Fast 3 milers from the 60’s & 70’s

My 3 mile bests only went back to 1978 but I have now come across NCS meets going back farther and these boys could run.

3 miles

14:43 Luis Luna, Piner 2011 Spring Lake
14:45 Randy Palmer, Piner 1969 Lafayette Reservoir
14:50 Dan Aldridge, Petaluma 1972 Lafayette Reservoir
14:50 Ryan Mack, Ukiah 1998 Spring Lake
14:54 Jon Sisler, Petaluma 1972 Lafayette Reservoir
14:59 Todd Trask, Healdsburg 1986 Healdsburg H.S.
15:01 Steve Laurie, Maria Carrillo 1998 Spring Lake
15:01 Paul Holden, Ukiah 2012 Spring Lake
15:04 Gary Palmer, Piner 1968 Dan Foley Park, Vallejo
15:04 Sterling Lockert, Petaluma 2008 Hayward
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15:05 Celedonia Rodriguez, Elsie Allen 1998 Spring Lake
15:05 J.K. Withers, C. Newman 2002 E.A. ?length, 15:29 SL 2003
15:05 Andrew Zellman, Ukiah 2009 Spring Lake
15:06 Reesey Byers, Santa Rosa 2009 Spring Lake
15:06 Ryan Anderson, Maria Carrillo 2013 Hayward
15:07 Dean Eastham, Piner 1987 Piner H.S.
15:07 Steve Guerrini, Santa Rosa 1990 Rancho Cotate H.S.
15:08 Mike Sauber, Petaluma 1972 Lafayette Reservoir
15:09 Blake McDowall, Montgomery 2006 Spring Lake
15:10^ Hugh Dowdy, Petaluma 2009 R. Cotate, 15:00 2.97 miler
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15:11 Armand Moreno, Piner 1976 Patrick’s Point, Trinidad
15:13 Jaime Silva, Piner 2011 Spring Lake
15:14* Mike Contos, Montgomery 1987 Richmond
15:14 Ryan Douglas, Petaluma 2012 Spring Lake
15:15 Alex Conner, Sonoma Valley 2011 Spring Lake
15:16 Mike Biando, Piner 1976 Patrick’s Point, Trinidad
15:16 Brian Schulz, El Molino 2016 Hayward
15:18 Paul Phillip, Analy 1972 Lafayette Reservoir
15:18 Ben Lawson, Maria Carrillo 2016 Woodbridge
15:19 Alexi Taylor, C. Newman 2011 Spring Lake
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15:20 Daniel Pride, Santa Rosa 2015 Spring Lake
15:21 Zach Barrett, Santa Rosa 1994 Spring Lake
15:21 Matt Fitch, Montgomery 2002 Hayward
15:21 Nicholas Rauch, Casa Grande 2014 Spring Lake
15:21 Luca Mazzanati, Santa Rosa 2016 Hayward
15:23 Rory McLeod, Santa Rosa 2008 Hayward
15:24 Steve Ricker, Montgomery 1972 Lafayette Reservoir
15:24 Matt Salazar, Casa Grande 2014 Spring Lake
15:26 David Toomey, Montgomery 1993 Spring Lake
15:26 Zac West, Maria Carrillo 2014 Spring Lake
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15:27 Greg Fogg, Rancho Cotate 1978 Spring Lake
15:27 Paul Cummings, Montgomery 1985 Hayward H.S.
15:27 Calvin Thigpen, Maria Carrillo 2006 Spring Lake
15:27 Forrest Shaffer, Petaluma 2010 Spring Lake
15:27 Efren Reyes, Piner 2011 Spring Lake
15:28 Tim Fleet, Piner 1968 Cal State Hayward
15:28 Ryan Gilliam, C. Newman 1983 Cardinal Newman H.S.
15:28* Randall Watkins, Montgomery 1987 Richmond
15:28 Brian Cole, St. Helena 2006 Spring Lake
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15:29 Rob Robbins, Ukiah 1978 Spring Lake
15:29 Tim Brewer, Casa Grande 1980 Patricks Point
15:29 Kevin Poteracke, Petaluma 2010 Spring Lake
15:29 Jonny Vargas, Piner 2016 Hayward
15:30 Larry Kirk, Piner 1968 Dan Foley Park, Vallejo
15:31 Darren Clay, Rancho Cotate 1988 Rancho Cotate H.S.
15:31 Salvador Zabala, Santa Rosa 1988 Sonoma State U.
15:31 Dan Held, Santa Rosa 1988 Sonoma State U.
15:31 Dawit Tesfasilassie, Piner 2004 Spring Lake
15:31 Jordan Scobey, Maria Carrillo 2014 Spring Lake
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