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Bella Vista Track and Field Hall Of Fame Award

Boys Hall Of Fame Winners Girls Hall Of Fame Winners

The Hall of Fame Award is the most prestigious of the track and field awards that an athlete can receive at Bella Vista High School. To receive this award (a special plaque) an athlete must have achieved one (1) of the following individual standards:

  1. Finish in the top three (3) at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Track and Field Masters Meet or achieve the CIF State Meet at large mark two (2) times and rank in the top five (5) of the all-time varsity performers list in a minimum of two (2) individual events. One (1) or more of these section meet placings must occur during the athlete’s senior year or last year attending Bella Vista High School. (Note: Top three (3) in Sac-Joaquin Section Meet qualify for the CIF State Meet.)
  2. Finish in the top six (6) at the CIF State Track and Field Meet one (1) time and rank in the top five (5) of the all-time varsity performers list in a minimum of two (2) individual events. The state meet placing must occur during the athlete’s senior year or last year attending Bella Vista High School.
  3. Finish in the top three (3) at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Track and Field Masters Meet or achieve the CIF State Meet at large mark two (2) times and hold at least one individual school record.  One (1) or more of these section meet placings must occur during the athlete’s senior year or last year attending Bella Vista High School.

To receive this award a relay team must achieve one (1) or more of the following standards:

  1. Finish in the top three (3) at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Track and Field Meet in the 4x100 Meter Relay or the 4x400 Meter Relay or achieve the CIF State Meet at large mark in either relay.
  2. Rank in the top five (5) in California or the top twenty-five (25) in the United States for the year as ranked by California Track and Running News and Track and Field News.

Individual athletes receiving the Hall of Fame Honorable Mention Award must have achieved one (1) of the following individual standards:

  1. Achieve at least one of the three individual standards above but rank in the top five (5) of only one (1) of the individual events.
  2. Achieve at least one of the three individual standards above but the section or state meet placings were not achieved in their senior year or last year attending Bella Vista High School.
  3. Win a total of four (4) individual C.A.L. championships and rank in the top five (5) on the all-time varsity performers list in a minimum of two (2) individual events. One (1) or more of these league championships must occur during the athlete’s senior year or last year attending Bella Vista High School.

Bella Vista Track and Field Boys Hall Of Fame

The following individual athletes have met the hall of fame standards of achievement

Name (click below)
Events
Years
Brad Johns 100m, 200m, 400m  1969 to 1972
Jim Mebust 1600m, 3200m 1972 to 1975
Don Frazee Shot Put, Discus 1978
Harold Kuphaldt 800m, 1600m, 3200m 1979 to 1982
Ken "Bo" Fowler Shot Put, Discus 1979 to 1982
Nick Sparks 800m, 1600m 1981 to 1984
Rick Christensen 110HH, 300IH 1988 to 1991
Brandon Doss Long Jump, Triple Jump 1990 to 1993
Gerrell Cain Long Jump, 200m, 400m 2001 to 2003

The following relay teams have met the hall of fame standards of achievement

Relay Team (click below)
Year
Members
Distance Medley 1982 Harold Kuphaldt, Nick Sparks, Pete Rivas, Rob Wardlow
4x100 Meter Relay  1987 Mike Mathis, Don Pontes, Daryll Johnson, Ernie Dillard
4x100 Meter Relay 1988 Marvin Fletcher, Don Pontes, Daryll Johnson, Ernie Dillard

Boys Hall of Fame Honorable Mention

The following individual athletes have met the honorable mention standards of achievement

Name (click below)
Events
Years
John House 800m 1974 to 1977
David Livingston Triple Jump 1990 to 1993
Kyle O'Neill 110HH, 300IH 1991 to 1994
Ken Hansen High Jump, Triple Jump, Long Jump 1998 to 2001

Bella Vista Track and Field Girls Hall Of Fame

The following individual athletes have met the hall of fame standards of achievement

Name (click below)
Events
Years
Jill Moss 100M, 200M, 400M, 800M 1979 - 1982
Annette Woo Triple Jump, High Jump 1982 - 1985
Michelle Wootton 100M Hurdles, 300M Hurdles, High Jump 1983 - 1986
Anne Kuphaldt 800M, 1600M, 3200M 1985 - 1988
Holly Welch 200M, 400M, 800M 1989 - 1992
Katie Nishimura Pole Vault 1999 - 2002
Veronica Stimson High Jump, Pole Vault, 100 Hurdles 2004 - 2007

The following relay teams have met the hall of fame standards of achievement

Relay Team (click below)
Year
Members
4 x 100M Shuttle Hurdles 1984 Cris Nicholas, Elisa Rodriquez, Annette Woo, Michele Wootton
High Jump 1985 Katrina Polaski, Annette Woo, Michele Wootton
Distance Medley 1985 Anne Kuphaldt, Mary Kuphaldt, Michelle Wootton, Terri Dillon
4 x 1600M 1986 Anne Kuphaldt, Mary Kuphaldt, Theresa Meza, Shelley Spoon
Distance Medley 1986 Anne Kuphaldt, Mary Kuphaldt, Theresa Meza, Traci Banuelos
Distance Medley 1988 Anne Kuphaldt, Jennifer Hewitson, Theresa Meza, Stephanie Auslam
4 x 1600M 1988 Jennifer Hewitson, Mary Kuphaldt, Theresa Meza, Jacinta Showers

Girls Hall Of Fame Honorable Mention

The following individual athletes have met the honorable mention standards of achievement

Name (click below)
Events
Years
Jennifer Wong 1600M, 3200M 1995-1998
Megan Munoz High Jump, 100 Hurdles, 300 Hurdles 2000 - 2003
Lauren Hoffman 100M, 200M, 400M, Long Jump 2004 - 2007
Megan Capistrano 100M, 200M, Long Jump 2007 - 2010
Angie Charles Pole Vault, High Jump, 100 Hurdles 2008 - 2011