| John Poston |
Full Name: John H. Poston School: Jacksonville JC in Jacksonville, Florida |
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| FSU Career |
| Track & Field | |
Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 50-51 S-R Jr * Jacksonville 51-52 S-R Sr * Jacksonville |
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| Awards |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2008 |
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One of the original Seminole Track and Field superstar sprinters, John Poston set school records in the 100-yard dash, the 220-yard dash and was a member of the record-setting mile relay team in 1951.
The team also set five new conference marks while winning the Dixie Conference Championship. The 1952 season saw FSU compete for the first time ever indoors and over that season, Poston led the Seminoles in scoring during historic wins over Georgia, Georgia Tech and Miami. As a senior, Poston broke his own records in the 100 and 220-yard dash. His time of 9.6 seconds in the 100 and 20.8 seconds in the 220 were the second and third fastest times in those events for all colleges and universities in the United States for 1952. John's final meet of the season was the Georgia AAU meet. The mile relay took first place, setting a new Georgia AAU and FSU record. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Track & Field |
Current Meet School Record
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Place Place Record Years
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1951 Season
03/28/1951 DUKE 100-Yard Dash 3 1
03/31/1951 MERCER 100-Yard Dash 1 10.2 5
03/31/1951 MERCER 220-Yard Dash 1 23.7 5
04/21/1951 DAVIDSON COLLEGE 100-Yard Dash 1 9.8 5
04/21/1951 DAVIDSON COLLEGE 220-Yard Dash 1 21.8 5
05/05/1951 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 100-Yard Dash 1 9.9 5
05/05/1951 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 220-Yard Dash 1 21.6 5
05/12/1951 HOWARD 100-Yard Dash 1 9.8 5
05/19/1951 DIXIE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP 100-Yard Dash 1 10.0 5
05/19/1951 DIXIE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP 220-Yard Dash 1 22.3 5
1952 Season
03/29/1952 FLORIDA RELAYS 100-Yard Dash 4 1
04/05/1952 DAVIDSON COLLEGE 100-Yard Dash 1 9.9 5
04/05/1952 DAVIDSON COLLEGE 220-Yard Dash 1 22.5 5
04/12/1952 LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS 100-Yard Dash 1 10.0 5
04/12/1952 LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS 220-Yard Dash 1 21.9 5
04/19/1952 MERCER 100-Yard Dash 1 9.9 5
04/19/1952 MERCER 220-Yard Dash 1 21.5 5
04/26/1952 GEORGIA TECH 100-Yard Dash 1 9.9 5
04/26/1952 GEORGIA TECH 220-Yard Dash 1 21.9 5
05/03/1952 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 440-Yard Dash 2 50.6 3 36 1 Yes 1
05/03/1952 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 220-Yard Dash 1 21.7 5
05/10/1952 MIAMI 100-Yard Dash 1 9.6 5 9 1 Yes 11
05/10/1952 MIAMI 220-Yard Dash 1 20.8 5 5 1 Yes 8
05/24/1952 GEORGIA AAU 100-Yard Dash 3 3
05/24/1952 GEORGIA AAU 220-Yard Dash 2 4
06/07/1952 NAT INTERCOLLIGIATE CHAMPIONSP 100-Yard Dash 3 6
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