Track & Field, Class of 2008
Fred Kuller was a standout on the 1965 Santa Ana College track and field team where he tied a national junior college record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 9.3 seconds.
Kuller later ran track at the University of Southern California (USC) where he lettered from 1967 to 1969 and was a member of the college's 1967 and 1968 NCAA championship teams. He ran the second leg on the 440-yard relay teams that won NCAA relay titles in 1967 and 1968, along with Earl McCullouch, O.J. Simpson and Lennox Miller. In 1967, the USC 440-yard relay team set a world record with a time of 38.6 seconds in winning the NCAA title.
Kuller finished fourth in the 100-yard dash in the 1967 NCAA meet with a mark of 9.46 seconds and had personal best times at USC of 9.3 in the 100 and 20.7 in the 220. He finished second in the 100 and 220 at the 1967 AAWU conference meet, third in both races at the 1968 Pac-8 meet and second in both races at the 1969 Pac-8 meet.
Kuller prepped at Santiago High School and worked in the hospital industry after graduating from USC.