Who is the best runnner ever from West Virginia?

Spaz.....I can't believe you didn't say spaz.

Also what about Jason Pyles? I can't believe you would make that list and not mention either of those.

Steve Taylor:Hands down the best ever....9th at NCAA cross country meet. 3rd in NCAA 10k.

Sabatino: 14:04 5k and 8:46 steeple

Casey Batey: 4:03 mile....i think around 3:43 1500....8:46 steeple....3:38 downhill mile.

Josh Simpson...first american at Clarksburg 10k with 31:00. Great for that course.top 25 at US cross country 12k.

Ricky moore...phenomenal times on the road...becoming one of the top in the U.S. for awkward distances 15k,25k. not much on the track

Mike Cox: 2:22 marathon

Someone mentioned Jason Pyles...I think his best has been a 1:10 half marathon, 52 minute 10 mile. I may be wrong.

Original poster asked about average high school runner who became good in college, post college. This is one. I don't even think he did too well in college but has done great post collegiate.

1:09 half marathon and maybe a 2:30 Marathon for JC Chirgwin. Same kind of deal, ran ok in high school but took off in college. In now way are these two in the class of the rest, but you asked and they are the only two I could think of.

carl hatfield of course

sabatino ran sub 14 indoors this past year. what about tyler devault, ran 3.46 this spring.

Jerry West!

James Jett- Shepardstown.

Fox, 3;59 mile, 13;21 and sub 28 for 10,000.

Sub 9 for 2 miles and low 14s in the 5000 in HS, also sub 50 for 10 miles in HS.

2:14 marathon, 5 Olympic Trials (5th Twice), numerous road races winner (Bay to Breakers, etc.)

This discussion is not even close.

Agreed. The James Jett comment was just for the fastest. THE BEST is definitely Fox. PS. How is his Syracuse team doing this year?

I'm gonna bet Adkins was the only one of them to also play on their high school's football team. He also ran the fastest 3200 I believe.

I would also add John Case to the list with his 4:14. Probably faster than many on that list ever ran in high school.

The discussion is definitely close. Taylor was 9th at NCAAs in cross-country, he was 3rd in the 10k, he still holds VA Tech's records in the 3k and the 5k, he raced at the World Championships in Tokyo (for the marathon and he was top 25 but I can't remember exactly what place he finished), he was sixth in the 1992 olympic marathon trials, he was national champion in the 10k in 1988, as well as RRCA 10 mile champion, he ran 27:59 for 10k, 13:38 for 5k, 1:02:29 for the half marathon, and 2:13:56 for the marathon.

fox fan wrote:

2:14 marathon, 5 Olympic Trials (5th Twice), numerous road races winner (Bay to Breakers, etc.)

This discussion is not even close.

Steve Taylor. And he coaches Andrew Benford, who may one day be on that list, he came in 12th at teh Junior WOrld Mountain Running Championships.

Eric Ryan had a great senior year in high school. He went 4:14 for 16 and supposedly 1:51 on a 4 x 8 split. He is definitely not the best, but he has a good bit of time to mature at Cornell.

Fox ran 8;57 for 3219+ meters which makes him the fastest for 3200.

dukerdog wrote:

I'm gonna bet Adkins was the only one of them to also play on their high school's football team. He also ran the fastest 3200 I believe.

I would also add John Case to the list with his 4:14. Probably faster than many on that list ever ran in high school.

When did Taylor run 27;59? I am pretty sure he never ran under 28 on the track.

WV wrote:

The discussion is definitely close. Taylor was 9th at NCAAs in cross-country, he was 3rd in the 10k, he still holds VA Tech's records in the 3k and the 5k, he raced at the World Championships in Tokyo (for the marathon and he was top 25 but I can't remember exactly what place he finished), he was sixth in the 1992 olympic marathon trials, he was national champion in the 10k in 1988, as well as RRCA 10 mile champion, he ran 27:59 for 10k, 13:38 for 5k, 1:02:29 for the half marathon, and 2:13:56 for the marathon.

fox fan wrote:

2:14 marathon, 5 Olympic Trials (5th Twice), numerous road races winner (Bay to Breakers, etc.)

This discussion is not even close.

No doubt about it... Dave Letendre. Go Huntington High!

wtf wrote:

Fox ran 8;57 for 3219+ meters which makes him the fastest for 3200.

I saw Adkins run 8:49 for 3200 when running for Beckley HS. He defeated junior John Zishka. It was declared a dead heat, although Adkins was given a 1-2" win. I'm not sure how it can be both, but that was the ruling. I doubt it would take Adkins 8 seconds to run the extra 18-19 meters.

The best runner from WV argument should consider Fox vs Hatfield IMHO, unless there is a runner named McCoy out there to challenge Hatfield.

just the facts wrote:

I saw Adkins run 8:49 for 3200 when running for Beckley HS. He defeated junior John Zishka.

At the Belaire(OH) Relays wasn't it? Any other questions wtf?

[quote]wtf wrote:

When did Taylor run 27;59? I am pretty sure he never ran under 28 on the track.

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The 27:59 was in Pittsburgh. He also ran 47:01 for ten miles at the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler and represented the US twice at the World Cup Marathon.