1 9 5 1 ) ▁ ▁William ▁W . ▁Russell ▁( 1 9 5 1 - 1 9 5 4 ) ▁ ▁J . ▁Kenneth ▁F ag ans ▁( 1 9 5 4 - 1 9 7 5 ) ▁ ▁Thomas ▁E . ▁By r nes ▁( 1 9 7 5 - 1 9 8 0 ) ▁ ▁Ray ▁J . ▁Pl ut ko ▁( 1 9 8 0 - 1 9 8 6 ) ▁ ▁Stan ▁Thomas ▁( 1 9 8 6 - 1 9 9 3 ) ▁ ▁Dean ▁Crow ley ▁( 1 9 9 3 - 1 9 9 9 ) ▁ ▁James ▁Sta un ton , ▁Ed . D . ▁( 1 9 9 9 ▁- ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Rob ▁W ig od ▁( 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁present ) ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Southern ▁Section ▁was ▁the ▁out g row th ▁of ▁a ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁meet . ▁The ▁Southern ▁Section ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁when ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁officials ▁joined ▁forces ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁track ▁championship ▁meet . ▁ ▁S eth ▁F . ▁Van ▁Pat ten , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Track ▁Manager ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁Section ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁ ▁the ▁found ing ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁C IF - SS , ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁post ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁officially ▁named ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁He