CIF California State Meet alumni
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This is a list of the notable people who have participated in the CIF California State Meet. It includes their results at the CIF California State Meet, cross referenced to a highlight of their notable achievements. For the majority of these athletes, this meet was the last NFHS sanctioned meet of their high school career.
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!CIF Results !High School !Known for | |
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| width="120" |Terry Albritton
|1971 and 1972 2nd Shot Put | width="160" |Newport Harbor High School, |1976 World Record in Shot put: 71 ft, 81⁄3 inches (21.85m) National Champion Shot put, 1976, 1977 | |
| Andrea Anderson
|1992 3rd 100m, 3rd 200m | |
| Jeshua Anderson
|2006 2nd 110H and 300H | 2008 World Junior Champion, now at WSU |
| Henry Andrade
|1979 3rd 300 hurdles |Johnson High School, |National Football Champion 1981 and 1982 at SMU | |
| Tori Anthony
|2006 and 2007 1st Pole Vault |National High School Record Pole Vault | |
| Rink Babka
|1954 1st (non-scoring) Discus |Palo Alto High School, |1960 Olympic Silver Medal Discus | |
| Willie Banks
|1973 and 1974 1st Triple Jump |Oceanside High School, |World Record Triple Jump, 3 time Olympian, | |
| Arthur Barnard
|1947 120y hurdles 2nd |La Jolla High School, |1952 Bronze medal Olympic 110H | |
| Lee Barnes
|1923 and 1924 1st Pole Vault |Hollywood High School, |1924 Olympic Gold Medal Pole Vault just after graduating | |
| Scott Bauhs
|2004 2nd 3200m |San Ramon Valley High School, |2011 World Championships, | |
| Jahvid Best
| 2007 1st 100m, 2nd 200m |Salesian High School, |Running back for the Detroit Lions, 2016 Olympian for St. Lucia | |
| Ato Bolden
| 1991 3rd 200m |Piedmont Hills High School, |4 Olympic medals | |
| Jeanette Bolden
|1976 3rd 100y |Centennial High School, |1984 Olympic Gold Medal 4×100 | |
| Bobby Bonds
|1964 1st Long Jump |Riverside Poly High School, |14 years Major League Baseball 332 HR, 461 SB, | |
| Gentry Bradley
|1992 1st 200m, 2nd 100m |1997 World University Games Gold medal 200m | |
| Valerie Brisco Hooks
|1977 1st 440y |Locke High School, | 1984 Olympics, first person to win both 200m and 400m at the same Olympics | |
| Alice Brown
|1978 2nd 100y |John Muir High School |1984 Olympics silver 100m, gold 4×100 relay | |
| Benny Brown
|1971 6th 440y |Sunnyvale High School, |1976 Olympic Gold Medal 4×400 relay | |
| Reynaldo Brown
|1968 and 1969 1st High Jump |1968 Olympics, 5th place High Jump while still in high school | |
| Ron Brown
|1979 3rd 100y |Baldwin Park High School, |1984 Gold Medal 4×100 relay, | |
| Stephanie Brown Trafton
|1998 1st Discus, 1997 2nd Shot Put |Arroyo Grande High School, |2008 Olympic Gold Medal Discus | |
| Wendy Brown
|1984 singlehandedly won the team title, |Woodside High School, |1988 Olympics, Heptathlon | |
| Noah Bryant
|2002 1st Shot Put, 2001 2nd Shot Put |Carpinteria High School, |15th 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics Shot Put | |
| Reggie Bush
|2003 3rd 100m and 200m |USC National Football Championship and scandal, Heisman Trophy, | |
| Jill Camarena
|2000 1st Discus, 2nd Shot Put |Woodland High School, |2008 Olympics, 12th Shot Put | |
| Tonie Campbell
|1978 3rd 120yHH, 4th 330yLH |Banning High School, |1988 Olympic Bronze medal 110 metres hurdles | |
| Randall Carroll
|2008 1st 100m and 1st 200m |Cathedral High School, |One of only three back-to-back champions in the 100 and 200 meters | |
| Ed Caruthers
|1963 1st High Jump |1968 Silver Medal Olympic High Jump | |
| Wayne Collett
|1966 1st 440y |1972 Silver Medal 400 metres | |
| Curtis Conway
|1989 1st 100m, 2nd 200m |Hawthorne High School, |NFL 12 years, football broadcaster | |
| Mark Crear
|1987 2nd 300 hurdles, 4th 110 hurdles |Rowland High School, |1996 Olympic Silver Medal 110 hurdles, 2000 Olympic Bronze Medal 110 hurdles, 1994 and 1998 Goodwill Games champion | |
| Randy Cross
|1972 1st Shot Put |Crespi Carmelite High School, Encino |13 years with San Francisco 49ers, | |
| Robert Culp
|1947 2nd Pole Vault |Berkeley High School, |Actor I-Spy, Everybody Loves Raymond | |
| Tim Danielson
|1965 and 1966 1st Mile Run |Chula Vista High School, |the second of only (now) 5 high schoolers to break the 4 minute mile | |
| Desiree Davila
|1998 and 1999 1600m, 8th place, 2000 5th place, 2001 3200m 4th place 1999 800m 9th place |Hilltop High School, |qualified for 2012 Olympic marathon | |
| Jack Davis
|1949 120y and 180 y hurdles 1st, Long Jump 3rd |1952 and 1956 Silver medals Olympic 110H | |
| Steve DeBerg
| 1972 2nd pole vault |NFL Quarterback | |
| Lashinda Demus
| 1999 and 2000 1st 300 hurdles |Long Beach Wilson, |2012 Silver medal Olympic 400 hurdles, | |
| Leslie Deniz
|1979 and 1980 1st Discus |1984 Silver Medal Olympic Discus | |
| Gail Devers
|1984 1st 100H and 100m, 2nd Long Jump |Sweetwater High School, |1992 and 1996 Olympic Gold Medals in 100 metres and 1996 4×100 relay | |
| Jim Doehring
|1980 2nd Shot Put |San Clemente High School, |1992 Silver Medal Olympic Shot Put | |
| Charles Dumas
|1955 1st, 1954 2nd, 1953 4th High Jump |Jefferson High School |1956 Gold Medal Olympic High Jump | |
| Foy Draper
|1931 1st 100y, 1932 2nd 100y and 220y |Huntington Park High School, |1936 Olympic Gold Medal 4×100 relay | |
| Clancy Edwards
|1973 1st 200m 2nd 100m |Santa Ana High School, |1977 World Cup and World University Games champion 200m | |
| Henry Ellard
|1979 1st Triple Jump | |
| Lee Evans
|1964 4th 440y |Overfelt High School, |1968 Gold Medal 400m and 4×400 relay, both World Records | |
| Danny Everett
|1985 2nd 400m |Fairfax High School, |1998 Gold medal Olympic 4×400 relay, Bronze 400m | |
| Justin Fargas
|1997 1st 100m, 1998 3rd 100m |Notre Dame High School |currently 8th year in NFL | |
| Allyson Felix
|2003 1st 100m, 1st 200m |L.A. Baptist High School, |2012 and 2016 Gold medal Olympic 4x400 and 4×100 relays, 2004 and 2008 Silver medal Olympic 200m, tied for most Olympic track and field medals by a woman (9), 3 consecutive times 200m World Champion, plus 400m in 2015 | |
| Lauren Fleshman
|1999 1st 3200m | 2006 and 2010 American champion in 5,000m | |
| Mark Fricker
|1977 2nd Mile 1998 3rd Mile | notable pacemaker | |
| David Gettis
|2003 400m, 2004 400m, 2005 400m |Susan Miller Dorsey High School, |only three-time champion in 400m in state history | |
| Michael Granville
|1996 and 1994 1st 800m, 2nd 1995 |Bell Gardens High School, |set the still standing National High School Record | |
| Mel Gray
|1967 1st 100y and 220y, 2nd Long Jump |Montgomery High School, |13 years in the NFL | |
| Ryan Hall
|2001 1st 1600m |Big Bear High School, |American record holder Half Marathon | |
| Millard Hampton
|1974 1st 200m |Silver Creek High School, |1976 Silver Medal Olympic 200m, Gold Medal 4×100 relay | |
| Tayyiba Haneef-Park
|1997 1st High Jump |Laguna Hills High School, |2008 and 2012 Silver Medal Olympics on US Volleyball team | |
| Danny Harris
|1983 1st 300H, 3rd 110H, 1982 3rd 300H |1984 Silver Medal Olympic 400 hurdles | |
| Alvin Harrison
|1993 joined twin brother Calvin on 1st place 4×400 relay and 3rd 4×100 relay |North Salinas High School, |1996 Gold Medal Olympic 4×400 relay, 2000 Silver medal 400 metres, 4×400 later disqualified | |
| Calvin Harrison
|1993 1st 400m, 200m and 4×400 relay, 3rd 4×100 relay |North Salinas High School, |National High School Record 400m | |
| Joanna Hayes
|1995 1st 100H and 300H, 2nd 4×400 relay |2004 Olympic Gold Medal 100 metres hurdles | |
| Bud Held
|1946 4th Pole Vault |Grossmont High School, |World record in Javelin throw | |
| Monique Henderson
|1998-2001 1st 400m, 2000 1st 200m |2004 and 2008 Gold Medal Olympic 4×400 relay | |
| Jim Hines
|1964 1st 100y and 220y |McClymonds High School, |1968 Gold Medal Olympic 100m and 4 × 100 m | |
| Tom Hintnaus
|1976 1st Pole Vault |Aviation High School, |1980 Gold medal Olympic Boycott Games for USA | |
| Bud Houser
|1920-1922 1st Shot Put and Discus |1924 Gold Medals Olympic Shot Put and Discus, 1928 Gold Medal Discus | |
| Denean Howard
|1979 3rd 440y 1st 4×440 relay |San Gorgonio High School, |1984 Gold Medal Olympic 4×400 relay | |
| Sherri Howard
|1979 1st 440y 2nd 100y 1st 4×440 relay |San Gorgonio High School, |1984 Gold Medal Olympic 4×400 relay | |
| Sheila Hudson
|1985 1st Triple Jump, 1984 3rd |Rio Linda High School |1996 Olympian Triple Jump | |
| Chelsea Johnson
|2002 1st Pole Vault, 2000 5th 300H |Atascadero High School, |2009 Silver medal World Championships Pole Vault | |
| Cornelius Johnson
|1932 and 1933 1st High Jump, 1931 2nd High Jump |Los Angeles High School, |1936 Olympic Gold Medal High Jump | |
| Rafer Johnson
|1954 1st 120yHH, 2nd 180 LH |Kingsburg High School, | 1960 Gold Medal Olympic Decathlon | |
| Florence Griffith-Joyner
|1978 6th 220y |Jordan High School, |1988 Gold medal Olympic 100m, 200m, 4×100 relay, Silver 4×400 | |
| Marion Jones
| 1990-1993 1st 100m and 200m |Rio Mesa High School, |2000 5 Olympic medals (3 Gold), 5 World Championship Gold medals | |
| Natalie Kaaiawahia
|1980-1983 1st Shot Put, 1981 and 1983 1st Discus |Fullerton Union High School, |National High School Record Shot Put | |
| Deena Kastor
|1991 and 1990 1st 3200m |Agoura High School, |2004 Bronze Medal Olympic Marathon | |
| Napoleon Kaufman
|1990 1st 100m, 200m |6 years Oakland Raiders, 1991 NCAA Football Championship Washington | |
| Meb Keflezighi
|1994 1st 1600m and 3200m |San Diego High School, |2004 Silver Medal Olympic Marathon | |
| Leamon King
|1951 1st 220y, 2nd 100y, 1952 2nd 100y |1956 Gold medal Olympic 4×100 relay | |
| Fred Kuller
|1964 2nd 220y, 3rd 100y |Santiago High School, |USC world record 4×110y relay | |
| Lionel Larry
|2003 1st 200m |Dominguez High School, |2009 Gold medal World Championships 4×400 relay | |
| Dave Laut
|1972 2nd Shot Put |Santa Clara High School, |1984 Bronze Medal Olympic Shot Put | |
| Steve Lewis
|1986 1st 400m |American High School, |1988 Gold Medal 400 metres and 4×400 relay, 1992 Gold Medal 4×400 relay Silver Medal 400m | |
| Todd Lichti
|1985 9th Triple Jump |Mt. Diablo High School, Concord |5 years in the NBA | |
| James Lofton
|1974 1st Long Jump |Washington High School, |16 years in the NFL | |
| Chaunté Lowe
|2001 1st High Jump |2005 Silver medal World Championships | |
| David Mack
|1978 and 1979 1st 880y |Locke High School, |1987 World Championships in Athletics, | |
| Joshua Mance
|2010 1st 400m, 4th 200m |Don Antonio Lugo High School, |2012 Silver medal Olympic 4×400 relay, 2010 World Junior Championships 4×400 Gold, 2011 Pan American Junior Championships 400 and 4×400 Gold, 2009 World Youth Championships 400m Silver, Medley Relay Gold | |
| Michael Marsh
|1985 1st 200m, 1st 4×400 relay |Hawthorne High School, |1992 Gold medal Olympic 200m, 4×100 relay | |
| Pam Marshall
|1978 2nd 220y, 3rd 100y |Long Beach Jordan, |1987 World Champion 4×100 relay, 1988 Olympian | |
| Bob Mathias
|1948 1st 120HH and 180LH |Tulare Union High School, |1948 Olympic Gold Medal Decathlon while still in high school | |
| George Mattos
|1947 1st Pole Vault |Pacific Grove High School, |1952 and 1956 Olympian | |
| Leslie Maxie
|1985 1st 300H |National High School Record | |
| Misty May
|1993 2nd HJ |Beach Volleyball Gold Medal 2004, 2008 and 2012 | |
| Remontay McClain
|2010 1st 100m and 1st 200m |One of only three back-to-back champions in the 100 and 200 meters | |
| Earl McCullouch
|1964 1st 120HH and 180LH |9 years in the NFL | |
| Hugh McElhenny
|1947 1st 120HH, 180LH and Long Jump |Washington High School, |13 years in the NFL | |
| Inger Miller
|1988 2nd 100m, 3rd 200m, 3rd 4×100 relay |John Muir High School |1996 Gold medal Olympic 4×100 relay | |
| Obea Moore
|1995 1st 400m, 2nd 200m, |John Muir High School |World youth best 400m, World Junior Champion 400m | |
| Ron Morris
|1952 and 1953 1st Pole Vault |Burroughs High School |1960 Silver Medal Olympic Pole Vault | |
| Kim Mortensen
|1996 1st 3200m |Thousand Oaks High School, |National High School Record 3200 meters | |
| Jovesa Naivalu
|1995 1st 110H | |
| Hannibal Navies
| 1994 5th 4x400 relay | Berkeley High School, Berkeley | NFL Linebacker Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers | |
| Bryshon Nellum
|2006 1st 200m, 1st 400m |Long Beach Polytechnic High School, |2012 Silver medal Olympic 4×400 relay, Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year 2007 | |
| Jim Niedhart
|1973 1st Shot Put |Newport Harbor High School, |Professional Wrestler in the WWF | |
| Brent Noon
|1990 1st Shot Put, 2nd Discus |Fallbrook Union High School, |1995 5th World Championships | |
| Parry O'Brien
| 1949 3rd Shot Put, 1st 16 pound shot put |Santa Monica High School, | 1952 and 1956 Gold Medal, 1960 Silver Medal Olympic Shot put | |
| Charley Paddock
|1916 and 1918 1st 100y and 220y |1920 Gold medal Olympic 100m and 4×100, Silver 200m | |
| Doug Padilla
|1974 13th 2 Mile |Marina High School, |Multiple American records | |
| Ramona Pagel
|1979 3rd Shot Put |Schurr High School, |Current American Record in Shot put, 4 time Olympian Pan American Games Gold, Silver and Bronze medalist | |
| Michelle Perry
|1997 2nd Long Jump |Quartz Hill High School, |2005 and 2007 Gold medal World Championships 100H | |
| Andre Phillips
|1977 1st 330y LH, 1976 4th 330y LH |Silver Creek High School, |1988 Olympic Gold Medal 400 hurdles | |
| Polly Plumer
|1980-1982 1st Mile |University High School, |National High School Record Mile run | |
| George Porter
|1984 and 1985 1st 300H |National High School Record 300 hurdles | |
| Mike Powell
|1981 2nd High Jump |Edgewood High School, |Current World record Long Jump | |
| Suzy Powell
|1992-1994 1st Discus, 1991 2nd Discus |National High School Record and American record Discus | |
| John Raitt
|1935 1st Football Throw |Fullerton Union High School, |Stage Actor Carousel, Oklahoma!, The Pajama Game, Carnival in Flanders, Three Wishes for Jamie, and A Joyful Noise and star of 1957 movie version of The Pajama Game, father of Bonnie Raitt | |
| Ken-Yon Rambo
|1997 1st 300H 1st 4×400 relay |4 years in NFL, now in Canadian Football League | |
| James Robinson
|1972 2nd 880y |McClymonds High School, |1976 Olympian, 1979 Gold Medal Pan American Games 800m | |
| Mack Robinson
|1934 1st 100y, 4th Long Jump, 4th 4×200 relay |John Muir High School |1936 Silver medal Olympic 200m | |
| Carol Rodríguez
|2003 3rd 100m |2008 Olympian for Puerto Rico, 2010 Gold medal 4×100 relay, Silver medal 200m Central American and Caribbean Games | |
| Shannon Rowbury
|2003 1st 1600m |Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, |2009 Bronze medal World Championships 1500m | |
| Felix Sanchez
|1995 3rd 300H |University City High School, | 2004 and 2012 Olympic Gold Medal 400 hurdles | |
| Keri Sanchez
|1988 2nd 100H, 2nd 300H, 3rd Triple Jump 1989 3rd 100H, 2nd 300H 3rd Triple Jump |Santa Teresa High School, |Professional soccer player | |
| James Sanford
|1977 1st 400m and 4×400 relay, 2nd 200m |John Muir High School |1979 World Cup champion 400m | |
| Steve Scott
|1974 2nd 880y |American Record Mile run, most sub-4 minute miles in history | |
| Bob Seagren
|1963 4th Pole Vault |1968 Gold medal Olympic Pole Vault | |
| Guinn Smith
|1937 tied 2nd High Jump and Pole Vault |Glendale High School, |1948 Gold medal Olympic Pole Vault | |
| Herschel Curry Smith
|1922 1st 100y, 4th 220y, 1923 3rd 100y, 2nd 220y |San Fernando High School, |Track coach, creator of Los Angeles Invitational track meet | |
| Ronnie Ray Smith
|1966 3rd 220y |Manual Arts High School, |1968 Gold medal Olympic 4×100, tied World Record 100m | |
| Tommie Smith
|1963 1st 440y, 4th 100 y 1962 4th 100y 2nd Long Jump, 4th 440y |1968 Gold medal Olympic 200m, first FAT World Record | |
| Tracy Smith
|1963 1st Mile |1968 Olympics, 10,000m, 11th; 3-time world-record holder indoor 3-mile; Three-time Track & Field News No. 1-ranked U.S. runner: 10,000-meters, '66, '68; 5,000-meters '69; Six-time AAU Champion: Indoor 3-Mile, '66, '67, '73; Outdoor 3-mile, '69; Outdoor 6-mile, '66; Outdoor 10,000m, '68. | |
| Duane Solomon
|2003 1st 800m |4th place, 2012 Olympics 800m, International competitor at 2007 World Championships 800m | |
| Shalonda Solomon
|2002 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m 1st 4×100 and 4×400 |2010 Silver medal World Cup 100m and Gold 4 × 100 m | |
| Jim Sorensen
|1986 6th 800m |Villa Park High School, |Masters world record 800m and 1500m | |
| James Stallworth
|1989 1st Long Jump, 4th 100m |Tulare Union High School, |National High School Record Long Jump | |
| Willie Steele
|1941 2nd Long Jump |Hoover High School, |1948 Olympic gold medal Long Jump | |
| Michael Stember
|1995 and 1996 1st 1600m |Jesuit High School, |1999 and 2003 Silver medal Pan American Games 1500m | |
| Dwight Stones
|1971 1st High Jump |Glendale High School, |1972 and 1976 Olympic Bronze medal High Jump | |
| Lynn Swann
|1970 1st Long Jump |NFL 9 years, Pro Football Hall of Famer | |
| Adam Tafralis
| 2002 2nd Shot Put | 2008 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
| Jeneba Tarmoh
| 2006 and 2007 1st place 100m and 200m |Mt. Pleasant High School, | 2012 Gold medal Olympic 4×100 relay, 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics Gold medal 100m and 4×100, 2012 Olympian | |
| Henry Thomas
|1983 2nd 100m, 1st 200m, 4×400, 2nd 4×100 |Hawthorne High School, | World youth best 100m and 400m | |
| Earl Thompson
|1915 1st 120 y Hurdles |1920 Gold medal Olympic 110 metres hurdles running for Canada | |
| Delos Thurber
|1934 1st High Jump |Glendale High School, |1936 Bronze medal Olympic High Jump | |
| Geoff Vanderstock
|1964 4th 120HH |Pomona Catholic High School, |1968 Olympian, World Record Holder 400IH | |
| Maggie Vessey
|1999 6th 400m |Qualified for 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics | |
| Janeene Vickers
|1987 1st 100H, 1st 300H, 1st 100m | Bronze medal 1992 Olympics 400 hurdles | |
| Tyree Washington
|1994 1st Long Jump |La Sierra High School, |2003 World Champion outdoors and Indoors | |
| Quincy Watts
|1988 2nd 200m |Taft High School, |1992 Olympic Gold medal 400m and 4×400 relay | |
| Melissa Weis
|1990 1st Discus, 2nd Shot Put |Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield |International competitor at 1995 World Championships | |
| Charles White
|1976 1st 300H |San Fernando High School, |Heisman Trophy | |
| Russell White
|1987 2nd Triple Jump |Crespi Carmelite High School, Encino |3 years in NFL | |
| Bruce Wilhelm
|1963 1st Shot Put, 2nd Discus |Fremont High School |1976 Olympian in Weightlifting | |
| Angela Williams
|1997 and 1998 1st 100m |2003 Silver medal World Championships 4×100 relay | |
| Dokie Williams
|1977 1st Triple Jump |El Camino High School, |5 years with Los Angeles Raiders | |
| Randy Williams
|1971 1st Long Jump |1972 Gold Medal Olympic Long Jump | |
| Ulis Williams
|1960 1st 440y |1964 Gold medal Olympic 4×400 relay | |
| Linetta Wilson
|1984 and 1985 2nd 400m |John Muir High School |1996 Gold medal Olympic 4×400 relay | |
| Reggie Wyatt
|2009 1st 300H and 400m |La Sierra High School, |National High School Record 300 hurdles | |
| Frank Wykoff
|1928 1st 220y, 2nd 100y 2nd 4×220 relay |Glendale High School, |1928, 1932 and 1936 Gold medal Olympic 4×100 relay | |
| Juliana Yendork
|1989-1991 1st Long Jump and Triple Jump |National High School Record Triple Jump | |
| Kevin Young
|1984 3rd 110HH |Jordan High School, |1992 Gold medal Olympic 400H | |
| Louis Zamperini
|1934 1st Mile |Torrance High School |1936 Olympics World War II prisoner and hero |
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