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WELCOME TO THE ED ADAMS INVITATIONAL

~In Honor of G. Ed. Adams~
"Hartnell Junior College"
1948-1949 Track and Field

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George Edward Adams lived in Salinas for 52 years. He had been athletic director and a coach at Hartnell for 32 years. Ed earned his Masters in Physical Education from USC in 1934. Coach Adams took over the track and field program as soon as he moved to Salinas in 1937. In 1938, Ed Adams brought Salinas Junior College football out of the doldrums when the teamposted a 6-5 record, the school's first winning season.

"I remember him out on the track in the cold, working with the kids who needed extra help... He was very sensitive and kind. He was a true gentleman, I mean a gentle man. And he always, always took time to listen to his students." ~ former colleague Dorothy Middaugh

Former Hartnell AD Bob Kelley ~ "He'd get out there and line the track himself with dolomite markers, He did everything."

His association with Hartnell and track and field continued through his retirement. Some of the stars he and co-coach "Bud" Winter developed were: Hal Davis (one-time world's fastest human) 9.4 in the Madison Square Garden Invitational 1940, Wille Martinson, Baylor transfer winning the Southewest Conf. 100-yard title in the 1940s, Don 'Boom Boom' Burke, a 210lbs, 9.8 sprinter who played in the Rose Bowl for USC, and San Francisco 49ers.

G. Ed Adams will always be remembered for his hard work, dedication, and passion. He fought to get women students equal time in the gym and to make sure they had buses to sports events. He was the last of a breed to multi-sport coaches who - wearing gray sweatshirt, baseball cap and a whistle around the neck - taught everything from football to tumbling.

In honor of "ED ADAMS", we bring to you the annual Ed Adams Invitational Track and Field Meet.

 

MEET INFORMATION
Hartnell College would like to welcome you to the 37th annual, Ed Adams' Invitational Track and Field Meet. We are looking forward to great competition and hosting the meet. We are running this meet rain or shine.Meet information will be available no later than March 1, 2009.

TIME SCHEDULE

2009 Schedule TBA


2008
TEAMS IN ATTENDANCE

ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE, CUESTA COLLEGE, CHABOT COLLEGE, COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS, FRESNO CITY COLLEGE, MERCED COLLEGE, MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE, MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE, SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE, SJ DELTA COLLEGE, REEDLEY COLLEGE, YUBA COLLEGE

 

THANK YOU TEAMS!!! PLEASE JOIN US AGAIN IN 2009!!!

DIRECTIONS

MAPQUEST

Parking - There will be parking available for busses and vans in the temporary parking lot located adjacent to the track and field facilities. You can enter through Nacional Street on the North side of the campus.

Sponsors

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TOM BENGARD RANCHES INC

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Head Coach

     

Christopher Zepeda
PE 106
czepeda@hartnell.edu
Office:  831-755-6845
Cell:     530-966-3417
Fax:      831-755-6831