1973 Meet Highlights


April 27-29, 1973
  • Al Feuerbach became the first shot putter to break 70 feet at Mt. SAC, winning a duel over George Woods with a toss of 70-9
  • Stan Whitley beat past (Randy Williams '72) and future (Arnie Robinson '76) Olympic gold medalists in the long jump, spanning 26-5 1/2
  • Tommy Lee White won his third consecutive 120H title, clocking 13.6
  • Reynaldo Brown upped his meet record in the high jump, scaling 7-2 1/2
  • Mable Fergerson was a double winner in the 100 (10.7y) and 220 (23.9)
  • Wendy Koenig swept the 440 (54.8), 400H (61.7) and 880 (2:08.7) titles
  • Mary Decker lowered the meet record in the mile to 4:47.4
  • Kate Schmidt won the javelin with a meet record toss of 184-5

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