Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Martinez resident headlines DVC Hall of Fame inductees

Kevin Searls
Searls was an All-Conference selection in cross country and an All-Nor-Cal selection in 1976-77. He was a distance track star at DVC in 1977-78 and won the conference relays 3,000-meter steeplechase in 1978. He transferred and graduated from Humboldt State University and was a two-time All-American in both cross country and track. Searls qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Championships both years at Humboldt in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. In recent years, Searls was the head cross country and track coach at Carondelet High School for eight years and his cross country teams won two NCS titles and he won the 1985NCS Track Championship. He was named 1985 NCS Coach of the Year and was an assistant cross country coach at DVC for 11 years and was head coach for one-year. He owns a local contractor business and has been the longtime president of Asics Aggie Running Club.


Found at the following link:

http://www.martinezgazette.com/sports/story/i3006/2011/08/16/martinez-resident-headlines-dvc-hall-fame-inductees

8 comments:

  1. A long-overdue honor for one of our Contra Costa own.

    Peter Brewer
    Northgate High

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  2. Mr Searls in JC (one with the broken arm).

    http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2011/78_All_Conference.htm

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  3. Dogmeat is a College Park alum, not Alhambra. I believe the school's 3200m record still belongs to him. Kudos to Kevin.

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  4. Correct on both counts. Here is the College Park Track and Field record list.
    http://www.mdusd.k12.ca.us/collegepark/Track/tracksection/trackPAGES/trackalltimerecordspage.html

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  5. 3 Bickert, Jeff 12 College Park 9:19.89 6

    Just missed the record at MOC meet this past track and field season.

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  6. Craiggypop The Angry PandaAugust 23, 2011 10:05 PM

    Congrats, Coach! Go Falcons!

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  7. Definitely about time and well deserved

    Ken Grace
    Chabot College

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