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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1955
Page
10
Avon Lake defeated Avon in a key meet crowned by multiple events. Individual wins included Robison in high hurdle events and Holowecky in 40 yard dashes, with Avon Lake taking relay and field event victories across the program.
Firelands High School wins Junior High Division in first Lorain County Track and Field Meet held at Oberlin College. Firelands girls notch 29.3 points, boys 24. Avon boys lead with 34 points while Avon girls add 3.5 for second overall. Potts and Schaeffer headline individual standouts with multiple wins and strong relay performances.
Avon scored 55 running and 23 field points for 78 total to edge Avon Lake by 3 percent in the 1955 Lorain County Track Meet. Holowecky swept the 220 yard dash 235, 440 yard dash 543, and high hurdles 179 while placing second in broad jump 19 4. Tomanek and Robison also contributed strong showings for Avon Lake and Avon.
Avon and Avon Lake split many wins with Tom McCullough of Avon claiming multiple top finishes and a crucial 88 yard relay leg. LaGrange and Ridgeville split firsts, while Firelands, Brookside, Eaton and Grafton trailed. the meet delivered fast times and tight finishes with nearly all events run on schedule.
Lakewood High School shocked Cleveland East Tech at the West Tech relays. Lakewood earned four firsts and three seconds for 39 points, while East Tech finished runner up with 33. It snapped East Tech’s 10 meet win streak after winning Manheld and Ohio Wesleyan relays previously.
Kansas runner Wes Santee bids to break the four minute barrier at the University of Miami track in an invitational race. The race comes almost a year after Roger Bannister first broke the four minute mark at Oxford on May 6, 1954.
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