CIF California State Meet 1983 Boys 4x400 Relay

[@johnsims709]

I remember being in Junior HS and my dad taking me to watch the 83 and 84 CIF championships at Cerritos college....little did I know I was watching history!

[@JohnHoulgate]

I remember watching those guys that year, amazing talent. Danny Harris went on to end Edwin Moses streak of 122 consecutive 400m hurdles victories in 1987.

[@martinbaccardax5366]

And play football at Iowa State! ;-)

[@Visionary0001]

I spent the Spring of 1983 watching the back of Danny's jersey when being defeated by him multiple times in what the CIF used to call the "300 meter LOW hurdles." Danny held the Men's Junior World Record (athletes under age 19) for the 400 meter hurdles from 1984 all the way up until 2021.

[@PJ2437]

Henry’s split at the Texas Relays (44.5) in early April of ‘85, still remains the stuff of legend.

[@demetriusdougar4129]

In high school? He ran that kind of time?

[@brentwilliams7122]

@@demetriusdougar4129 yes. Roy Martin split 44.6 trying to catch him. Hawthorn went to Texas to face Martin texas squad. Hawthorn won a set a national record. Henry Thomas also ran a open 45.01 400m in high school. In this race is 400m world champ Danny Harris anchoring for 2nd place Perris. I believe Kevin Young, Danny Everrett and Flo Jo we're also running in this meet.

[@raulsadventures5218]

hawthorne legend henry thomas ran a 44.5 in the texas relays. hawthorne ran a 307.40 still a national record

[@martinbaccardax5366]

@@brentwilliams7122 Was Sean Kelly on the Hawthorne 4x400 in 83? Or was he too young?

[@topnetworkersgroup]

​@@demetriusdougar4129 saw him run as a kid. One of the greatest all time

[@topnetworkersgroup]

Cannot wait to show this to my pops

[@CreativeStuffVideo]

That was Danny Harris from Perris chasing Hawthorne's Henry Thomas before Henry pulled it out. The following year Harris won a Silver Medal in the Olympics in the 400H behind a guy named Edwin Moses.

[@richardjacobs2708]

1985 Hawthorne track team went to Austin Texas for Texas relays they broke national record 3:07 in the mile relay of 3:07.

[@davidstenlake483]

The 3rd leg for Hawthorne won this race. Two legends on anchor. If Perris wouldn't have been disqualified in the 4×100 the previous meet at the Masters, these 2 teams would have been in another epic battle. This is the best 4×4 two team battle in Ca. History. At the time the 2 times were #2&3 in National history behind the Berkeley team several years earlier.

[@johnsims709]

Didn't Henry's CA high school 100 m record stand for like 20+ years? And then only tied by some kid from long beach?

[@richmuscle8316]

Just imagine Obea Moore vs Henry Thomas..... Man.......

[@jaazerwebster4162]

+RICH MUSCLE That would be incredible. But the next version of Obea Moore and Henry Thomas is running NOW, His name is Michael Norman. lol. If you don't already know google him. We may only be able to tell stories and watch old You Tube videos about Thomas and Obea, but we can still watch Norman live and in color!

[@richmuscle8316]

I will look him up

[@ORIGINALGAMESONLY]

norman was just named Gatorade track athlete of the year (again 2015-16) and ca state champion

[@CreativeStuffVideo]

Norman runs in the Olympic Trials about 14 hours from now.

[@PJ2437]

In high school, Henry Thomas was one of the greatest sprinters of all-time! His credentials speak for themselves. 10.25, 20.4 (and an FAT 20.69) and a blazing 45.09. If he had not gotten injured in May of ‘85 (his senior year) I believe he would have dipped under 45 seconds.

[@mrron1458]

Did he run the 100, 200 and 4x100 and 4x400 at State??...much respect to Henry Thomas

[@yesterdayproductions1019]

Yes

[@mvdiablo]

You guys are witnessing the greatest high school 4x4 ever. Also Henry Thomas who broke the 400 meter record for California high school runners. maybe the nation but I cannot confirm that.

[@wilburhoffman5510]

Cali only.

[@mauisuzuki7857]

Idk man, great yes but best ever…? I think that honor goes to team Muir (1995) Obea Moore running down I think it was morningside high school from like 30+ meters back was the greatest high school experience.

[@CIF-pm7tk]

17 years in prison for robbing a fast food place? 🤦‍♂️ wtf would you throw your life away! a college education at ucla for robbing a couple of dollars? unbelievable to say the least

[@wilburhoffman5510]

Sad.

[@yesterdayproductions1019]

That's the way most of those people live their lives. 90% of them are either killed (by each other) or end up in jail for a long time.

[@badcoach2000]

Harris ran 45.5. Thomas ran 46.0 (He was a sophmore in this race).

[@badcoach2000]

Would have been really interesting to see the 84 Hawthorne team, who still currently holds the prep record at 3:07.40, against the 81 Berkeley team, who ran 3:08.94 completely not pushed after the first leg.

[@johnSmith-no2wi]

That was certainly a great team Berkeley had that year with Ken Robinson and Pete Richardson, who's 1:47.31 for 800m still stands I believe and Hawthorne with the great Henry Thomas and future Olympic Gold medalist Mike Marsh, that would have been a great race. I've been to most of the California masters meets since 1970 and that 1981 meet is still my favorite

[@eddieedmondson4746]

I played football with Harris. He could run backwards faster then most of our team forward, no joke. He was a beast.

[@kt-tu6jl]

@@johnSmith-no2wi that 81 masters meet was incredible

[@ORIGINALGAMESONLY]

these guys were in my tf (ocean) league it was a great decade for hawthorne hs led by thomas

[@sbtbfanatic]

What was the deal with the dance at the end? WTF!!! How fast did the Perris anchor run? He must have been around 45 seconds.

[@dchartier1]

@sbtbfanatic Several times, I clocked Perris in 45.9-46.0 and Henry in 46.5-46.6. Great anchors!

[@jeffreythorbs7517]

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[@iguillo]

I remember seeing these guys run the week before at the Southern Section meet! ( I was a freshman in hs at the time)