Fred Newhouse

American retired sprinter (born 1948)

Fred Newhouse

Newhouse at the 1976 Olympics

Personal information
Full name| Frederick Vaughn Newhouse
Born| November 8, 1948 (1948-11-08) (age 75)
Honey Grove, Texas, U.S.[1]
Height| 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight| 68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event| 100–400 m
Club| Baton Rouge Track Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)| 100 yd – 9.6 (1968)
220 yd – 20.5 (1970)
400 m – 44.2 (1972)[1][2]

Medal record

Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
|  1976 Montreal | 4×400 m relay
|  1976 Montreal  | 400 m
Pan American Games
|  1971 Cali | 4×400 m
|  1971 Cali  | 400 m

Frederick Vaughn "Fred" Newhouse (born November 8, 1948) is an American retired sprinter. He won a gold medal in the 4×400 meter relay and an individual silver in the 400 m, both at the 1971 Pan American Games and at the 1976 Olympics. His individual time of 44.40 seconds at the Olympics was the second fastest time of the 1970s.

Newhouse was one of the organizers of the Northwest Flyers Track Club in Houston, Texas.[3] He graduated from Galilee High School in Hallsville, Texas.[4] After graduating Prairie View A&M with a degree in electrical engineering, he received his master's degree in international business. He now is director of public affairs for Valero Energy and serves as the assistant treasurer of the Prairie View A&M Foundation.[5]

Newhouse lives in Houston. After graduating, he was accepted into Prairie View A&M University in Texas and the University of Washington in Seattle, earning his degrees in electrical engineering and masters of international business. He served two years in the United States Army in between his undergraduate and graduate.[5] After graduation he worked as an engineer with Exxon in Baton Rouge.[1]

In his life, Newhouse has volunteered for the boards of directors for United States Olympic Committee and USA Track and Field. He is one of the past chairmen of the board of the Texas City/ LaMarque Chamber of Commerce, chair-elect for the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce, chairman of Houston's Community Family Center, and vice-chair of the Black Heritage Committee – Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.[5] Newhouse serves on the Capital Campaign Committee for Prairie View A&M University. As well is an supporter of the United Way and Boy Scouts of America. While being a part of Prairie View A&M, Newhouse became a three-time All-American and National Champion in the sport Track and Field.[5] In 1976, he won Gold and Silver Medals participating in the Montreal Canada Olympic Games. By 2000, Newhouse was appointed team leader for the United States Men's Track and Field squad going to the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.[5] He lives on to ref for the Texas Relays and the Texas State UIL Track and Field Championships.[5]

Newhouse was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2014.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Newhouse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
2. ^ "Fred Newhouse". trackfield.brinkster.net.
3. ^ Northwest Flyers Archived August 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Northwest Flyers. Retrieved on 2017-08-28.
4. ^ Fred Newhouse, Harrison County Olympian – The Portal to Texas History. Texashistory.unt.edu. Retrieved on 2017-08-28.
5. ^ a b c d e f Fred Newhouse Archived May 16, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. Prairie View A&M
6. ^ Inductees – Name, Category, Year Archived January 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. TX TF Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2017-08-28.

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Olympic champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay

Medley|

* 1908:  William Hamilton, Nathaniel Cartmell, John Taylor, Mel Sheppard (USA)

4 × 400 m|

* 1912:  Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath (USA)
* 1920:  Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davis, Guy Butler (GBR)
* 1924:  Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver Macdonald, William Stevenson (USA)
* 1928:  George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti (USA)
* 1932:  Ivan Fuqua, Ed Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr (USA)
* 1936:  Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown (GBR)
* 1948:  Arthur Harnden, Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield (USA)
* 1952:  Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden (JAM)
* 1956:  Charles Jenkins Sr., Lou Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney (USA)
* 1960:  Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis (USA)
* 1964:  Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr (USA)
* 1968:  Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans (USA)
* 1972:  Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang (KEN)
* 1976:  Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks (USA)
* 1980:  Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS)
* 1984:  Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay (USA)
* 1988:  Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds, Antonio McKay, Andrew Valmon (USA)
* 1992:  Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis, Darnell Hall, Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA)
* 1996:  LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank, Jason Rouser (USA)
* 2000:  Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie, Fidelis Gadzama (NGR)
* 2004:  Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Andrew Rock, Kelly Willie (USA)
* 2008:  LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Reggie Witherspoon (USA)
* 2012:  Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller (BAH)
* 2016:  Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, David Verburg (USA)
* 2020:  Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Vernon Norwood (USA)
* 2024:  Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Quincy Wilson (USA)

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US National Championship winners in men's 400-meter dash

1876-1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1876-77: Edward Merritt
* 1878: Frank Brown
* 1879-84: Lon Myers
* 1885: H. Mason Raborg
* 1886: John Robertson
* 1887: Harvey Banks
* 1888: Walter Dohm
* 1888: T.J. Mahoney
* 1889: Walter Dohm
* 1890-92: William Downs
* 1893: Edward Allen
* 1894: Tom Keane
* 1895-97: Thomas Burke
* 1898-1900: Maxie Long
* 1901: Howard Hayes
* 1902: Fay Moulton
* 1903: Harry Hillman
* 1904: D.H. Meyer
* 1905-06: Frank Waller
* 1907: John Taylor
* 1908: Harry Hillman
* 1909: Edward Lindberg
* 1910: William Hayes
* 1911: Edward Lindberg
* 1912: Thomas Halpin
* 1913: Carroll Haff
* 1914-15: Ted Meredith
* 1916: Thomas Halpin
* 1917: Frank Shea
* 1918: Cornelius Shaughnessy
* 1919-20: Frank Shea
* 1921: William Stevenson
* 1922: James Driscoll
* 1923: Horatio Fitch
* 1924: James Burgess
* 1925: Cecil Cooke
* 1926: Ken Kennedy
* 1927: Hermon Phillips
* 1928: Ray Barbuti
* 1929: Reggie Bowen
* 1930-31: Vic Williams
* 1932: Bill Carr
* 1933-34: Ivan Fuqua
* 1935: Eddie O'Brien
* 1936: Harold Smallwood
* 1937-38: Ray Malott
* 1939: Erwin Miller
* 1940-41: Grover Klemmer
* 1942-43: Cliff Bourland
* 1944: Elmore Harris
* 1945: Herb McKenley (JAM) * James Herbert
* 1946: Elmore Harris
* 1947: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Dave Bolen
* 1948: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Mal Whitfield
* 1949: George Rhoden (JAM) * Hugh Maiocco (3)
* 1950: George Rhoden (JAM) * Tom Cox (3)
* 1951: George Rhoden (JAM) * Dick Maiocco (3)
* 1952: Mal Whitfield
* 1953: Jesse Mashburn
* 1954: Jim Lea
* 1955: Charles Jenkins
* 1956: Tom Courtney
* 1957: Reggie Pearman
* 1958-59: Eddie Southern
* 1960-61: Otis Davis
* 1962-63: Ulis Williams
* 1964: Mike Larrabee
* 1965: Ollan Cassell
* 1966-69: Lee Evans
* 1970-71: John Smith
* 1972: Lee Evans
* 1973-74: Maurice Peoples
* 1975: Dave Jenkins (GBR) * Fred Newhouse
* 1976: Maxie Parks
* 1977: Robert Taylor
* 1978: Maxie Parks
* 1979: Willie Smith

1980-1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980: Willie Smith
* 1981-82: Cliff Wiley
* 1983: Sunder Nix
* 1984-85: Mark Rowe
* 1986: Darrell Robinson
* 1987: Butch Reynolds
* 1988: Tim Simon
* 1989: Antonio Pettigrew
* 1990: Steve Lewis
* 1991: Antonio Pettigrew
* 1992OT: Danny Everett

1992 onwards
USA Track & Field|

* 1993: Michael Johnson
* 1994: Antonio Pettigrew
* 1995-96OT: Michael Johnson
* 1997: Antonio Pettigrew
* 1998-99: Jerome Young
* 2000OT: Michael Johnson
* 2001: Derrick Brew
* 2002: Angelo Taylor
* 2003: Tyree Washington
* 2004OT-05: Jeremy Wariner
* 2006: Andrew Rock
* 2007: Angelo Taylor
* 2008OT-09: LaShawn Merritt
* 2010: Greg Nixon
* 2011: Tony McQuay
* 2012OT-13: LaShawn Merritt
* 2014: Gil Roberts
* 2015: David Verburg
* 2016OT: LaShawn Merritt
* 2017: Fred Kerley
* 2018: Kahmari Montgomery
* 2019: Fred Kerley
* 20212020 OT-22: Michael Norman
* 2023: Bryce Deadmon

Notes|

* Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships

* OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

* 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's 600 m (600 yards, 500 m)

1906–1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1906: Eli Parsons
* 1907: Eli Parsons
* 1908: Mel Sheppard
* 1909: Mel Sheppard
* 1910: Harry Gissing
* 1911: Abel Kiviat
* 1913: Abel Kiviat
* 1914: Thomas Halpin
* 1915: Thomas Halpin
* 1916: William Bingham
* 1917: Earl Eby
* 1918: Marvin Gustavson
* 1919: Jack Sellers
* 1920: Earl Eby
* 1921: Fred Murrey
* 1922: Sid Leslie
* 1923: Earl Eby
* 1924: Walter Mulvihill
* 1925: Vincent Lally
* 1926: Horatio Fitch
* 1927: George Leness
* 1928:  Phil Edwards (BGU), George Leness (2nd)
* 1929:  Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Blake (2nd)
* 1930:  Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Roll (2nd)
* 1931:  Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Blake (4th)
* 1932:  Alex Wilson (CAN), Edwin Roll (2nd)
* 1933: Milton Sandler
* 1934: Milton Sandler
* 1935: Milton Sandler
* 1936: Edward O'Brien
* 1937: Edward O'Brien
* 1938: Jim Herbert
* 1939: Charles Beetham
* 1940: Charles Belcher
* 1941: Jim Herbert
* 1942: Roy Cochran
* 1943: Lewis Smith
* 1944: Bob Ufer
* 1945: Elmore Harris
* 1946: Elmore Harris
* 1947: George Guida
* 1948: Dave Bolen
* 1949: Dave Bolen
* 1950: Hugo Maiocco
* 1951: Hugo Maiocco
* 1952: Charles Moore
* 1953: Mal Whitfield
* 1954: Reggie Pearman
* 1955: Charles Jenkins Sr.
* 1956: Lou Jones
* 1957: Charles Jenkins Sr.
* 1958: Charles Jenkins Sr.
* 1959: Josh Culbreath
* 1960: Tom Murphy
* 1961: Eddie Southern
* 1962:  Bill Crothers (CAN), Jack Yerman (2nd)
* 1963: Jack Yerman
* 1964: Charles Buchta
* 1965: Jack Yerman
* 1966: Theron Lewis
* 1967: Jim Kemp
* 1968: Martin McGrady
* 1969: Martin McGrady
* 1970: Martin McGrady
* 1971:  Andrzej Badeński (POL), Tom Ulan (3rd)
* 1972: Lee Evans
* 1973: Fred Newhouse
* 1974: Wes Williams
* 1975: Wes Williams
* 1976:  Fred Sowerby (ANT), Stan Vinson (2nd)
* 1977:  Fred Sowerby (ANT), Kevin Prince (2nd)
* 1978: Stan Vinson
* 1979:  Mike Solomon (TRI), Stanley Vincent (3rd)

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980: Mark Enyeart
* 1981:  Mike Solomon (TRI), Mark Enyeart (3rd)
* 1982:  Fred Sowerby (ANT), Stanley Redwine (2nd)
* 1983: Eugene Sanders
* 1984: Mark Rowe
* 1985:  Elvis Forde (BAR), Anthony Tufariello (2nd)
* 1986:  Elvis Forde (BAR), Marcus Sanders (3rd)
* 1987:  Ian Morris (TRI), Charles Jenkins Jr. (3rd)
* 1988: Ken Lowery
* 1989: Mark Rowe
* 1990: David Patrick
* 1991: Andrew Valmon
* 1992: Mark Everett

1993–present
USA Track & Field|

* 1993: Mark Everett
* 2015: Casimir Loxsom
* 2017: Erik Sowinski
* 2019: Donavan Brazier

Notes|

*Distances have varied as follows: 600 yards (1906–1986), 500 meters (1987–1993) except 600 meters (odd numbered years since 2015)

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Pan American Champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay

* 1951:  B. Brown, M. Whitfield, J. Voight, H. Maiocco (USA)
* 1955:  J. Mashburn, L. Spurrier, J. Lea, L. Jones (USA)
* 1959:  Mel Spence, G. Kerr, Mal Spence, B. Ince (BWI)
* 1963:  O. Cassell, J. Johnson, R. Edmunds, E. Young (USA)
* 1967:  V. Matthews, E. Taylor, E. Stinson, L. Evans (USA)
* 1971:  J. Smith, D. Alexander, F. Newhouse, T. Turner (USA)
* 1975:  H. Frazier, R. Taylor, M. Peoples, R. Ray (USA)
* 1979:  T. Darden, M. Peoples, H. Frazier, J. Walker (USA)
* 1983:  A. Babers, M. Bradley, J. Rolle, E. Carey (USA)
* 1987:  R. Pierre, K. Robinzine, R. Haley, M. Rowe (USA)
* 1991:  H. Herrera, A. Pavó, J. Valentín, L. Martínez (CUB)
* 1995:  J. Crusellas, N. Téllez, O. Mena, I. García (CUB)
* 1999:  D. Clarke, M. McDonald, D. McFarlane, G. Haughton (JAM)
* 2003:  D. Clarke, L. Spence, S. Ayre, M. Campbell (JAM)
* 2007:  A. Williams, A. Moncur, M. Mathieu, C. Brown (BAH)
* 2011:  N. Ruíz, R. Acea, O. Cisneros, W. Collazo (CUB)
* 2015:  R. Quow, J. Solomon, E. Mayers, M. Cedenio (TTO)
* 2019:  J. Perlaza, D. Palomeque, J. Solís, A. Zambrano (COL)
* 2023:  L. Carvalho, M. Lima, D. Hernandes, L. Vilar (BRA)

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1976 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification|

* 1976 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's
track and road
athletes|

* Garry Bjorklund
* Benny Brown (r)
* Doug Brown
* Dick Buerkle
* Matt Centrowitz
* Willie Davenport
* Mike Durkin
* Mark Enyeart
* Dwayne Evans
* Charles Foster
* Herman Frazier
* Paul Geis
* Harvey Glance
* Millard Hampton
* Johnny "Lam" Jones
* Don Kardong
* Ron Laird
* Mark Lutz
* Duncan MacDonald
* Henry Marsh
* Ed Mendoza
* Edwin Moses
* Fred Newhouse
* James Owens
* Maxie Parks
* Steve Riddick
* James Robinson
* Mike Roche
* Bill Rodgers
* Todd Scully
* Mike Shine
* Frank Shorter
* Craig Virgin
* Larry Walker
* Quentin Wheeler
* Rick Wohlhuter

Men's
field athletes|

* James Barrineau
* Earl Bell
* James Butts
* Sam Colson
* Fred Dixon
* Rayfield Dupree
* Al Feuerbach
* Richard George
* Anthony Hall
* Larry Hart
* Tommy Haynes
* Bill Jankunis
* Bruce Jenner
* Larry Myricks
* Terry Porter
* John Powell
* Dave Roberts
* Arnie Robinson
* Fred Samara
* Pete Shmock
* Jay Silvester
* Dwight Stones
* Mac Wilkins
* Randy Williams
* George Woods

Women's
track athletes|

* Debra Armstrong
* Evelyn Ashford
* Rhonda Brady
* Rosalyn Bryant
* Chandra Cheeseborough
* Pat Donnelly
* Sheila Ingram
* Madeline Manning Jackson
* Pam Jiles (r)
* Wendy Knudson
* Francie Larrieu
* Jan Merrill
* Brenda Morehead
* Deby LaPlante
* Cyndy Poor
* Debra Sapenter
* Martha Watson (r)
* Kathy Weston

Women's
field athletes|

* Sherry Calvert
* Gale Fitzgerald
* Jane Frederick
* Paula Girven
* Joni Huntley
* Marilyn King
* Kathy McMillan
* Kate Schmidt
* Maren Seidler
* Karin Smith
* Pam Spencer
* Sherron Walker
* Martha Watson
* Lynne Winbigler

Coaches|

* LeRoy Walker (men's head coach)
* Sam Bell (men's assistant coach)
* Lee Calhoun (men's assistant coach)
* Jimmy Carnes (men's assistant coach)
* Stan Huntsman (men's assistant coach)
* Berny Wagner (men's assistant coach)
* Alex Ferenczy (women's head coach)
* C. Harmon Brown (women's assistant coach)
* Jack Griffin (women's assistant coach)
* Brooks Johnson (women's assistant coach)

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