The Miles' Lists: 400 Meters

Here's the first of this week's installments of the Miles' Lists -- the comprehensive 2009 and all-time Minnesota boys high school track and field performance lists.

At 400 meters, St. Paul Highland Park's Troy Pollard, the 2009 Class AA champion, tops the annual list at 48.71. Calvin Clark, #2 on the 2009 list at 48.88, clocked the second fastest 400m time ever for a sophomore.


400 METERS

2009 BESTS
48.71 Troy Pollard 12 St. Paul Highland Park
48.88 Calvin Clark 10 Henry Sibley
49.01 Abda Harun 12 Fridley
49.21 Frank Falzone 11 Stillwater
49.24 Aduo Omot 12 Worthington
49.29 Patrick Marx 12 Grand Rapids
49.35 Aric Hoeschen 12 St. Michael-Albertville
49.45 Nicholas Pfeifle 12 Southwest Minnesota Christian
49.55 Christian Willman 12 Rosemount
49.57 Joel Bauman 11 Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sun
(10)
49.59 Dan Guelle 11 Hastings
49.62 Zach Gearman 11 Burnsville
49.81 Zachary Alexander 12 Minneapolis Southwest
49.90 Payton Kujava 12 Ada-Borup
49.95 Paul DeSalvo 11 Robbinsdale Armstrong
49.99 Charles Amoloja 12 Roseville
50.04 Joey Blackmore 12 Albany
50.08 Sam Miner 11 Winona
50.11 Pat Cotter 11 Anoka
50.11 Neil Larsen 12 Milaca
[20]
50.29 Rob LeMay 12 New Life Academy
50.30 Kevin Horton 12 Eagan
50.31 Eric Gebeke 9 White Bear Lake
50.36 Nate McGriff 12 Bemidji
50.38 Jordan Jarland 11 Lanesboro/Fillmore Central
50.2 Josh Nielsen 11 Forest Lake
50.49 Henry Darling 11 Austin
50.49 Heath Jared Allen 12 Anoka
50.50 Matt Schroeder 11 Totino-Grace
50.51 Justin Collins 12 Delano
[30]
50.56 Ernest Dorsett III 12 Woodbury
50.60 Matthew Tiegs 11 Albert Lea
50.64 Trayshaun Jackson 12 Minneapolis South
50.73 Elijah Anwey 12 Fridley
50.74 Jacob Capek 12 Rochester John Marshall
50.75 Taylor Nohl 12 Morris Area
50.81 Thomas Klinger 12 Walker-Hackesack-Akeley
50.81 Muresuk Mena 12 Simley
50.82 Ryan Underdahl 12 Cannon Falls
50.82 Cole Lightfoot 12 Glencoe-Silver Lake
[40]
50.83 Andrew Hausmann 10 Rosemount
50.83 Alex Nelson 12 Minneapolis South
50.88 Gavin Woodland 12 Waconia
50.89 Cameron Boy 12 Jordan
50.89 Wade Kerner 10 Roseau
50.90 Chet Lander 11 St. Croix Lutheran
50.99 Grant Fritz 12 Meadow Creek Christian
51.03 Moses Heppner 12 Warroad
51.06 Nate Bander 12 Mounds Park Academy
51.08 Goaner Deng 10 Rosemount
[50]
51.08 Mark Buerkle 12 Forest Lake
51.10 Trenton Holewa 11 Maple Grove
51.11 Ian Wyffels 12 Marshall
51.11 Cody Jerabek 12 Tartan
51.17 Anthony Gustafson 10 Faribault
51.19 Mike Zrust 10 Blaine
51.22 Mitch Reiser 10 Caledonia/Spring Grove/Mabel-C
51.29 Alex Rahn 12 Brainerd
51.29 Nate Schrot 10 Belle Plaine/Holy Family
51.33 Jon Fuller 12 Park
[60]
51.34 Jordan Anderson 12 Centennial
51.34 Greg Kufahl 12 Hopkins
51.35 Tylor Erickson 12 Bloomington Jefferson
51.38 Jay Rogotzke 11 Gibbon-Fair-Winthrop/McLeod W
51.41 Eric McKay 12 Mounds View
51.42 Thomas Youngquist 12 Champlin Park
51.42 Makal Riley 12 Robbinsdale Cooper
51.45 Hassan Ibrahim 10 Eagan
51.47 Isaiah Rockett 12 Farmington
51.48 Austin Salargo 9 Hopkins
[70]
51.48 Will Collin 10 Worthington
51.50 Brett Citrowske 12 Canby/Minneota
51.55 Dave Collins 10 Shakopee
51.56 John Omann 11 Pierz
51.57 J.C. Rogers 11 Owatonna
51.64 Brian Jarvey 9 Wayzata
51.65 Leo Leighton 11 St. Thomas Academy
51.65 Jacob Schauer 10 Totino-Grace
51.65 Jake Scott 11 St. Agnes
51.70 Chuck Steiner 12 White Bear Lake
[80]

2009 STATE MEET CLASS AA
1 Troy Pollard, 12, St Paul Highland Park 48.71
2 Frank Falzone, 11, Stillwater Area 49.21
3 Patrick Marx, 12, Grand Rapids 49.29
4 Christian Willman, 12, Rosemount 49.55
5 Dan Guelle, 11, Hastings 49.58
6 Aric Hoeschen, 12, StMichael-Albertville 49.93
7 Henry Darling, 11, Austin 50.56
8 Zach Gearman, 11, Burnsville 50.63
9 Josh Nielsen, 11, Forest Lake 50.72

2009 STATE MEET CLASS A
1 Nicholas Pfeifle, 12, S W Minn Christian 49.45
2 Payton Kujava, 12, Ada-Borup 49.90
3 Joey Blackmore, 12, Albany 50.22
4 Rob LeMay, 12, New LifeAcad Woodbury 50.29
5 Joel Bauman, 11, Benson/Kerk-Murd-Sunb 50.31
6 Neil Larsen, 12, Milaca 50.53
7 Cole Lightfoot, 12, Glencoe-Silver Lake 51.41
8 Aduo Omot, 12, Worthington 51.63
9 Taylor Nohl, 12, Morris Area 52.02

400 METER ALL TIME BESTS
47.18 Quinn Evans, Mounds View 2007
47.59 Randy Melbourne, Mpls Washburn 1993
47.66 Tom Gerding, Waconia 1996
47.66 Adam Steele, Eden Prairie 1999
47.72 Scott Beadle, Moorhead 1993
47.79 Owete Omodt, Roseville Area 2001
47.86 Adam Freed, Duluth Marshall 1996
47.90 Aaron Buzard, Rochester Mayo 2002
47.8 Ryan Lamppa, Benson 1977 (48.1y)
48.06 Greg Kimbrough, Bloom Jefferson 1992
[10]
48.11 Jamal Alkins, Coon Rapids 2001
47.9 Fred Merrill, Orono 1969 (48.2y)
47.9 Mark Lutz, Rochester Mayo 1970 (48.2y)
48.14 Trent Riter. Mounds View 2001
48.22 Paul Otto, Edina East 1977 (48.50y)
48.0 Tom Coles, Hutchinson 1977 (48.3y)
48.1 Leo Bond, Faribault School for Deaf 1972 (48.4y)
48.36 Jerrell Hancock, Anoka 2007
48.2 Steve Makie, Eden Prairie 1977 (48.5y)
48.48 Erik Hanson, Mesabi East 1996
[20]
48.49 Reece Vega, Dover-Eyota/St. Charles 2002
48.50 Paul Harris, Woodbury 2004
48.54 Roy Allen, SP Highland Pk 1990
48.54 Craig Kotsmith, Milaca 2002
48.55 Tim VanVoorhis, Apple Valley 1993
48.57 Kevin Bradley, Mounds View 2007
48.61 Brian Meyer, Bloom Jefferson 1997
48.61 Rashon Powers-Neal, St Paul Cretin-DH 2001
48.61 Hans Storvick, Mankato West 2004
48.62 Obai Hussein, Rosemount 2008
[30]
48.63 Rich Harkwell, Totino Grace 1984
48.63 Mike Thomas, Apple Valley 1989
48.4 Mitch Potter, St Michael-Albertville 1998
48.65 Ryan Noreen, Bloom Jefferson 1999
48.68 Melvin Carter, SP Central 1997
48.68 E.J. Houston, Cretin-Derham Hall 2005
48.71 Matthew Shannon, Mpls Washburn 2000
48.71 Calvin Clark, Henry Sibley 2008
48.71 Troy Pollard, SP Highland Park 2009
48.73 Jesse Posusta, Glencoe-Silver Lake 2005
[40]
48.74 Leon Cheneyon, Robbinsdale Cooper 2008
48.77 Robb Merritt, Hopkins 2000
48.78 Andy Wiberg, Totino Grace 1997
48.78 Ben Nauman, Rochester Mayo 1999
48.79 Diahn Zeon, Richfield 2008
48.80 Jason Bruce, Burnsville 1983
48.83 Jon Gibbs, Bloom Jefferson 1999
48.6 Ray Dunn, Edina 1966 (48.9y)
48.6 Charles Walker, Mpls Central 1973 (48.9y)
48.6 John Lawton, Minnetonka 1983
[50]
48.84 Steve Bangh, Albert Lea 1988
48.84 Andy Wohlin, Concordia Academy 1998
48.85 Shane Hall, Burnsville 1997
48.85 George Dudley, Hopkins 2007
48.87 Jason Max, Minnetonka 1989
48.87 Neuby Ras, Alexandria 1999
48.87 Adewole Adebayo, Rochester Century 2004
48.88 Chris Stoks, Virginia 2008
48.89 Cory Kessler, St. Michael-Albertville 2007
48.91 Mark Bennett, Wayzata 1984
[60]
48.91 Tyrone Hale, Mpls Washburn 2000
48.92 Mark Jundt, Woodbury 2001
48.93 Lance Moen, Stewartville 2001
48.93 Eltedric Greenprice, Buffalo 2006
48.93 Derek Ludwig, Alexandria 2006
48.7 Mike Gilham, St Louis Park 1963 (49.0y)
48.7 Ron Watters, White Bear Lake 1968 (49.0y)
48.7 Pat Schultz, Owatonna 1981
48.7 Ken Rothenberger, Jordan 1984
48.7 Jim Grebin, Austin Pacelli 1984
[70]
48.97 Todd Lewis, Duluth East 1983
48.98 Dan Samion, Minnetonka 1991
48.98 Logan Stroman, Chaska 2006
49.00 Ray Spann, Edina 1984
49.01 Trevor Mitchell, Stillwater 1997
49.01 Cody Stenberg, Monticello 2004
49.01 Aba Harun, Fridley 2009
49.02 Mitch Kostelecky, Woodbury 2004
49.03 Ryan Murray, St Thomas Academy 1990
48.8 Bill Stock, Rochester Mayo 1981
[80]
48.8 Mike Murphy, Frank Kellogg 1985
48.8 Clem Dabney, SP Highland Park 1986
49.05 Brant Grimes, Bloomington Jefferson 1995
49.05 Josh Wiseman, Champlin Park 2007
49.06 Redd Overton, Mpls North 1980
49.06 Jordan Johnson, Tartan 2007
49.07 Tony Gulyard, Mpls Henry 1988
49.07 John Person, Elk River 1998
49.09 Rod Smith, Roseville 1988
49.11 Scott Anderson, Breckinridge 1980
[90]
49.11 Ernest Dorsett, Woodbury 2008
49.13 Reik Andersen, Wayzata 1985
49.13 Josh Smith, Staples-Motley 2004
48.9 John Larson, Mpls Marshall 1961 (49.2y)
48.9 Cicero McGee, SP Central 1975 (49.2y)
48.9 Al Hutchinson, Bl Jefferson 1976 (49.2y)
48.9 Mark Simunds, Albert Lea 1976 (49.2y)
49.14 Dave Guinn, Jefferson 1978 (49.42y)
48.9 Sam Ocel, Mpls South 1978 (49.2y)
48.9 Greg Heinecke, Hopkins 1989
[100]
48.9 John Wahlstrom, Rosemount 1992
49.14 Jerald Burton, Osseo 2003
49.14 Pat Leaf, Winona Cotter 2004

JUNIOR BESTS
47.59 Randy Melbourne, Mpls Washburn 1993
47.66 Tom Gerding, Waconia 1996
47.90 Aaron Buzard, Rochester Mayo 2002
47.9 Fred Merrill, Orono 1969 (48.2y)
47.79 Owete Omodt, Roseville Area 2001
48.17 Scott Beadle, Moorhead 1992
48.1 Leo Bond, Faribault Schl for the Deaf 1972 (48.4y)
48.2 Tom Coles, Hutchinson 1978 (48.5y)
48.2 Jamal Alkins, Coon Rapids 2000
48.57 Kevin Bradley, Mounds View 2007

SOPHOMORE BESTS
48.0 Tom Coles, Hutchinson 1977 (48.3y)
48.88 Calvin Clark, Henry Sibley 2009
49.02 Mitch Kostelecky, Woodbury 2004
49.06 Aaron Buzard, Rochester Mayo 2001
48.9 Fred Merrill, Orono 1968 (49.2y)
49.14 Tom Gerding, Waconia 1995
49.23 Mason Anderson, Apple Valley 1999
49.32 Jake Swedlund, Blaine 2005
49.33 Derek Ludwig, Alexandria 2005
49.1 Leo Bond, Faribault Schl for the Deaf 1971 (49.4y)

FRESHMAN BESTS
48.71 Calvin Clark, Henry Sibley 2008
49.33 Ashton Allan, Mounds Park Academy 1996
49.37 Casey Grunewald, Barnesville/Rothsay 1996
49.72 Kevin Bradley, Mounds View 2005
49.8 Jeff Robinson, Mpls Central 1982
50.28 Mason Anderson, Apple Valley 1998
50.31 Eric Gebeke, White Bear Lake 2009
50.32 Cory Shufelt, Hutchinson 2005
50.33 Owete Omodt, Roseville Area 1999
50.1 Fred Merrill, Orono 1967 (50.4y)