George Porter (athlete)
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George Porter is a high school hurdler. While running for Cabrillo High School
in Lompoc, California
, he set the NFHS (United States High School) record in the 300 meters intermediate hurdles at 35.32 on May 24, 1985, in the CIF Southern Section
Masters Meet (a qualifying meet for the CIF California State Meet
). Porter's record in the hurdles lasted until the State Meet in 2007, when Jeshua Anderson
of Taft High School improved the record by .04 of a second. Reggie Wyatt
has since improved the record again to 35.02, set at the same meet in 2009. Porter went on to win the State Meet with a time of 35.50.
Porter's key to success was his ability to run 13 steps between hurdles, the same trait as Olympic champion Edwin Moses
. Moses could run 13 steps between all ten hurdles of the 400 metres hurdles
race, while Porter was able to do it for six as a junior, adding the last two hurdles the high school race his senior year.
Porter continued hurdling in college, running for the University of Southern California
, but did not perform as well. He managed to run 49.19, number 5 on USC's all time list. Porter entered the American top ten in the 400 hurdles twice, in 1989 and 1990.
Cabrillo High School (Lompoc, California)
Cabrillo High School serves students of Vandenberg Village, the city of Lompoc, and Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County, on the California Central Coast.-History:The school was founded in 1965 by the Lompoc Unified School District...
in Lompoc, California
Lompoc, California
Lompoc is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The city was incorporated in 1888. The population was 42,434 at the 2010 census, up from 41,103 at the 2000 census....
, he set the NFHS (United States High School) record in the 300 meters intermediate hurdles at 35.32 on May 24, 1985, in the CIF Southern Section
CIF Southern Section
C.I.F. Southern Section is the largest of the ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation . Its membership includes most public and private high schools in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Mono and Inyo counties, as...
Masters Meet (a qualifying meet for the CIF California State Meet
CIF California State Meet
The CIF California State Meet is the annual championship track and field meet for the California Interscholastic Federation. The meet was started in 1915 for boys and 1974 for girls. Every athlete in every high school in California has a direct qualification path that can reach the state meet...
). Porter's record in the hurdles lasted until the State Meet in 2007, when Jeshua Anderson
Jeshua Anderson
Jeshua Anderson is an American sprinter, who specialises in the 400 meters and 400 m hurdles. He currently enters his senior year at Washington State University. He won the 400m and 400m hurdles during the 2011 Pac-10 championships in May 2011...
of Taft High School improved the record by .04 of a second. Reggie Wyatt
Reggie Wyatt
Reginald "Reggie" Wyatt is an American hurdler. He is the current holder of the NFHS record in the 300 meters intermediate hurdles at 35.02, set while winning a preliminary race at the CIF California State Meet on June 5, 2009 at Buchanan High School in Clovis, California....
has since improved the record again to 35.02, set at the same meet in 2009. Porter went on to win the State Meet with a time of 35.50.
Porter's key to success was his ability to run 13 steps between hurdles, the same trait as Olympic champion Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses
Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
. Moses could run 13 steps between all ten hurdles of the 400 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...
race, while Porter was able to do it for six as a junior, adding the last two hurdles the high school race his senior year.
Porter continued hurdling in college, running for the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, but did not perform as well. He managed to run 49.19, number 5 on USC's all time list. Porter entered the American top ten in the 400 hurdles twice, in 1989 and 1990.