In large stadiums, where seating for football games was a primary consideration, these races started deep in a tunnel.
"[1] The last official world record holder in the event was Don Styron from Northeast Louisiana State University, whose 21.9 hand timed mark was set on April 2, 1960, in a dual meet against Louisiana State University.
The record was never broken and the event was discontinued in regular high school competition ten years later in 1974.
[5] Note: The Low Hurdles (on the turn) were contested, at the girls high school level, in the state of Illinois until 1985.
- :27.3 1981–82 Chris Crowther - Joliet (West) - :27.7 1980–81 Loretta Wiltgen - Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) - :27.9 1979–80 Gwen Brown - East St. Louis (Lincoln) - :28.0 Though no longer run in the United States, this race continues to be run in places such as Norway.