Not Bad wrote:
I only posted this because I've only ever seen references to Rupp's 4th in 1500m, at Pan Am, as a highschool senior, in the 2004. Usually in context of a list of "failures."
Whoops. Got that wrong.
The 4th in 1500m, at Pan Am Jr, was after his first track season as a collegian.
2005 Outdoor NCAA Championships: Day Two June 9:
"Kenyan Robert Cheseret of Arizona, the defending NCAA 5,000 champion, passed Oregon freshman Galen Rupp with just over a lap to go to win the 10,000 in 28:20.11. Rupp, who set the pace almost from the start, was second at 28:23.75."
http://www.ncaa.com/sports/c-otrack/spec-rel/060905aaa.htmlThen two weeks later off to:
2005 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships
June 23-26, 2005
The Home Depot Center - Carson, Calif.
Men 1500 Meter Run Junior ===========================================================World: W 3:30.24 7/19/2002 Cornelius Chirchir, KEN American: A 3:36.1h 6/17/1966 Jim Ryun, Kansas Name Year Team Finals ===========================================================Finals
1 Mark Matusak Unattached 3:47.07
2 Galen Rupp Oregon 3:47.47
3 Stephen Hallinan American U. 3:51.99
4 Michael Banks Georgetown 3:52.02
5 John Mickowski U S M A 3:52.30
6 Emory Gibbs Unattached 3:52.47
7 Jeff Wahl Colorado State 3:53.24
8 Michael Haddan Irvine Cougars 3:53.43
9 Isaac Stoutenburgh Southern Ore 3:53.99
10 John Balouris St. Francis 3:57.08
11 James Withers Oregon 3:58.53
-- Ryan Vail Oklahoma State DNS
http://www.usatf.org/events/2005/USAJuniorOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F104.aspThen the 3000m American Junior Record in Italy:
3,000 Meters - 7:49.16 (O),
Nuova Atletica Dal Friuli Sport Solidarieti Meet,
Lignano, Italy, 7/18/05
Then off to:
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships - 7/29/2005 to 7/31/2005 Windsor, Canada
Men 1500 Meter Run =========================================================== Meet Record: * 3:45.80 9/2/1995 Marcor. da Silva - BRA, Santiago. Chile Pan Am Jr: # 3:36.1h 7/17/1966 Jim Ryun - USA, Berkeley, California World Jr: ^ 3:30.24 7/19/2002 Cornelius Chirchir - KEN, Monaco Name Year Team Seed Finals Points ===========================================================
1 155 Woods, Mike 86 Canada 3:42.49 3:45.72*
2 142 Novakowski, Braden 86 Canada 3:49.90 3:48.92
3 428 Matusak, Mark 86 United States 3:47.07 3:49.81
4 445 Rupp, Galen 86 United States 3:44.39 3:50.96
5 456 Barbonza, Gilder Venezuela 3:49.50 3:57.41
6 332 Vélez, Denides 86 Puerto Rico 3:54.82 3:58.56
7 59 Barbosa, Luis Feli 87 Brazil 3:52.92 4:01.13
8 326 Rodriguez, Adrian 88 Puerto Rico 3:54.92 4:01.47
9 363 Nero, Garvin 90 Trinidad and Tob 4:04.99 4:03.12
10 261 Drummond, Andre 86 Jamaica 3:58.03 4:04.77
-- 62 Da Silva, Fernando 86 Brazil 3:51.21 DNF
http://www.usatf.org/events/2005/PanAmericanJuniorAthleticsChampionships/results.asp