No order of my list ..just thinking out loud.
RUPP
Lindgren
Webb
Nelson
Fernandez
Hunter
Chapa
Verzbicas
Zishka
Ryun
Virgin
PREFONTAINE
No order of my list ..just thinking out loud.
RUPP
Lindgren
Webb
Nelson
Fernandez
Hunter
Chapa
Verzbicas
Zishka
Ryun
Virgin
PREFONTAINE
I believe Ritz deserves to be near the top
Add Grant Fisher
2x Footlocker Champ
2x Dream Mile Champ
Under 4:00 Mile
Mary Cain.
Run5ks wrote:
Add Grant Fisher
2x Footlocker Champ
2x Dream Mile Champ
Under 4:00 Mile
he was also undefeated for nearly 2 years.
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Odysseus
Pericles
Phidippedes
Bodhidharma
Krishna
St. Patrick
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wonderingoutloud wrote:
No order of my list ..just thinking out loud.
Zishka
who?
Mortensen
Stamps
Bei
Drossin
Sullivan
reader of the forums 2.0 wrote:
wonderingoutloud wrote:No order of my list ..just thinking out loud.
Zishka
who?
Zishka was great, but he doesn't belong in the Top 12.
reader of the forums 2.0 wrote:
wonderingoutloud wrote:No order of my list ..just thinking out loud.
Zishka
who?
Tough call between Alan Scharsu and Zishka for the Ohio representation.
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1980/06/20/page/69/article/roadrunnerBei is Sara Hall for those who don't know, won footlocker in '00. Stamps won footlocker back in 94
HS Goddesses wrote:
Mortensen
Stamps
Bei
Drossin
Sullivan
For boys I think the following should be considered: Michael Granville, George Kersh, Rich Kimball, Eric Hulst, Dathan Ritzenhein, Edward Cheserek, Grant Fisher, and Thom Hunt.
For girls I haven\'t seen mentioned: Kim Gallagher, Mary Shea, Kim Bjorklund, Cathy Schiro, Melody Fairchild, Polly Plumer, Jordan Hasay, Ajee Wilson.
In order:
Ryun
Verzbicas
Webb
Pre
Lindgren
Ritz
Liquori
Fisher
Virgin
Cheserek
Danielson
Fernandez
Hunter will make the list when his résumé is complete.
Selecting Pre over Lindgren ruins your credibility.
Allison Stokke
Newport Beach wrote:
Allison Stokke
Now this is something I could get behind.
Rename this thread 'Top 12 US HS distance gods of all-time' or replace all names with athletes from rest of world.
HS's exist in other countries.
That US only. Whit about Ike Umlotz of England?
Cooorrecto answer wrote:
In order:
Ryun
Verzbicas
Webb
Pre
Lindgren
Ritz
Liquori
Fisher
Virgin
Cheserek
Danielson
Fernandez
Hunter will make the list when his résumé is complete.
Ritz was 3rd at WORLD JUNIOR XC behind BEKELE!!
Ryun
Webb
Ritz
Everyone else
Sartor Resartus wrote:
For boys I think the following should be considered: Michael Granville, George Kersh, Rich Kimball, Eric Hulst, Dathan Ritzenhein, Edward Cheserek, Grant Fisher, and Thom Hunt.
For girls I haven't seen mentioned: Kim Gallagher, Mary Shea, Kim Bjorklund, Cathy Schiro, Melody Fairchild, Polly Plumer, Jordan Hasay, Ajee Wilson.
Agreed. Not many know of rich kimball but he held the fastest state double win before Fernandez broke it in 2007. Believe he ran 4:02 and 8:46 back in the 70s. 2 mile was 3rd best at the time behind virgin and pre and mile was probably top 5. Also, I believe he WON world junior Xc. Obviously not putting him on a 12 person list is a mistake.