009 (4A) (3200m) Omet Kak, Des Moines North   9:14.64

Indoor Meet Individual Champions (42)
1931 (shot put) Bob Earl, Des Moines North   47-08.25
1934 (50y) George Robinson, Des Moines North   5.6
1934 (medley relay) Des Moines North (Warren Nixon, Archie Lucas, George Robinson, Jim Lyle)   3:40.0
1934 (4x880y relay) Des Moines North (Vernon Jones, Fred Morrow, Warren Nixon, Jim Lyle)   8:23.8
1935 (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Smith, Fairfield, Osborn Lewis, Archie Lucas)   3:36.3
1936 (880y) Jack Stewart, Des Moines North   2:04.3
1936 (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (names missing)   1:36.7
1939 (high jump) (tie) Harold Morrow, Des Moines North 5-08
1946 (A) (880y) Roger Watts, Des Moines North   2:05.2
1946 (A) (shot put) Bob Nelson, Des Moines North   52-06.50
1947 (A) (high jump) (tie) Don Spangler, Des Moines North   5-10.50
1947 (A) (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Gary Scott, Reggie Kaiser, Conrad Jones, George Nichols)   1:35.0
1948 (A) (440y) Conrad Jones, Des Moines North   51.7
1948 (A) (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Gary Scott, Conrad Jones, Reggie Kaiser, George Nichols)   1:33.5 2nd time
1948 (A) (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Gary Scott, Connie Jones, Reggie Kaiser, George Nichols)   3:35.3
1949 (A) (440y) Gary Scott, Des Moines North   51.2
1949 (A) (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Larry Graves, Dick Roberts, William Poe, Gary Scott)   3:36.8 2nd time
1950 (A) (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (William Poe, Dean Gates, Bob Wilbur, Charles Ritchie)   3:38.1 2nd time
1951 (A) (high jump) (tie) Bruce Penquite, Des Moines North   5-08
1953 (AA) (440y) Caesar Smith, Des Moines North   51.6
1953 (AA) (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Gerald Spencer, Bob Fletcher, Bob Sloan, Caesar Smith)   1:37.2
1953 (AA) (medley relay) Des Moines North (Jerry Torrence, Bob Fletcher, Gerald Spencer, Caesar Smith)   3:46.7
1954 (AA) (440y) Gerald Spencer, Des Moines North   51.9
1954 (AA) (880y) Oscar Maldonado, Des Moines North   2:06.0
1954 (AA) (long jump) Frank Irvin, Des Moines North   21-01
1954 (AA) (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Gerald Spencer, Frank Irvin, Ron Bradley, Caesar Smith)   1:34.3 2nd time
1954 (AA) (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Frank Irvin, Ron Bradley, Gerald Spencer, Caesar Smith)   3:35.8
1954 (AA) (medley relay) Des Moines North (Frank Irvin, Ron Bradley, Gerald Spencer, Caesar Smith)   3:39.1 2nd time
1955 (AA) (440y) Gerald Spencer, Des Moines North   51.5 2nd time
1955 (AA) (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (John Forney, Dave Lane, Ralph Lyle, Gerald Spencer)   3:39.2 2nd time
1958 (AA) (50y) Al Collier, Des Moines North   5.6
1959 (AA) (50y) Al Collier, Des Moines North   5.4 2nd time
1959 (AA) (4x220y relay) Des Moines North (Al Collier, Joe DeFino, George Robinson, Ed Carter)   1:35.7
1962 (AA) (50y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   5.6
1962 (AA) (shot put) Jim Miller, Des Moines North   54-10
1963 (AA) (50y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   5.5 2nd time
1964 (AA) (50y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   5.5 3rd time
1964 (AA) (440y) Clyde Duncan, Des Moines North   50.7
1965 (AA) (4x440y relay) Des Moines North (Bob Webb, Tim Beakins, Jim Kirby, Mike Lunn)   3:31.8
1966 (AA) (50y) Jim Kirby, Des Moines North   5.4
1966 (AA) (440y) Jim Kirby, Des Moines North   49.7
1967 (AA) (440y) Jim Kirby, Des Moines North   49.7 2nd time


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