Bio

Cross Country/Track & Field 1965-67

Dave Funderburk, who came to Palomar College out of nearby Vista High School, ranks among the most successful distance runners ever at Palomar College. Under the direction of Coach Larry Knuth, Funderburk burst on to the Comet track and field scene ny winning the Southern California Regional mile run in his freshman year. A week later, he took third in the state champtionship meet. With a hand in on six individual and relay team school records ny the fall of hid sophomore year, Funderburk won the Aztec Invitational mile the next spring, Funderburk anchored the Comets' four-mile relay team to the second-fastest JC time ever. He went on to accept an athletic scholarship to San Jose State University, where he was a member of the 1969 NCAA Outdoor Men's Track and Field Championship team that included Tommie Smith, John Carlos, and Lee Evans.