6 collegiates under 28:00

Bauhs is one

cragg never did, ritz, boaz, and dobson all did

Ritz, Rupp, Chelanga, Dobson, Rono, Nyambi, Forrest..

I know for a fact these guys have run under 28 minutes while in college.

All time in season:

10,000

1. Sam Chelanga (Liberty) 2009 27:28.48*

2. Galen Rupp (Oregon) 2007 27:33.48

3. Gabriel Kamau (Texas-El Paso) 1982 27:36.2(h)*

4. Gidamis Shahanga (Texas-El Paso) 1982 27:38.1(h)*

5. Dathan Ritzenhein (Colorado) 2004 27:38.50

6. Zack Barie (Texas-El Paso) 1982 27:38.6(h)*

7. Ed Eyestone (Brigham Young) 1985 27:41.05

8. Boaz Cheboiywo (Eastern Michigan) 2003 27:46.47*

9. Henry Rono (Washington State) 1978 27:46.6(h)*

10. Scott Bauhs (Chico State) 2008 27:48.06

11. Shawn Forrest (Arkansas) 2009 27:52.10*

12. John Treacy (Providence) 1978 27:55.2(h)*

13. Josh Rohatinsky (Brigham Young) 2007 27:55.86

14. Suleiman Nyambui (Texas-El Paso) 1981 27:58.3(h)*

15. Craig Virgin (Illinois) 1976 27:59.43

16. Ian Dobson (Stanford) 2005 27:59.72

Out of season:

Samson Kimobwa (WSU) ran 27:30.5 WR in 1977

Henry Rono (WSU) ran 27:22.5 WR in 1978 and 27:31 in 1980

Pre did it...

didn't Shannon Butler also dip under 28 in 1991?

Nor Cal Runner wrote:

Pre did it...

nope.

In and out of season combined. There are certainly a few between 27:50-28:00 missing.

1. Henry Rono (Washington State) 1978 27:22.47*

2. Sam Chelanga (Liberty) 2009 27:28.48*

3. Samson Kimobwa (Washington State) 1977 27:30.47*

4. Galen Rupp (Oregon) 2007 27:33.48

5. Gabriel Kamau (Texas-El Paso) 1982 27:36.2(h)*

6. Gidamis Shahanga (Texas-El Paso) 1982 27:38.1(h)*

7. Dathan Ritzenhein (Colorado) 2004 27:38.50

8. Zack Barie (Texas-El Paso) 1982 27:38.6(h)*

9. Alberto Salazar (Oregon) 1981 27:40.59

10. Ed Eyestone (Brigham Young) 1985 27:41.05

11. Geoff Smith (Providence) 1981 27:43.75*

12. Boaz Cheboiywo (Eastern Michigan) 2003 27:46.47*

13. Scott Bauhs (Chico State) 2008 27:48.06

14. Joel Cheruiyot (Washington State) 1979 27:50.25*

15. Bill McChesney (Oregon) 1982 27:50.82

*=foreign collegian

did Teg ever do it?

Nor Cal Runner wrote:

Pre did it...

After college, he did go under 28. But not during. If I remember that Pre autobiography right, he never ran a 10k in college, just did one in 74 then one in 75.

Shite! In 81-82 UTEP was NASTY! 4 dudes under 28:00. Fek sake!

Gidamis Shahanga is my favorite African name ever. Good old Gid.

Heard through the grapevine wrote:

Gidamis Shahanga is my favorite African name ever. Good old Gid.

I always liked the name Sos Bitok

where is zach barie from?

Tanzania.

who would have thunk that five years later ritz would have a pr just barely better than that?

stupiderer wrote:

who would have thunk that five years later ritz would have a pr just barely better than that?

anyone that had spent more than 25 minutes with Brad Hudson

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRN

Ouch!