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Running Shots Courtesy of Joe Volk |
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U.S. Cross Country Nationals 1986 @ San Francisco |
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Pat Porter (Athletics West) won 8 consecutive U.S. Cross Country Nationals (1982-89). Shown here en route to # 5. |
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The Finish: (top 3) |
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RESULTS (10,350 meters) -
1. Pat Porter (AW) .................. 30:36 2. Steve Jones'(GB) ................ 30:46 3. Keith Hanson (Nik) ............. 30:47 4. Richard O'Flynn'(NBal) ...... 30:55 5. Art Boileau'(OTC) ............... 30:59 6. Chris Fox (AW) .................... 31:00 7. Paul Donovan'(Reeb) ........... 31:02 8. Marcus O'Sullivan'(NBal) .... 31:06 9. Thom Hunt (Nik) .................. 31:09 10. John Treacy'(NBal) ............ 31:11
Symbol: ' after name = foreigner |
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Thom Hunt (425) & Pat Porter (427) are up front @ World Cross Country race (3/20/83). Porter would earn 9th place (37:12), as Hunt gets 28th (37:46). |
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Pat Porter @ Mt. Sac Invite: (L) 1984 -with Paul Cummings (R) 1987 -with Arturo Barrios |
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Donald "Don" Lash (Auburn HS, Ind, class of 1933) Lash won the mile at the Indiana state high school championship with a time of 4:30.5, setting a new state record. |  |
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At Indiana University, Lash finished third in his first cross country race. It was the last cross country race he ever lost. Lash won 12 national titles from 1934 to 1940 (R, Lash winning Nat'l CC title in '39), including seven consecutive men's national cross-country championships. *Lash's streak stood until Pat Porter broke it in 1989. |  |
As a student at Indiana University, Lash set an American record of 31:06.9 for 10,000 meters. In June 1936, he broke Paavo Nurmi's world record for the two mile, running 8:58.4, besting Nurmi's record by 1.2 seconds. |
