Track & Field

Back to sports

TRACK & FIELD

1935 - state meet at tarkio college, 1st place, class b

school track & Field records

AS OF THE TIME OF THE CONSOLIDATION WITH HUMBOLDT, THESE WERE THE TRACK & FIELD RECORDS. THEY WILL FOREVER STAND. MOST ARE OF MODERN TIMES, BUT JOE TOMEK'S 11'6" POLE VAULT IN 1935 WAS UNSURPASSED.

girls

boys

100 yd Dash - Susie Aylor - 1970 - 11.9

100 m Dash - Glevon Covault - 1979 - 12.8

200 m Dash - Glevon Covault - 1978 - 26.6

400 m Dash - Artis Plager - 1981 - 58.95

800 m Run - Artis Plager - 1981 - 2:24.7

1600 m Run - Amy Gyhra - 1992 - 5:36.51

3200 m Run - Amy Gyhra - 1991 - 12:49.8

100 m Hurdles - Teri Brewer - 1982 - 16.0

300 m Hurdles - Amy Gyhra - 1989 - 49.7

400 m Relay - Kathy Gottula, Jody Tomek - 1980
                        Glevon Covault, Artis Plager - 52.3

800 m Relay - Kathryn Gottula, Glevon Covault - 1978
                        Julie Harris, Jody Tomek - 1:50

1600 m Relay - Kathy Gottula, Suzanne Gyhra - 1980
                          Glevon Covault, Artis Plager - 4:12.7

3200 m Relay - Melissa Bernadt, Caryn Jasa - 1992
                          Brianna Branek, Amy Gyhra - 10:34.7

Shot Put - Bev Harris - 1983 - 41‘

Discus - Linda Gottula - 1977 - 124’ 10”

High Jump - Tami Gilbert - 1986 - 5’ 2”

Long Jump - Glevon Covault - 1979 - 16’ 9”

Triple Jump - Valerie Buchholz - 1996 - 30’ 2 1/4”

100 yd Dash - Don Bedea - 1956 - 10.4

100 m Dash - Daryl Buchholz - 1988 - 11.1

220 yd Dash - Jim Wright - 1977 - 23.5

200 m Dash - Ryan Gottula - 1992 - 23.0
                       Joel Jasa       - 1997 - 23.0

440 yd Dash - George Binder - 1971 - 51.7

400 m Dash - Joel Jasa - 1997 - 51.34

880 yd Run - Bob Goodenkauf - 1969 - 2:06.8

800 m Run - David Mezger - 1997 - 1:59.55

Mile Run - Marty Hughes - 1977 - 4:36.8

1600 m Run - Todd Binder - 1991 - 4:33.84

Two Mile Run - Marty Hughes - 1977 - 10:09.3

3200 m Run - Todd Binder - 1991 - 9:58.41

110 m High Hurdles - Jim Gilbert - 1986 - 15.3

60 yd High Hurdles - Wayne Minchow - 1953 - 08.4

300 m Inter. Hurdles - Jim Gilbert - 1986 - 41.3

440 yd Relay - Jim Wright, Lance Covault - 1978
                         John Wright, Randy Freeman - 46.8

400 m Relay - Jim Gilbert, Kim Vrtiska - 1986
                        Daryl Buchholz, Dan Schmit - 45.81

880 Yd Relay - Jim Wright, Lance Covault - 1978
                          John Wright, Randy Freeman - 1:34.7

1600 m Relay - Nick Blecha, Joel Jasa - 1996
                         Oliver Reynoso, David Mezger - 3:33.09

3200 m Relay - Nick Blecha, Scott Barnett - 1996
                         Oliver Reynoso, David Mezger - 8:20.11

Shot Put - Craig Binder - 1997 - 50’ 9”

Discus - Craig Binder - 1997 - 145’ 3”

High Jump - Ryan Gottula - 1993 - 6’ 7”

Long Jump - Ryan Gottula - 1993 - 22’ 10 3/4”

Triple Jump - Ryan Gottula - 1993 - 45’ 9 1/2”

Pole Vault - Joe Tomek - 1935 - 11’ 6”

1940s

spring of 1949

Photo From Pat Carter. Names & date from Bob Blecha:

1 Bill Almond,
2 Leland Covault,
3 Gary Brian,
4 Junior Karas,
5 Dale Johnson,
6 Bob Slaughter,
7 Bob Brian,
8 Lavon Covault,
9 George Slaughter,
10 Verlin Carter

The students are freshmen to seniors:

Class of 1949 – Bob Slaughter, Lavon Covault
Class of 1950: Bill Almond, Red Carter, Leland Covault, George Slaughter
Class of 1951: Junior Karas
Class of 1952 – Dale Johnson

1949 track trophy
Peru Relays, Class B
Mile - J. Karas, L. Covault, B. Slaughter, G. Brien

circa 1950 track team
shared by junior karas's son jim

Photo 8816, shared by Jim Karas on Facebook in May 2020

circa 1955 track team

With the help of Connie Knippelmeyer, Larry Aylor, Diane Senft , Bob Blecha & Wayne Knippelmeyer, all the names were sorted out in May 2020.

#1 Jerry Rue #2 Lee Rottman #3 Marv Knippelmeyer #4 Garry Harris #5 Eldon Knippelmeyer

#6 Coach _______ Sidarus (sic?) #7 Gary Bedea #8 Keith Johnson #9 Lester Rue #10 Don Bedea