AN EXPLANATION: Some viewers may just "look in" sporadically and some may have made a mistake and "checked in" for the first time. In recent weeks, the Kornerman has devoted the Korner to reviewing some Boone High School athletic history......mainly up to 1970 but, then again, from 2000 for a few more years. Perhaps, in recent weeks, we've completed half of our project.
I was a Toreador athlete, BHS-53, and followed up with writing and broadcasting hundreds of Boone High School athletic events for some 25 years. In addition, my interest, particularly in my early years, resulted in becoming a close friend of the Boone News Republican's microfilm room, spending hour after hour, researching Toreador history. My frugal bosses, the Garvey's, Harold and Mary, wondered "why are those lights on in the microfilm room so many long, late nights."
Perhaps I'm selfish but I am getting a bit older AND I, admittedly, don't like the thought of all those hours and hours of material I've gathered, the many great feats of the hundreds of athletes I've covered personally or learned about, becoming a victim of the Iowa winds or a deposit at our landfill.
That's it.....that's why I'm doing this. A copy of all I've got will be directed to our school, of course, and, perhaps, there are some viewers who have found enough interest to make copies. I'm sure there are others who have found the entire project very boring. To them I say, "be patient. In a few weeks, we'll be back to a more normal offering and, of course, we do keep everyone up-to-date on Boone Connected Deaths, even during this historical review.
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SEVERAL STATE BOYS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Iowa high school track and field events trace back to the 1890's and 1900's when Grinnell College and the State University of Iowa promoted invitational or open type state meets. There was more of that type of play from 1906-1925 when the Iowa High School Athletic Association began directing a more solid program, in 1930, featuring qualification standards to earn state meet entry. All the schools that qualified for state were bound together in one class until 1948, when classifications were installed, classes A and B at first. These days, there are four classes, five including wheelchair action.
The Boone High School boys track and field program has produced single winners and a two-time champion but Cory Behrendt is, by far, number one. He captured SIX state wheelchair championships and we're, no doubt, safe in proclaiming that no one will ever equal that feat.
In both 2006 and 2007, Cory won three events, the 100, 200 and 400. That's six total individual events and the 30 points he scored in each of those years also gave BHS a runnerup finish in the team competition.
In the 100, his times were 24.67 in 2006 and 25.72 in 2007. In the 200, his times were 48.43 and 49.52 and in the 400, he recorded times of 1:40.63 and 1:40.05.
The Toreadors two-time state individual champion is Logan Gonzalez, who took both the 800, 1:54.71, and 1600, 4:16.26, meter runs in 2005 in class 4-A.
Here are the other Boone High state champions in individual running events:
Arthur Higbee, 440, 54.0 in 1919.
Virgil Byerly, 880, 2:03.1, in class A in 1949.
Brogan Austin,1600, 4:20.77, in 3-A in 2010.
Albert Meier, 3200, 9:18.93, in 3-A in 2013.
Chandler Austin, 1600, 4:20.65, in 3-A in 2014.
Eli Hicks, 200, 21.68, in 3-A in 2016.
Lantz Reed, High Hurdles, 14.42, in 3-A in 2016.
There have been three Toreador state champions in field events:
Jay Mallas, Discus, 152-8 5/8, 1947.
Clyde Hovick, Pole Vault, 13-6 3/4, in class AA in 1966.
Andy Anderson, High Jump, 6-2, in class 4-A in 2001.
Two BHS relay teams have earned state championship status:
4 x 100, Alex Vodenik, Kaden Sherrard, Elijah Johnson, Elijah Hicks,42.67 in 3-A in 2016.
4 x 200, Paul Zinnel, Logan Busch, Michael Eckhart, Jordan Appenzeller, 1:30.11 in 3-A in 2009.
TOREADOR BOYS CROSS COUNTRY ACHIEVEMENTS
From 1922-29, the University of Iowa hosted invitational state high school meets which even included teams from surrounding states.
The first official Iowa High School Athletic Association state meet was held in 1930.
Through the years, there have been numerous changes in classifications, in race distances and in host sites.
In 1936 there were two classes, three in 1937, four in 1948, five in 1957, six in 1964 and seven in 1969. Then, back to three classes in 1981, and, starting in 2003, the present four classes. Distances have gone from yards to meters and in the longer events, from 1.9 miles to 1.8 to two miles and now, 5,000 meters.
A joint state meet with the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union began in 1979.
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STATE TEAM TITLE, THREE INDIVIDUAL CROWNS AND OTHER HIGH FINISHES
The Boone High School boys cross country teams have not been strangers at the state level.
A state team championship was earned in 2013, when five Boone runners scored a low total of 69 points in class 3-A to capture the crown.
The runners and their finish included state individual champion, Chandler Austin (1); state runnerup, Albert Meier (2); Jacob Runninghorse (16); Killian Toro (18) and Jordan Murray (32). Coach Gary Achenbach coached that team, as well as many other outstanding teams and individuals during several years as the BHS mentor of both cross country and boys track and field teams.
Three individuals have stood at the top of the podium as state champions. Chandler Austin was the state champion in both 2012 and 2013 in class 3-A at 5,000 meters. His '12 time was 15:24 and in 2013, he ran 15:05.6, which, considering all classes of competition, is the seventh best time ever recorded.
Brogan Austin was the 3-A state champion in 2009 with a time of 1:53.50.
In a show of Boone class 3-A dominance, two-time champion Chandler Austin was closely followed by a two-time runnerup. Albert Meier was right behind in 2012 in 15:35.0 and in 2013, Meier placed second in 1:53.5.
In 1975, a Boone team was state runnerup in class AA and in 2009, the Toreador team placed second in 3-A.
Several other Boone teams have qualified for state, including the 1991, 2006, 08, 10 and 11 units.
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The Kornerman was very saddened to hear of Doug Gustafson's passing. I have a couple vivid memories of Doug. First, he, no doubt, was the tallest Toreador majorette ever. For at least a couple years, Doug, who was termed "very tall" for that time, was an imposing sight, leading the BHS marching band. Then too, Doug played basketball for the Toreadors and I recall one specific incident during that time It seems to me the opponent was Grinnell or, perhaps, Oskaloosa. I was broadcasting the game and the contest actually ended in a tie but a foul had been called in those closing seconds. Doug stepped to the free throw line and made the shot that won the game, even after the game clock had expired. A pretty exciting moment for him and all Toreador fans.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Dr. Doug Gustafson, 78, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-61. Earned a degree in veterinary medicine from ISU in 1969. Was an area vet for 40 years. Owned and operated the Boone Vet Hospital. In 1978, he married Ann Young Nauman. Survivors include his wife, a step-son, Doug Nauman, and two brothers, Steven and Mark.......Joseph Kerr, 46, Boone.........Clifton
Gilbert Dodd, 91, Dayton. Born in Boone. BHS-48. Army vet. Married Nancy Lee in Boone in 1958. The couple lived in the Boone/Dayton/Moingona area. Worked for railroads for 45 years as an engineer. Retired in 1992. Survivors include four daughters, a sister and two brothers, Kenneth and Donald Dodd........Margarete Fibikar, 81, Boone. Born in Latvia. Met Edwin Fibikar in Germany when he was in the U.S. Army. The couple were married in Germany in 1960 and in 1974, Margarete became a naturalized U.S. Citizen. She was a homemaker but when her daughters were older, she worked at Hallmark. Survivors include her husband, three daughters and two brothers........Glenda Irene McKelvey, 76, Leon. Married Marvin McKelvey in 1952. The couple lived in Boone until seven years ago, when they moved to Leon. Survivors include her husband and six adult children, including four boys.........Dorothy Mae Burras, 87, Mason City. Formerly of Clarion and Boone. Lived in Boone, 1998-2006, to be closer to family, which included her daughter, Rene' Worrall and her husband, Gary, formerly of Boone but now of Ankeny.......Edna Wiese, 91, Ames. Survivors include a daughter, Gloria Welder of Madrid.
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