Best College Alumni All-Star Cross Country Team

Vanillanova wrote:

seasoned ranker wrote:

The only teams in the hunt:

Arkansas

Colorado

Oregon

Stanford

Wisconsin

WSU

Villanova Guys

Maree

Coghlan

Liquori

Tiernan

Curtis

Ross

Zwolak

Buerkle

etc., etc.

Top 10 maybe but not in the discussion for tops.

Villanova's roster is actually right up there:

John Marshall 1:43.92 (also part of a 7:12 4x800)

Sydney Maree 3:29

Eamonn Coghlan 3:49.78i WR, 7:37, world 5000m gold

Marcus O'Sullivan 3:50.94i (tiny Meadowlands track)

Marty Liquori 3:52/7:43/13:15

Bobby Curtis 7:43/13:18/27:24

Patrick Tiernan 7:37/13:13/27:29 (pr's from 2017, surely more to come for the 24 year old)

That alone probably crushes Stanford:

Jennings 3:35

Stember 3:35

Fisher 13:19?

Ratcliffe 13:32?

Hall 13:16/59:43/2:06:17

McGorty 3:53

I thought we were including track guys.

Then:

Oregon and Washington State look great, as does UTEP.

Oregon:

Cruz 1:41.77

Rupp 3:50.9i/12:58/26:44/59:47/2:06:07

Cheserek 3:49i and surely some very fast other times to come, right?

Jenkins 3:49 5th Ave, 7:37? 13:08

Chapa 7:37

Sal 13:11/2:08

Pre wouldn't make the team if we are just talking best alumni as actual performances.

Positive Contribution wrote:

Michigan

Nick Willis

Nate Brannen

Kevin Sullivan

Brian Diemer

Alan Webb (If he is allowed)

Diemer wouldn't make it.

Alan Webb was a Big 10 champion, but so was John Mortimer and Chris Brewster. Meyer, McGuire and Bill Donakowski all ran World Cross Country

Greg Meyer

Mike McGuire

Bill Donakowski

Gerry Donakowski

John Scherer

Ben Flanagan

zxcvvxcz wrote:

Villanova's roster is actually right up there:

John Marshall 1:43.92 (also part of a 7:12 4x800)

Sydney Maree 3:29

Eamonn Coghlan 3:49.78i WR, 7:37, world 5000m gold

Marcus O'Sullivan 3:50.94i (tiny Meadowlands track)

Marty Liquori 3:52/7:43/13:15

Bobby Curtis 7:43/13:18/27:24

Patrick Tiernan 7:37/13:13/27:29 (pr's from 2017, surely more to come for the 24 year old)

Marshall couldn't run cross country to save his life. Neither could Coughlan

zxcvcvx wrote:

I thought we were including track guys.

Then:

Oregon and Washington State look great, as does UTEP.

Oregon:

Cruz 1:41.77

Rupp 3:50.9i/12:58/26:44/59:47/2:06:07

Cheserek 3:49i and surely some very fast other times to come, right?

Jenkins 3:49 5th Ave, 7:37? 13:08

Chapa 7:37

Sal 13:11/2:08

Pre wouldn't make the team if we are just talking best alumni as actual performances.

My God, you're ignorant. Pre was a 3x NCAA Champion. Pre is the Captain of the All-Oregon xc team.

Cruz? See my comment about John Marshall.

Paloose wrote:

WSU

Lagat

Rono

Lindgren

Kapkori

Kibiri

Do you know your history?

Lagat? No.

John Ngeno

Samson Kimombwa

Josh Kimeto

Henry Rono

Gerry Lindgren

Peter Koech

Richard Tuwei

Julius Korir

Joel Cheryuiyot

7:32.1 (WR)(CR) Henry Rono Oslo 1978

7:37.5 (CR) Joshua Kimeto Kiganjo 1976

7:38.6 John Ngeno Kiganjo 1976

7:39.09 Peter Koech Stockholm 1982

7:45.28 Richard Tuwei Oslo 1983

7:45.28 Bernard Lagat Barcelona 1998

7:47.8 Samson Kimombwa Nice 1977

7:48.90 Julius Korir Paris 1986

7:50.90i Josephat Kapkory Indianapolis 1994

7:53.0 Joel Cheruiyot Koplan 1978

13:06.2 (WR)(CR) Henry Rono Knaruik 1981

13:09.50 Peter Koech Stockholm 1982

13:20.6 (CR) John Ngeno Montreal 1976

13:20.0* (AR)(CR) Gerry Lindgren Seattle 1966

13:21.6 Samson Kimombwa Zurich 1977

13:26.8 Joshua Kimeto Helsinki 1977

13:30.60 Richard Tuwei Stockholm 1983

13:34.8 Joel Cheruiyot Corvallis 1978

13:36.12 Bernard Lagat Stanford 1999

13:38.6 Julius Korir Berkeley 1982

27:22.5 (WR)(CR) Henry Rono Vienna 1978

27:31.47 (WR)(CR) Samson Kimombwa Helsinki 1977

27:50.3 Joel Cheruiyot Brussels 1979

28:00.6 (CR) Joshua Kimeto London 1977

28:04.6 (CR) John Ngeno Helsinki 1975

28:07.28 Peter Koech Paris 1982

28:09.6* ( WR)(AR)(CR) Gerry Lindgren San Diego 1965

28:22.4 Josephat Kapkory Walnut 1992

28:28.4 Rick Riley Kiev 1970

28:33.8 Dan Murphy Seattle 1972

8:05.4 (WR)(CR) Henry Rono Seattle 1978

8:11.80 Julius Korir Los Angeles 1984

8:18.22 Richard Tuwei Hengelo 1983

8:19.84 Peter Koech Austin 1985

8:25.63 Josephat Kapkory Monaco 1994

8:28.63 Samuel Kibiri Lindau 1991

8:33.76 Jorge Garcia Barcelona 1982

8:33.77 NathanMorris Los Angeles 1989

8:36.72 Steve James Eugene 1981

8:37.07 Marty Stroschein Palo Alto 198

Penn State: (Top Ten)

Horace Ashenfelter

Greg Fredericks

Charlie Maguire

Alan Scharsu

George Malley

Meeeshigan wrote:

Positive Contribution wrote:

Michigan

Nick Willis

Nate Brannen

Kevin Sullivan

Brian Diemer

Alan Webb (If he is allowed)

Diemer wouldn't make it.

Alan Webb was a Big 10 champion, but so was John Mortimer and Chris Brewster. Meyer, McGuire and Bill Donakowski all ran World Cross Country

Greg Meyer

Mike McGuire

Bill Donakowski

Gerry Donakowski

John Scherer

Ben Flanagan

https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/ccmen/ccmen.htm

Well the OP said to base it off of post-collegiate accomplishments. Hard to top an Olympic medal.

Fatty R. Belt Buckle wrote:

University of Texas has to be on the podium ...

Craig Lutz

Ryan Dohner

Patrick Sang

Sam Sitonik

Sam Worley

While the top 3 for Texas is probably the most formidable of any top 3 (Sang has the fastest lifetime PR of anyone who has run the NCAA steeple and the accomplishments of Lutz and Dohner speak for themselves) their 4th and 5th runners might not be strong enough to finish on the podium.

Congrats on responding to yourself.

Pharm Team wrote:

Stanford

Jennings

Hall

Hauser Twins

Nutter

Balkman

Riley

Notable snubs of Stanford that should be considered:

Chris Derrick

Heath brothers

Grant Fisher

Sean McGorty

Jake Riley

Stanford probably takes this:

Ryan hall

Gabe Jennings

Jon Riley

Michael Stember

Louie Luchini

Brad Hauser

Brent Hauser

Ian Dobson

Grant Fisher

Sean McGorty

Grant Robison

Don Sage

Pick your 7 from that -

I don’t think the OP was talking about how runners would do in cc race. Just using the top 5 runners with best post college results over track, cross or roads.

????????? wrote:

I don’t think the OP was talking about how runners would do in cc race. Just using the top 5 runners with best post college results over track, cross or roads.

Then why call it Best College Alumni All-Star Cross Country Team?

Yikes

????????? wrote:

I don’t think the OP was talking about how runners would do in cc race. Just using the top 5 runners with best post college results over track, cross or roads.

Larry James.

Ultimate list wrote:

Stanford probably takes this:

Ryan hall

Gabe Jennings

Jon Riley

Michael Stember

Louie Luchini

Brad Hauser

Brent Hauser

Ian Dobson

Grant Fisher

Sean McGorty

Grant Robison

Don Sage

Pick your 7 from that -

WSU, Oregon, and UTEP blow this team away

Ultimate list wrote:

Stanford probably takes this:

Ryan hall

Gabe Jennings

Jon Riley

Michael Stember

Louie Luchini

Brad Hauser

Brent Hauser

Ian Dobson

Grant Fisher

Sean McGorty

Grant Robison

Don Sage

Pick your 7 from that -

You must not know your history if you are not listing Duncan McDonald, Tony Sandoval, or Don Kardong.