top of page

club records

West Valley has a long history of record-setting in road, trail, track, and field events, including numerous World and American records.

Downloadable versions of the records:

Current all-time records​

​

Here we highlight all of our club records and, below, our team's top-scoring road races and club-member Olympic performances. New records can be submitted by members in the Member Portal.

 

Many thanks to club members Jack Leydig for curating and maintaining these records and Mark Callon and Kevin Pool for digitizing them.

 

​

arrow&v
arrow&v
arrow&v
Distance
Gender
Age Division
Time/Mark
First Name
Last Name
Mo/Yr
Notes
1 Mile
Men
30-34
4:05.9
Duncan
Macdonald
1/81
Indoor
1 Mile
Men
35-39
4:12.4
Ramsay
Thomas
7/79
American Record
1 Mile
Women
35-39
5:04
Judy
Fox
7/79
1 Mile
Men
40-44
4:21.57
Leonard
Sperandeo
7/01
1 Mile
Women
40-44
5:25.8
Marilynn
Harbin
2/81
Indoor
1 Mile
Men
45-49
4:31.5
Ramsay
Thomas
5/89
1 Mile
Women
45-49
5:25.4
Marilynn
Harbin
3/84
Indoor, World Record
1 Mile
Women
45-49
5:28.9
Marilynn
Harbin
2/83
American Record
1 Mile
Men
50-54
4:48.51
Ramsay
Thomas
2/95
Indoor
1 Mile
Women
50-54
5:45.73
Joan
Ottaway
2/99
Indoor
1 Mile
Women
55-59
5:49.42
Joan
Ottaway
2000
1 Mile
Men
60-64
5:14.2
Dave
Stevenson
8/89
American Record
1 Mile
Women
60-64
6:51.57
Nancy
Ditz-Mosbacher
7/18
1 Mile
Men
65-69
5:48.42
Pete
Richardson
2000
1 Mile
Women
65-69
7:05.09
Nancy
Ditz-Mosbacher
7/19
1 Mile
Men
70-74
7:07.8
Karl
Bane
8/19
1600m time
1 Mile
Men
Junior
4:09.6
Rusty
Nahirny
6/74
1 Mile
Women
Junior
5:03.3
Kim
Schnurpfeil
6/78
1 Mile
Men
Open
3:58.4
Duncan
Macdonald
5/72
1 Mile
Women
Open
4:41.3
Judy
Graham
1/77
Indoor
1 Mile Race Walk (Track)
Men
30-34
6:27.0
Wayne
Glusker
2/81
Indoor
1 Mile Race Walk (Track)
Men
35-39
6:27.0
Walt
Jaquith
2/81
Indoor
1 Mile Race Walk (Track)
Men
Open
6:04.0
Neal
Pyke
2/78
Indoor, World Record
1 Mile Race Walk (Track)
Women
Open
7:24.5
Sally
McPherson
2/78
Indoor
10,000 Meter Race Walk (Road)
Men
30-34
45:14.0
Tom
Dooley
10/78
10,000 Meter Race Walk (Road)
Men
35-39
46:04.0
Wayne
Glusker
5/84
10,000 Meter Race Walk (Road)
Men
40-44
46:12.0
Bill
Ramney
8/79
10,000 Meter Race Walk (Road)
Men
45-49
46:38.0
Bill
Ramney
5/82
10,000 Meter Race Walk (Road)
Women
Junior
59:49.0
Sandy
Briscoe
3/76
10,000 Meter Race Walk (Road)
Men
Open
42:22.6
Neal
Pyke
6/77
Track, American Record
10,000 Meter Race Walk (Road)
Women
Open
52:11.0
Sally
McPherson
6/78
10,000 Meters (Track)
Men
30-34
28:45.59
Duncan
Macdonald
6/81
10,000 Meters (Track)
Women
30-34
35:41.0
Phyllis
Olrich
5/80
10,000 Meters (Track)
Men
35-39
29:36.25
Malcolm
Richards
3/18
10,000 Meters (Track)
Women
35-39
35:39.7
Judy
Fox
6/79
10,000 Meters (Track)
Men
40-44
32:14.4
Bill
Clark
8/84
10,000 Meters (Track)
Women
40-44
35:33.6
Judy
Fox
8/81
World Record
10,000 Meters (Track)
Men
45-49
33:14.0
Fletcher
Lesley
4/01
10,000 Meters (Track)
Women
45-49
38:10.89
Joan
Colman (Ottaway)
7/91
American Record
10,000 Meters (Track)
Men
50-54
33:05.5
Ulrich
Kaempf
6/81
American Record
10,000 Meters (Track)
Women
50-54
38:04.07
Joan
Ottaway
8/97
10,000 Meters (Track)
Men
55-59
44:40.4
Marcel
Diraison
8/85
10,000 Meters (Track)
Women
55-59
41:03.92
Joan
Ottaway
7/01
10,000 Meters (Track)
Men
60-64
37:59.3
Dave
Stevenson
1989
10,000 Meters (Track)
Women
60-64
46:56.1
Jaclyn
Caselli
5/83
10,000 Meters (Track)
Men
Junior
31:33.6
Jack
Bellah
1972
10,000 Meters (Track)
Men
Open
28:33.0
Benton
Hart
1981
10,000 Meters (Track)
Women
Open
35:19.4
Marilyn
Taylor-Allen
4/82
100 Kilometer (Road)
Men
35-39
7:48:13
Glen
Redpath
6/05
100 Kilometer (Road)
Men
45-49
21:30:19
Len
Wallach
12/76
100 Kilometer (Road)
Men
Junior
8:14:45
Chris
Hamer
12/77
Track
100 Kilometer (Road)
Men
Open
7:48:13
Glen
Redpath
6/05
100 Kilometer (Road)
Women
Open
10:24:55
Kim
Walton
1979(?)
Junior World Record
100 Meter High Hurdles
Men
55-59
15.6
Roger
Parnell
08/04
Wind Aided
100 Meter High Hurdles
Men
55-59
15.95
Fred
Johnston
08/03
100 Meter High Hurdles
Men
60-64
15.62
Marion
Sanchez
10/93
100 Meter High Hurdles
Men
65-69
16.91
Marion
Sanchez
8/97
Wind Aided
100 Meter High Hurdles
Men
65-69
17.2
Marion
Sanchez
7/97
100 Meter Hurdles
Women
35-39
18.69
Penny
Gilkey
1987
100 Meter Hurdles
Women
Open
14.98
Thordis
Gisladottir
1981
100 Yard Dash
Men
30-34
10.6
Greg
Marshall
5/79
100 Yard Dash
Women
30-34
13.83
Margrette Kay
Duncan
8/87
100 Yard Dash
Men
35-39
10.87
Martin
Krulee
8/92
100 Yard Dash
Women
35-39
12.7
Penny
Gilkey
8/87
100 Yard Dash
Men
40-44
10.8
Stan
Whitley
6/86
100 Yard Dash
Men
40-44
11.02
Stan
Whitley
7/86
100 Yard Dash
Women
40-44
13.76
Alison
Pratt-Shelling
6/96
100 Yard Dash
Men
45-49
11
Mel
Brooks
1986
100 Yard Dash
Men
45-49
11.21
Mel
Brooks
7/86
100 Yard Dash
Women
45-49
13.8
Nadine
O'Connor
7/89
100 Yard Dash
Men
50-54
11.1
Bruce
Springbett
5/85
100 Yard Dash
Women
50-54
13.44
Irene
Obera
8/87
100 Yard Dash
Men
55-59
11.71
Bruce
Springbett
12/87
100 Yard Dash
Women
55-59
13.84
Irene
Obera
7/89
American Record
100 Yard Dash
Men
60-64
12.4
Marion
Sanchez
4/93
100 Yard Dash
Men
60-64
12.54
Marion
Sanchez
5/93
100 Yard Dash
Women
60-64
13.91
Irene
Obera
8/94
American Record
100 Yard Dash
Men
65-69
12.9
Harry
Koppel
5/81
100 Yard Dash
Men
65-69
13.14
John
Poppell
8/96
100 Yard Dash
Women
65-69
14.24
Irene
Obera
6/99
World Record
100 Yard Dash
Men
70-74
12.72
Payton
Jordan
11/87
Wind Aided
100 Yard Dash
Men
70-74
12.91
Payton
Jordan
6/91
World Record
100 Yard Dash
Women
70-74
15.57
Irene
Obera
08/05
100 Yard Dash
Men
75-79
13.4
Payton
Jordan
6/92
World Record
100 Yard Dash
Women
75-79
16.09
Irene
Obera
07/09
American Record
100 Yard Dash
Men
80-84
14.35
Payton
Jordan
5/97
World Record
100 Yard Dash
Women
80-84
16.4
Irene
Obera
6/14
Wind Aided
100 Yard Dash
Women
80-84
16.81
Irene
Obera
7/14
American Record
100 Yard Dash
Men
85-89
22.76
Konrad
Slaughter
05/04
100 Yard Dash
Women
Open
16.1
Dana
Hudseth
7/78
100 Yard Dash
Men
Open
10.4
Paul
Desmet
5/79
110 Meter High Hurdles
Men
30-34
13.92
George
Carty
4/77
110 Meter High Hurdles
Men
35-39
16.2
Ed
Baskauskas
7/88
110 Meter High Hurdles
Men
40-44
15.8
Ted
Cain
4/84
110 Meter High Hurdles
Men
45-49
16.6
Ted
Cain
4/87
110 Meter High Hurdles
Men
45-49
16.84
Ted
Cain
1987
110 Meter High Hurdles
Men
50-54
17.5
Marion
Sanchez
9/83
110 Meter High Hurdles
Men
Junior
14
Dedy
Cooper
6/75
110 Meter High Hurdles
Men
Open
13.73
Dedy
Cooper
6/76
120 Yard High Hurdles
Men
High School
13.2
Dedy
Cooper
6/75
American High School Record
1500 Meters
Men
30-34
3:51.3
Dennis
Tracy
2/77
1500 Meters
Women
30-34
4:39.3
Phyllis
Olrich
8/81
1500 Meters
Men
35-39
3:52.7
Ramsay
Thomas
7/79
American Record
1500 Meters
Women
35-39
4:40.62
Midori
Sperandeo
5/02
1500 Meters
Men
40-44
3:55.87
Neville
Davey
5/16
1500 Meters
Women
40-44
4:44.3
Judy
Fox
8/82
1500 Meters
Men
45-49
4:17.14
Ramsay
Thomas
5/91
1500 Meters
Women
45-49
4:48.19
Joan
Colman (Ottaway)
8/89
American Record
1500 Meters
Men
50-54
4:22.10
Ramsay
Thomas
5/94
1500 Meters
Women
50-54
5:03.85
Joan
Ottaway
2/95
1500 Meters
Women
50-54
5:12.43
Joan
Ottaway
8/95
Indoor, American Record
1500 Meters
Men
55-59
4:30.54
Pete
Richardson
8/90
1500 Meters
Women
55-59
5:23.30
Joan
Ottaway
5/99
1500 Meters
Men
60-64
4:52.34
Dave
Stevenson
7/89
1500 Meters
Women
60-64
6:17.26
Nancy
Ditz-Mosbacher
8/18
1500 Meters
Men
65-69
4:56.31
Joe
King
7/91
1500 Meters
Men
70-74
5:14.97
Jim
Lytjen
7/91
1500 Meters
Men
Junior
3:47.4
Gordon
MacMitchell
11/73
1500 Meters
Women
Junior
4:55.5
Sue
Neary
6/75
1500 Meters
Men
Open
3:40.9
Duncan
Macdonald
6/72
1500 Meters
Women
Open
4:12.7
Judy
Graham
4/77
2 Miles
Men
30-34
8:30.6
Duncan
Macdonald
8/79
2 Miles
Women
30-34
11:32.3
Katherine
Gomer
10/20
Intrasquad
2 Miles
Men
35-39
9:26.3
Gary
Goettelmann
7/79
2 Miles
Women
35-39
11:23.0
Judy
Fox
11/78
American Record
2 Miles
Men
40-44
9:16.6
Neville
Davey
5/18
2 Miles
Men
40-44
9:53.97
Harvey
Franklin
3/87
Indoor
2 Miles
Women
40-44
11:47.23
Alyson
Barrett
3/19
2 Miles
Men
45-49
9:59.2
Mark
Yuen
8/20
Intrasquad
2 Miles
Women
45-49
12:03.9
Marilynn
Harbin
1/83
3200m time
2 Miles
Men
50-54
10:23.4
Ivan
Lieben
8/20
Intrasquad
2 Miles
Men
50-54
10:29.83
Glynn
Wood
2/86
Indoor
2 Miles
Men
55-59
10:40.8
Dave
White
8/20
Intrasquad
2 Miles
Women
60-64
14:54.28
Nancy
Ditz-Mosbacher
7/18
2 Miles
Men
Junior
8:53.4
Rod
Berry
6/77
2 Miles
Women
Junior
10:36.36
Liz
Strangio
6/80
3200m time
2 Miles
Men
Open
8:30.6
Duncan
Macdonald
8/79
2 Miles
Men
Open
8:32.8
Don
Kardong
2/72
Indoor
2 Miles
Women
Open
10:51.9
Phyllis
Olrich
2/77
200 Meter Dash
Men
30-34
21.7
Greg
Marshall
5/79
21.8 220y
200 Meter Dash
Men
30-34
21.7
George
Carty
1/76
21.8 220y
200 Meter Dash
Women
30-34
28.82
Margrette
Duncan
8/87
200 Meter Dash
Men
35-39
21.98
Martin
Krulee
8/92
200 Meter Dash
Women
35-39
26.42
Penny
Gilkey
6/89
200 Meter Dash
Men
40-44
22
Stan
Whitley
7/86
200 Meter Dash
Men
40-44
22.1
Matt
Pruitt
6/81
200 Meter Dash
Women
40-44
28.57
Alison
Pratt-Shelling
6/96
200 Meter Dash
Men
45-49
23
Bill
Knocke
10/86
200 Meter Dash
Women
45-49
27.2
DeeDee
Grafius
6/95
200 Meter Dash
Men
50-54
23.3
Bruce
Springbett
1987
200 Meter Dash
Women
50-54
27.67
Irene
Obera
7/88
200 Meter Dash
Men
55-59
24.5
Bruce
Springbett
6/88
200 Meter Dash
Men
55-59
24.63
Bruce
Springbett
8/88
200 Meter Dash
Women
55-59
28.48
Irene
Obera
8/89
World Record
200 Meter Dash
Men
60-64
25.51
Marion
Sanchez
4/93
200 Meter Dash
Women
60-64
28.67
Irene
Obera
6/95
World Record
200 Meter Dash
Women
60-64
30.39
Irene
Obera
3/94
Indoor, World Record
200 Meter Dash
Men
65-69
26.7
Harry
Koppel
6/82
200 Meter Dash
Women
65-69
30.46
Irene
Obera
8/99
World Record
200 Meter Dash
Men
70-74
26.8
Payton
Jordan
6/87
World Record
200 Meter Dash
Men
70-74
27.04
Payton
Jordan
1987
200 Meter Dash
Men
70-74
28
Payton
Jordan
4/89
Indoor
200 Meter Dash
Women
70-74
33.65
Irene
Obera
08/05
200 Meter Dash
Men
75-79
28.14
Payton
Jordan
6/92
World Record
200 Meter Dash
Women
75-79
34.82
Irene
Obera
7/11
American Record
200 Meter Dash
Men
80-84
30.89
Payton
Jordan
8/97
World Record
200 Meter Dash
Women
80-84
36.53
Irene
Obera
3/14
Indoor, World Record
200 Meter Dash
Women
80-84
36.8
Irene
Obera
7/14
American Record
200 Meter Dash
Men
85-89
55.27
Konrad
Slaughter
08/04
200 Meter Dash
Men
Junior
21.9
Frank
Mercer
5/72
22.0 220y
200 Meter Dash
Men
Open
21.4
Dedy
Cooper
1/76
21.5 220y
200 Meter High Hurdles (27")
Women
80-84
42.24
Irene
Obera
7/14
2000 Meter Steeplechase (30")
Women
35-39
7:43.39
Vanessa
Lordi
5/15
2000 Meter Steeplechase (30")
Women
40-44
8:01.02
Kim
Rupert
8/99
2000 Meter Steeplechase (30")
Women
45-49
7:45.96
Joan
Colman (Ottaway)
8/89
2000 Meter Steeplechase (30")
Women
50-54
8:10.47
Joan
Ottaway
8/94
2000 Meter Steeplechase (30")
Women
55-59
9:10.57
Joan
Ottaway
7/01
2000 Meter Steeplechase (30")
Men
60-64
7:40.10
Dave
Stevenson
8/89
American Record
2000 Meter Steeplechase (36")
Men
Junior
6:25.2
Tom
Read
4/74
2000 Meters
Men
Open
5:09.2
Jim
Dare
1972
20K Race Walk (Road)
Men
30-34
1:33:30
Wayne
Glusker
5/80
20K Race Walk (Road)
Men
35-39
1:36:57
Walt
Jaquith
1982
20K Race Walk (Road)
Women
35-39
1:54:24
Bonnie
Dillon
4/82
20K Race Walk (Road)
Men
40-44
1:34:51
Bill
Ranney
6/80
Track
20K Race Walk (Road)
Men
40-44
1:39:31
Bill
Ranney
2/82
20K Race Walk (Road)
Men
45-49
1:44:48
Bill
Ranney
8/80
20K Race Walk (Road)
Men
55-59
2:13:38
Phil
Mooers
7/74
20K Race Walk (Road)
Women
Junior
2:01:30
Sandy
Briscoe
12/75
20K Race Walk (Road)
Men
Open
1:28:17.4
Neal
Pyke
6/77
American Record
20K Race Walk (Road)
Women
Open
1:49:44
Sally
McPherson
4/79
3 Miles (Track)
Men
30-34
13:48.0
Alvaro
Mejia
6/72
3 Miles (Track)
Men
40-44
16:06.0
Ken
Paul
12/76
3 Miles (Track)
Men
Junior
13:39.6
Bob
Grubbs
4/73
3 Miles (Track)
Men
Open
13:18.0
Peter
Duffy
6/73
3 Miles (Track)
Men
Open
13:19.8
Don
Kardong
2/72
Indoor
3 Miles (Track)
Women
Open
17:24.0
Peggy
Lyman
1/75
300 Meter Hurdles
Men
45-49
45
Dennis
Duffy
6/91
300 Meter Hurdles
Men
55-59
45.14
Marion
Sanchez
8/89
300 Meter Hurdles
Men
60-64
44.24
Marion
Sanchez
10/93
300 Meter Hurdles
Men
65-69
47.87
Marion
Sanchez
8/97

Rules for setting club records during the pandemic

 

Because of Covid-19, the Club is accepting “intrasquad” results with the following rules:

​

  1. Track events only (no road races and no field events). Mixed Age-Group participants in non-Relay events is allowed.

  2. A Club member not participating in the event must serve as starter and timer; a second timer is encouraged in case of mishaps, but not required. There must be a “valid” time for any new record.

  3. Video of the event must be taken by someone in attendance (doesn’t need to be a Club member). Video should show runners at starting line and crossing the finish line. Timer should note on video prior to starting the race that runners are starting from the correct start line (especially important for English distances run on a 400m track). Handoff lines are also important in English relays on metric tracks.

  4. Pacers are fine, but no illegal pacing (no one jumping in late or jumping in and out (pacers for each leg of a relay is ok).

  5. A minimum of 3 participants in the race will be required (all need not be Club members for non-Relay events). One team ok for Relays. Batons are not necessary for Relays above One Mile…slapping hands is ok.

  6. Pre-notification of the record attempt must be made to Club President and the Club Records Chairman via e-mail (event(s), age-division(s), where, when, and who will be timing, etc.).

  7. It is encouraged, but not required, that other Club members be notified by e-mail, or some other method, of the attempt and given the opportunity to participate.

  8. Records achieved in this manner (outside of USATF or other sanctioned meets) will be denoted in the Record Book as “Intrasquad”. Split times for Relays above One Mile is encouraged. Non-electronic times will be adjusted (see Hand Time Conversion at top of page).

Club records rules
bottom of page