It was a successful marriage, as he averaged 10.9 points and seven rebounds per game in his career and helped the Wildcats win the 1967-68 Big 8 title.Consider that she still holds the state record in the shot put (50 feet, 1/4 inch) and the discus (162-0) — marks that have stood for more than 30 years. Martinez developed into an elite competitor in five years. Thank you! She was a member of the 1991 and ’93 USA team that competed at the World Track & Field championships those years, and a member of the USA’s 1992 Olympic team in Barcelona. He won six U.S. National Championships from 1993-98, and won back-to-back titles in the lightweight singles and doubles sculls in 1998 and ’99. He was drafted in 1966 by the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and the New York Jets of the AFL. Christy McDonald interviews Carla Garrett, Sandbox Party Coordinator for Wayne County; and Jamina Tepley, Sandbox Party Coordinator for Oakland County. Known Cities: Jackson MS, 39203, Jackson MS 39216, Jackson MS 39213 Possible Relatives: Andre Terrell Garrett, Betty Sims Garrett, Corey K Garrett Gabriela Campos/The New MexicanBefore I begin my countdown of the top 10 athletes in Santa Fe history, I want to extend a hearty thanks to the following people for their help with this project:• Longtime radio broadcaster Carl Twibell;• Former St. Michael’s and Santa Fe High athletic director and St. Michael’s graduate Joe Butler;Pino set the state’s single-game scoring mark with 80 points, on his way to scoring 1,033 points in the 1962-63 season — a single-season mark that stood for 50 years. at the Games of the XXV Olympiad. If you have a subscription, please log in or sign up for an account on our website to continue.Quintana became a three-year starter at quarterback and in the defensive backfield, helping the Lobos to their last two conference championships (in 1963 and ’64) and being named the Western Athletic Conference player of the year as a junior in 1964. She set the state record for goals scored (173) and assists (105) and parlayed that into a scholarship to Regis University in Denver. A national recruiting battle ensued, and he opted to play at Kansas State. 2015 Sports Hall of Fame Inductee. Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New MexicanHere is a list of remarkable Santa Fe athletes in their own right that almost made the cut for the list of the city’s Top 10 athletes.James Martinez, left, became a champion rower after a standout tennis career at Santa Fe High.
Nick Pino, a former basketball star at St. Michael’s High School and Kansas State University, set the state’s single-game scoring mark with 80 points on his way to scoring 1,033 points in the 1962-63 season. New Mexican file photoI pored through names on top of names, and their credentials, to determine the best.
Sports Reference LLC and www.sports-reference.com are not sponsored by or affiliated with the Olympics, the United States Olympic Committee or the International Olympic Committee. Olympic Record : 72.30 / Martina Hellmann GDR / 29 September 1988: Ilke Wyludda (GER) was slightly favored. Courtesy photoParker set the U.S. Tennis Association record for most national championships when he won his 126th title in 2016.The best part is that she’s not done yet padding her résumé.Jordan Miller of St. Michael’s High School was the high-point scorer as a senior in track, winning the 100 and 300 hurdles in 2008. Garrett was also a basketball standout, averaging 27 points, 15 rebounds, six steals and six assists as a senior. And to stock up on stylish Team USA gear that you can wear all year round, visit the Team USA Shop: Trademarks featured or referred to on this website are the property of their respective trademark holders and not Sports Reference LLC or www.sports-reference.com. Her performance in the discus (second at the U.S. Olympic Trials) placed her on the U.S. Olympic team in 1992. By 2011, she moved to Santa Fe, which seemed to help her career as she finished fourth in the Boston Marathon and won the New York Half Marathon that year.Santa Fe resident Caroline Rotich crosses the finish line to win the Boston Marathon in 2015. In 1989 she won Roybal developed while at UNM, seeing his scoring average jump from 12.6 ppg as a freshman to 20.4 by his senior year in 1955-56 (he missed a year while serving in the military).