1989 Meet Highlights


April 21-23, 1989
  • Larry Myricks recorded the longest winning jump among his six victories at Mt. SAC, soaring a windy 28' 5"w
  • Lance Deal claimed his only Relays victory, tossing the hammer 237' 0"
  • The Santa Monica Track Club, with Carl Lewis on anchor, won both the 4X100m (38.63) and 4X200m (1:20.54) relays
  • Leroy Burrell won his only individual event Relays title, taking the 200m in 20.40
  • Kevin Young won the first of three consecutive 400H titles with a time of 48.95
  • Arizona sophomore Marc Davis recorded the fastest time ever run by an American teenager while winning the 5000m in 13:32.58
  • Monica Joyce set an Irish national record in the 10000m, clocking 32:21.16
  • Wolfgang Schmidt of Germany tossed the discus 219' 0"
  • Ramona Pagel won the shot put for the fifth consecutive year, throwing 61' 9"
  • Sheila Hudson added almost 3 feet to the meet record in the triple jump, bounding 44' 4"
  • Schowonda Williams won the 400H in 56.18

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