Yes, yes, I know!
For 40 years of my Record Book---and almost 5 years of this blog--I've said NYET to making lists of XC times!
You know all the reasons--just read some of my recent posts!
But then Katelyn Tuohy began doing more damage to XC Course Records than....fill in the blanks!
So I wondered---where does she stand in comparison to other A-T greats?
And what about other great runners in XC history?
At first, I had a HUGE project in mind---create DDD's (Top 24 A-T Performers) for the Men's 10K & Women's 6K for ALL the races ever run at those distances---in the Conferences, Regionals, the Championship race itself!
And do the same for High Schoolers---only over the 5000 distance!!
Don't focus on JUST the NCAA Champs, the NXN and Footlocker races!
BUT---then reality dug in its ugly old claws!!
The corpulent humongousness of the project became a bit overwhelming!!
So I toned it down!
I'd go for JUST the best times run at the NCAA meet, and the pair of HS events.
Since athletes peak for those meets, I figured MOST of the best marks would come from them!!
I'm going to present all the lists I compiled over the past two days below.
Used the T&FN Archives for NCAA results (the 10K distance was set in motion in 1976--the 6K for Women not until this century!!).
Both HS meets have done the 5K from their beginnings!
BTW, the Footlocker race was sponsored by Kinney from 1979 to 1992, and then by Footlocker from 1993 to today!
I'll present guidelines and a bit of commentary for each set of lists!
NCAA--Men and Women
While this meet is ancient, as noted above, the Men ran other distances before 1976!
The Women began with the 5000, and only moved to the 6K in the 21st century!
The very first Men's 10K saw Henry Rono set a Record that's never been broken!!
TWELVE of the 24 marks came from that 1976 race!
I've asked Garry Hill for confirmation that this wasn't another 6 Mile race---but the intro to the Archives SAYS they began running 10000's in 1976!!
What an incredible race!!!
The 2017 race was quite productive for the Women---with 8 of the 24 marks coming from there!!
I'll give last names, their time, and the year.
(Women's names are their married names, NOT their names in College!!)
Men on the left, Women on the right!
1. H Rono 28:06.60 1976 Kurgat 19:19.5 2017
2. Kimombwa 28:16.78 1976 Neale 19:27.0 2017
3. Virgin 28:26.53 1976 Saina 19:27.9 2012
4. Lindsay 28:30.69 1976 Kipyego 19:28.1 2008
5. Kithuka 28:31.3 2012 D'Agostino 19:28.6 2012
6. Treacy 28:34.84 1976 Hasay 19:28.6 2012
7. Salazar 28:37.4 1979 Seidel 19:28.6 2015
8. Sambu 28:38.6 2012 Taylor 19:28.6 2017
9. Waigwa 28:39.0 1976 Flanagan 19:31 2003
10. Chelanga 28:41.3 2009 Ostrander 19:31.3 2017
11. O'Shaughnessy 28:43.16 1976 Avery 19:31.6 2014
12. Lalang 28:44.1 2011 Tuliamuk 19:33.6 2012
13. Motshwaratau 28:45.6 1981 J Nilsson 19:34 2005
14. Cheserek 28:45.8 2015 Pyzik 19:34.1 2017
15. Martin 28:46.37 1976 Krumins 19:34.9 2008
16. Cheboiywo 28:47 2001 Sang 19:35.6 2017
17. Koskei 28:47.3 1979 Kelati 19:35.8 2017
18. Musyoki 28:48.4 1981 G Murphy 19:36.3 2017
19. Chapa 28:49.58 1976 Fanning 19:37.1 2008
20. Munyala 28:52.79 1976 Disanza 19:39.9 2014
21. Keflizighi 28:54 1997 Scott-Erfurd 19:40.9 2015
22. Peterson 28:54.25 1976 R Kimaiyo 19:41 2012
23. Kimeto 28:55.70 1976 Reid 19:41.2 2011
24. Deegan 28:56.9 1977 Schweizer 19:41.7 2016
NXN--Men & Women
This meet just started in 2004!
Lousy weather has spoiled some great races and slowed times, as it's held in Portland in December!!
Also, it's mainly a team event, with individuals getting secondary consideration!
But some great ones have run there!!
1. Wilmot 15:00 2013 Tuohy 16:44.7 2017
2. Zeinasellassie 15:03 2011 Efraimson 16:50.1 2013
3. Clinger 15:03.2 2015 Cranny 16:53.8 2013
4. Troutner 15:03.9 2017 Rainsberger 16:56.8 2015
5. Gedyon 15:04.5 2009 Baxter 16:57.8 2013
6. Veatch 15:04.8 2015 Oakley 17:10.1 2016
7. Parsons 15:05.6 2015 Donaghu 17:10.2 2015
8. Hasty 15:05.9 2017 Logue 17:14.2 2015
9. L Anderson 15:07.6 2017 Chmiel 17:15.4 2015
10. Haney 15:09 2013 B Hasz 17:17.1 2015
11. T Anderson 15:09 2013 Ostrander 17:19 2014
12. Lutz 15:09.2 2009 Endsley 17:19.6 2015
13. Carpenter 15:09.7 2015 Learheiser 17:20.2 2015
14. Joe Rosa 15:09.8 2009 Pendergast 17:20.8 2015
15. De La Rosa 15:10 2013 Devlin 17:22.1 2015
16. W Beck 15:10 2013 Wheeler 17:23.2 2015
17. Geberkidane 15:10 2013 Ratliff 17:23.9 2015
18. Mwaura 15:12.6 2017 Troy 17:24.2 2015
19. Hacker 15:13.0 2014 West 17:25.6 2015
20. McMillan 15:13.0 2013 G Ping 17:25.7 2015
21. Herrera 15:13.2 2015 Neal 17:25.8 2015
22. Caldwell 15:14 2013 Hofstad 17:26 2014
23. Yoho 15:14 2013 Sveinsson 17:27 2008
24. Connor 15:14 2008 (See NOTE below!)
NOTE--As I was typing this list here, I realized I had TWO marks for Kelsey Chmiel!!
As this is a PERFORMERS list, not performances, only one mark per athlete!
Since the next race is just a few weeks away, I'm NOT going to do research to find another mark to fill the 24th spot!
I'm sure the 2018 race will fill the gap!!
Sorry!
SECOND NOTE---Also, when Tuohy broke the Course Record last year, it was said she broke Rainsberger's mark by 11 seconds! But if you notice, you'll see Efraimson ran 16:50 in 2013 in winning that fabulous race against Cranny & Baxter! But then Tuohy would have broken EFRAIMSON's mark--and by just 5 seconds, not 11. So what's the deal? My guess is that the course changed after the 2013 race, so Rainsberger's mark became the NEW Course's Record!! And thus the general reference to Touhy breaking THAT CR, not Efraimson's!! But the distances were the same!!
And now for the---
Footlocker--Men & Women
As noted above, this race started as the Kinney race, then became Footlocker in 1993!
But it's the same event!!
This race has "regional teams", but the clear emphasis is on individuals!!
Also, it seems this decade has not been very good on the Guy's side, as the most recent marks on that list are from 2011.
The Gals aren't much better, as only Lane's mark comes from after 2010!!
Well, this is taking a lot of space---and time--so let's get to it!
1. Ritzenhein 14:29 1999 Trotter 16:24.07 2001
2. Reynolds 14:35.7 1982 Fairchild 16:39.2 1990
3. R Reina 14:36.8 1985 Robinson 16:40.4 1981
4. M Davis 14:38.1 1986 Stamps 16:41.9 1994
5. Solinsky 14:40.5 2002 Brommer 16:43.2 1980
6. M Mastalir 14:41.3 1985 J Smith 16:43.7 1983
7. Goucher 14:41.7 1993 Keough 16:43.8 1985
8. Connelly 14:49.5 1982 O'Brien 16:48.1 1984
9. Williams 14:49.8 1986 Cuffe 16:53 2010
10. Dameworth 14:49.9 1989 Hall 16:55 2000
11. Fout 14:50 2007 Siraki 16:58 2000
12. Fry 14:50 1984 Curtin 16:58.6 1982
13. Moore 14:50.41 2001 Strauss 16:59.9 1981
14. Dani 14:50.9 1985 L Craven 17:01.0 1981
15. Hume 14:51.41 1985 Rowen 17:02.3 1982
16. Lockhart 14:51.55 2001 Lane 17:03.4 2017
17. Alexander 14:51.9 1981 Odlaug 17:04.30 2001
18. Cheserek 14:52 2011 Schubert 17:04.6 1982
19. Henes 14:52.6 1985 Chamberlain 17:04.7 1984
20. Keflizighi 14:53.0 1993 Hasay 17:05 2005
21. Marden 14:53 1980 Roetter 17:05.14 2001
22. Zeinasellassie 14:53 2011 Volpe 17:06.2 1982
23. S Taylor 14:53.6 1982 Goethals 17:06.9 2009
24. (See NOTE below!) Sveinsson 17:07.1 2009
NOTE--As I was finishing typing these lists, I noticed I'd miscounted the number of Men's marks I had. I was one short! Again, I'll hope the 2018 race will fill the gap!!
Well, thanks for staying with me!
This was SUPPOSED to be a "vacation" for this blogger!
Some vacation, eh??!!
Hope you enjoyed this!!
See you soon!
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