The Central Texas Track Officials Association

Listing compiled by: Russell Reneau & Clyde Hart

Baylor University's Track & Field Program has an uncommon and exceptional tradition with 400-meter and 440-yard sprinters ("Quartermilers") that spans many decades. The legend of the Baylor Quartermiler has been described in countless articles, books, on television, and has been studied by numerous foreign countries. This worldwide reputation of success with the long sprint resulted in the institution being affectionately nicknamed "QUARTERMILE U:" a laboratory created by legendary coach CLYDE HART that has made a practice of turning mere children into 1-lap All-Americans, National Champions, Olympic Gold Medalists, and World Record Holders. BUT...

If you only see the world's most famous names -- MICHAEL JOHNSON, JEREMY WARINER, DAROLD WILLIAMSON -- you're only looking at the tip of the iceberg. Look below the surface of the water, and see an entire city of true PIONEERS -- outstanding Quartermilers that may never be famous -- but were it not for them, "QUARTERMILE U" could not possibly exist.

The following list consists of every sprinter who has run the 400-meter or 440-yard dash in 46.99 seconds or faster, while competing for Baylor University (Note: this list does not include athletes who were still competing for Baylor at the time the list was updated).

Quartermile U Sorted by Year


1960 - 1969
46.74	Dick Bourland	Lubbock, Texas	1964
1970 - 1979
46.24	Tim Son	Lubbock, Texas	1975
45.84	Mark Collins	Waco, Texas	1976
46.65	Gary Harris	College Station, Texas	1977
1980 - 1989
44.86	Zeke Jefferson	Dallas, Texas	1981
45.63	Bill Hartson	Arlington, Texas	1983
45.10	Willie Caldwell	Indianapolis	1985
45.19	Darnell Chase	Houston, Texas	1986
44.59	Raymond Pierre	Provo, Utah	1989
1990 - 1994
44.21	Michael Johnson	Rieti, Italy	1990
45.89	Tony Miller	Waco, Texas	1990
45.97	Lester Crenshaw	Houston, Texas	1991
46.32	Daniel Fredricks	Houston, Texas	1991
46.73	Chris McPhaul	Houston, Texas	1991
44.78	Deon Minor	Austin, Texas	1992
1995 - 1999
44.74	Marlon Ramsey	Knoxville, Tenn.	1995
45.8+	Corey Williams	Houston, Texas	1995
44.74	Raoul Howard	Fort Worth, Texas	1996
46.13	Michael Ford	Waco, Texas	1996
45.87	Darrin Strong	Arlington, Texas	1997
46.51	Damien Smith	Waco, Texas	1997
46.27	Stephan Bragner	Arlington, Texas	1998
46.51	Mario Watts	College Station, Texas	1998
2000 - 2004
44.72	Brandon Couts	Columbia, Mo.	2000
46.89	Floyd Thompson	Norman, Okla.	2000
46.91	Peter Hauser	Waco, Texas	2000
45.43	Zsolt Szeglet	College Station, Texas	2001
46.32	Bayano Kamani	Waco, Texas	2001
46.51	Joel Martin	College Station, Texas	2001
44.00	Jeremy Wariner	Athens, Greece	2004
46.94	Mark Teter	College Station, Texas	2004
2005 - Present
44.27	Darold Williamson	Sacramento, Calif.	2005
46.73	Wil Fitts	Waco, Texas	2005
46.80	Kevin Mutai	Norman, Okla.	2005
45.56	Regi Witherspoon	Lincoln, NE	2007
44.75	LeJerald Betters	Toluca, Mexico	2008
45.46	Quentin Summers	Boulder, CO	2008
4?.??	WHO WILL BE NEXT???		Next Update: 2015