BOYS
Team Scores:
1. Tarboro 24
2. Wilmington Hoggard 19
3. (tie) Fayetteville E.E. Smith 15
3. (tie) West Mecklenburg 15
5. So. Pines Pinecrest 13
6. Gastonia Ashbrook 12
7. (tie) Raleigh Millbrook 9
7. (tie) Greensboro Grimsley 9
9. (tie) Bertie 8
9. (tie) East Mecklenburg 8
100 yards
1. Carter Suggs, Tarboro 9.5
2. Larry Austin, Jacksonville 9.5
3. Delbert Powell, Eliz. City Northeastern 9.6
4. Willie Richards, Fayetteville EE Smith 9.6
5. Greg Robbins, Charlotte Harding 9.9
220 yards
1. Carter Suggs, Tarboro 21.0
(New State Meet Record)
2. Willie Richard, Fayetteville EE Smith 21.5
3. Delbert Powell, Eliz. City Northeastern 21.7
4. Robert Huntley, East Mecklenburg 21.8
5. Greg Robbins, Charlotte Harding 22.2
440 yards
1. Ron Davis, Durham High 48.5
2. George Marshall, Wilmington New Hanover 48.9
3. August Milligan, Fayetteville EE Smith 49.2
4. Valdez Chavis, Greensboro Grimsley 49.3
5. Bobby Littlejohn, Asheville High 49.6
880 yards
1. Jeff Moody, So. Pines Pinecrest 1:55.7
2. Calvin Sutton, West Carteret 1:56.4
3. Gary Barnhardt, Greensboro Grimsley 1:56.4
4. James Freeman, Kinston 1:58.6
5. Dean Presson, Charlotte Myers Park 1:59.2
Mile
1. Henry Jones, Gastonia Ashbrook 4:09.8
(New State Meet Record)
2. Jeff Moody, So. Pines Pinecrest 4:10.5
3. Gary Griffith, Raleigh Millbrook 4:20.0
4. Rick Livingston, East Mecklenburg 4:24.9
5. John Higgins, Siler City Jordan Matthews 4:24.9
Two Mile
1. Tony Bateman, Charlotte Garinger 9:21.1
2. Keith Helms, Charlotte Independence 9:32.3
3. Mike Jones, Cary 9:34.0
4. Ricky Warren, South Lenoir 9:34.9
5. Jack Durkin, East Mecklenburg 9:35.8
120 yard High Hurdles
1. Tony Bouler, West Mecklenburg 13.7
2. Marvin Rankin, Bertie County 13.9
3. Rusty Buchannan, South Mecklenburg 14.2
4. James Blanton, Asheville 14.4
5. Larry Adams, Charlotte Harding 14.7
180 yard Low Hurdles
1. Tony Bouler, West Mecklenburg 19.2
(Tied State Meet Record)
2. Marvin Rankin, Bertie 19.4
3. Bernard Blue, Hoke County 19.4
4. George Jackson, Wilmington Hoggard 19.4
5. Neil Dunnavant, Greensboro Grimsley 19.6
4x220 yard Relay
1. Fayetteville Smith 1:28.6
(Willie Condry, Garris Evans, Dennis Fuller, Willies Richard)
2. Henderson Vance 1:28.8
3. West Mecklenburg 1:29.0
4. Jacksonville 1:29.0
5. East Mecklenburg 1:29.7
Mile Relay
1. Tarboro 3:18.5
(Ray Howard 51.5, Kenneth Joyner 49.3, Morris Vine, 50.6, Carter Suggs 47.1)
(New State Meet Record)
2. Wilmington Hoggard 3:19.6
3. Greensboro Grimsley 3:21.0
4. East Mecklenburg 3:23.4
5. Scotland County 3:28.8
Long Jump
1. Carter Suggs, Tarboro 23-1
2. George Jackson, Wilmington Hoggard 22-10
3. Jim Steeter, Sylva Webster 22-6.5
4. Alan Caldwell, East Forsyth 22-6.5
5. Ronnie Walker, Farmville 22-5.5
Triple Jump
1. George Jackson, Wilmington Hoggard 47-11.5
(New State Meet Record)
2. Henry McIntyre, Scotland County 46-6.25
3. Donnie Rogers, Person County 46-4.5
4. Steve Wilson, Gastonia Ashbrook 4??-?
5. ??
High Jump
1. Rufus Crawford, Gastonia Hunter Huss 6-9.25
(New State Meet Record)
2. Steve Wilson, Gastonia Ashbrook 6-8.5
3. Bill Perry, Smithfield-Selma 6-6.5
4. Jerry Bruton, Wilmington Hoggard 6-6.5
5. Joey Toth, Smith 6-4.5
Pole Vault
1. David Ward, Charlotte Olympic 15-0
(New State Meet Record)
2. Buddy Hilburn, Wilson Fike 14-6
3. Wayne Struble, Raleigh Sanderson 14-0
4. Lewis Kellog, Greensboro Page 13-6
5. David Mast, W-S Reynolds 13-0
Shot
1. Mike Harris, Raleigh Millbrook 58-2.5
2. David Smith, Winston-Salem Parkland 54-10
3. Mike Salzano, Northern Durham 53-10.5
4. Scottie Medlin, Bunker Hill 53-3.5
5. Reggie Brewington, Wilmington Hoggard 53-0.5
Discus
1. Billy Pearce, Vaiden Whitley 165-0
2. Charles Shipman, Hallsboro 160-7
3. Maxie Lee, So. Pines Pinecrest 158-6
4. David Brinkley, Ashv. AC Reynolds 1??
5. ??
Boys 1600m Run
Place Name Grade Team Time
1 Henry Jones 12 Ashbrook 4:08.40
2 Jeff Moody 12 Pinecrest 4:09.10
3 Gary Griffith 12 Millbrook 4:18.80
4 Rick Livingston 12 East Mecklenburg 4:23.40
5 John Higgins 12 Jordan-Matthews 4:23.40
Boys Mile Run
Place Name Grade Team Time
1 Henry Jones 12 Ashbrook 4:09.80
2 Jeff Moody 12 Pinecrest 4:10.50
3 Gary Griffith 12 Millbrook 4:20.00
4 Rick Livingston 12 East Mecklenburg 4:24.90
5 John Higgins 12 Jordan-Matthews 4:24.90
Boys 880 Yard
1 Jeff Moody 12 Pinecrest 1:55.70
2 Calvin Sutton 12 West Carteret 1:56.40
3 Gary Barnhardt 12 Grimsley 1:56.40
4 James Freeman 12 Kinston 1:58.60
5 Dean Presson 12 Myers Park 1:59.20
Boys 2 Mile
1 Tony Bateman 12 Garinger 9:21.10
2 Keith Helms 12 Independence 9:32.30
3 Mike Jones 12 Cary 9:34.00
4 Ricky Warren 12 South Lenoir 9:34.90
5 Jack Durkin 12 East Mecklenburg 9:35.80
Boys 800m Run Conversion
1 Jeff Moody 12 Pinecrest 1:55.10
2 Calvin Sutton 12 West Carteret 1:55.80
3 Gary Barnhardt 12 Grimsley 1:55.80
4 James Freeman 12 Kinston 1:58.00
5 Dean Presson 12 Myers Park 1:58.60
Boys 3200m Run Conversion
1 Tony Bateman 12 Garinger 9:17.85
2 Keith Helms 12 Independence 9:29.00
3 Mike Jones 12 Cary 9:30.70
4 Ricky Warren 12 South Lenoir 9:31.60
5 Jack Durkin 12 East Mecklenburg 9:32.50
Long Jump
Place Name Grade Team Mark
1 Carter Suggs 12 Tarboro 23-1
2 George Jackson 12 Hoggard 22-10
3 Jim Steeter 12 Sylva Webster 22-6.5
4 Alan Caldwell 12 East Forsyth 22-6.5
5 Ronnie Walker 12 Farmville 22-5.5
Triple Jump
1 George Jackson 12 Hoggard 47-11.5
2 Henry McIntyre 12 Scotland 46-6.25
3 Donnie Rogers 12 Person 46-4.5
4 Steve Wilson 12 Ashbrook
High Jump
1 Rufus Crawford 12 Hunter Huss 6-9.25
2 Steve Wilson 12 Ashbrook 6-8.5
3 Bill Perry 12 Smithfield-Selma 6-6.5
4 Jerry Bruton 12 Hoggard 6-6.5
5 Joey Toth 12 Smith 6-4.5
Pole Vault
1 David Ward 12 Olympic 15-0
2 Buddy Hilburn 12 Fike 14-6
3 Wayne Struble 12 Sanderson 14-0
4 Lewis Kellog 12 Page 13-6
5 David Mast 12 RJ Reynolds 13-0
Shot Put
1 Mike Harris 12 Millbrook 58-2.5
2 David Smith 12 Parkland 54-10
3 Mike Salzano 12 Northern Durham 53-10.5
4 Scottie Medlin 12 Bunker Hill 53-3.5
5 Reggie Brewington 12 Hoggard 53-0.5
Discus
1 Bill Pearce 12 Vaiden Whitley 165-0
2 Charles Shipman 12 Hallboro 160-7
3 Maxie Lee 12 Pinecrest 158-6
4 David Brinkley 12 AC Reynolds
Tarboro's boys, coached by Jim Brett won their second straight team crown as Carter Suggs won three events and anchored Tarboro to another in the Mile Relay. The East Carolina bound Suggs long jumped 23-1, won the 100 yard dash in 9.5, set a state record of 21.0 in the 220, and ran a 47.1 440 yard split to push Tarboro to a state record 3:18.5. The old record was 3:19.0 by Winston-Salem Atkins in 1971.
Suggs' 21.0 took a tenth off the old state meet record he set in 1973.
In the boys meet, records were set in six events and tied in one.
Ashbrook's Henry Jones took over four seconds off the Mile record with a 4:09.8, shattering the record set the previous year by Tom Ward of Chapel Hill.
David Ward (Olympic HS, Charlotte) vaulted 15-0 to break the pole vault record of 14-10 set the previous year by Broughton's David Robinson.
Rufus Crawford (Hunter Huss HS, Gastonia) cleared 6-9 1/4 to better the high jump record. The old record was 6-8 1/4 by Myers Park's Chandler Muse in 1972.
1974 was the second year the triple jump was held. George Jackson (Wilmington Hoggard) jumped 47-11.5 to better the record set the previous year by Melvin Scott (Fayetteville 71st) of 46-1.75.
Tony Bouler (West Mecklenburg) tied the meet record for the 180-yard Low Hurdles. His 19.2 matched the 1967 record set by Wayne Bowman (Charlotte Independence).
1974 was the third year that the girls state meet was held. Meet records were set in nine of the 13 events and tied in two others.
