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| As a sophomore, Pre was sixth in the state cross country meet. It was a turning point. He was in striking distance of winning and realized he could run with the top runners in the state. | The SI cover. |
The British Trio- Steve Ovett, Steve Cram and Sebastian Coe. | Eric Hulst (Laguna) easily defended his CA state 2 mile in "76." He burst in the national spotlight as a freshman, running 9:04.4 for 2 miles! |
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Tortoise vs Hare |
Jim Spivey (Fenton High, IL) was undefeated in the 880 in "78" and led the nation with his 1:50.3 state win. He went on to compete in three Olympics 84, 92 at 1500 meters. 96 team at 5,000. He ran a 3:49.80 mile at Oslo in "86." | Spivey TFN cover. |
Twins: Mark Mastalir (Jesuit High, CA "86") leads Eric. Mark ran 4:04.15-1600 / 8:51.99-3200 and Eric did- 4:04.23 / 8:44.95 for same. Seen here lapping runners. |
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Rono, Kimombwa & Virgin Dec "76" TFN Cover shot of 76 NCAA x-c race. |
John Trautmann (Monroe Woodbury, NY) set the HSR in the 3,000 meters of 8:05.8 (Converts to 8:44.53 for 2 miles)at the Penn Relays as a Senior in "86". (Bested by Galen Rupp in "04") John was a "92" U.S. Olympian. | Donald Sage (York, IL) ran a 4:00.29 mile at the Prefontaine Classic in 2000. At the IL State meet: he doubled a 8:42.89 3200 (= to 8:45.92 - 2 mile), last lap in 57. Then came back(2hrs) to win the 1600 in 4:07.58 (= to 4:09.23 - mile), last lap in under 57. Sage is the "02" NCAA outdoor 1,500m champion. | Chris Solinsky (Stevens Point, WI, "03") won the 36 annual Arcadia Invitational 3200 in California with a 8:43.24 (= to 8:46.44 - 2 mile). |
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L-R:Rono(1), Josh Kimeto(12), Virgin(3) and Sam Kimombwa(2) 76 NCAA X-Country: Rono emerges. He burns a 4:17 opening mile, under 13:50 for 5k! Above, 3.5 miles, Rono's scalding pace breaks Virgin. Rono, a freshman, sets an NCAA record, since it's the first metric(10k) distance. Rono's 28:06 is 16 seconds faster than Vigin's victorious six-mile time at Penn State in 75!!!.( )-Places |
Hunt (frosh) and Serna (soph) chase Rono. Hunt was 13th, second true frosh (Chapa in 9th), and Serna came in 74th place. 76 NCAA's. |
"76" Pac 8 XC action. The top 2 NCAA freshman: Rono (24yrs) vs Chapa (18yrs) |
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Prior April 8, 1978 @ WSU-Cal-Arizona State triangular, Henry Rono was only 3rd on the WSU all-time list for 5000m. Only 13minutes, 8.4 seconds later, Rono nails the school record. It also happens to be a World record, chopping 4.5 seconds off Dick Quax's 9 month old record. Kimombwa & Kimeto pushed Rono(above) for the first few laps...but @ the finish, Rono(above) was alone. |
Rono's exploits vault him on the cover of Track & Field News. June "78" TFN Cover shot Rono jumped to # 1 on the all-time world list @ 5k, all the way from 37th! |
Rono sails over the steeple. The Berkeley race launched the mind-boggling assault on the record books, when Rono broke World Records in 4 events over an 81-day period. |
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The top performer in 1978, Rono didn't just break records for WSU, he destroyed them. |
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Pepsi Invite 1986 - 3,000m Behind Doug Padilla (1) and Steve Lacy are high schoolers -Mark and Eric Mastalir (Jesuit). 9) Eric in 8:11.0 (then 6th All Time), 11) Mark at 8:26.4. |
Billy Mills.
1964 Olympic 10,000 meter Champion. The 1984 movie "Running Brave" was based on his story. |
