Who is the best ever runner from your state?

Second Place · 2013-10-22T15:52:15-04:00

Being from Massachusetts, the following come to mind: Deena Kastor Shalane Flanagan Bill Rodgers Alberto Salazar ... ... but based on records and major championship medals won, the answer is ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LYNN JENNINGS.

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12 years ago 10/22/2013 11:24pm EDT

re: djcdmcodcjelfjeljc

CALIFORNIA

we've got some real good ones...

Ryan Hall

Tim Danielson (3:59 mile in hs)

Mac Fleet

AJ Acosta

German Fernandez

Michael Granville (1:46 natnl hs record)

Mike Stember

Curtis Beck

Eric Hulst

the answer of the OP's question largely depends on what you mean by 'best'-

i think that German Fernandez is the most talented runner in CA history- 14:24 at woodward park, 4:00/8:34 double at the state meet, then winning NCAA 1500 setting NCAA indoor mile record and setting junior 5k record all in his freshman year of college. unfortunately since then his career has been put on hold by injuries.

Ryan Hall is probably the most 'accomplished' given that he has made 2 Olympic teams and has run a 2:04 american record marathon. also fun fact he set the state meet record at 4:02 for 1600 his senior year (2001)

Mike Stember is a good candidate- he set the state meet record in the 1600 (amazing video if you haven't seen it, i believe it is 1995 or 1996) in 4:04 by closing in 1:56 as a junior and went on to become an all american at stanford and make the 2000 olympic team in the 1500

Mac Fleet has an extremely promising career so we'll have to see what happens with him

12 years ago 10/23/2013 12:07am EDT

re: Second Place

Kansas

Jim Ryun obviously but Wes Santee was a cool cat we I mean Jayhawk.

12 years ago 10/23/2013 12:09am EDT

re: Hardloper

Hardloper wrote:
Second Place wrote:
Regarding Michigan... a most Honerable Mention should go to Greg Meyer. Not only was he the last American male to win the Boston Marathon, he may also have been our first sub 4:00 sub 2:08 guy..
Honorable mention could also go to Diemer, last American to medal in the steeple.

Wasn't Alan Webb born in Michigan? Also, Herb Lindsay had a some American records in 79-80.

12 years ago 10/23/2013 12:29am EDT

re: good kush & alcohol

If I was a Cali, I might have said Obea Moore before some of those guys.

12 years ago 10/23/2013 12:33am EDT

re: good kush & alcohol

There isn't enough bandwidth on the internet to list all the great runners from California.

12 years ago 10/23/2013 2:00am EDT

re: good kush & alcohol

Jesse Owens. Carl Lewis.

/thread

12 years ago 10/23/2013 2:15am EDT

re: Second Place

Deena Drossin, Lashinda Demus, Ryan Hall, Allyson Felix, Sara Bei, English Gardner, Jeshua Anderson, ... I love them all.

12 years ago 10/23/2013 2:36am EDT

re: beer can

beer can wrote:
Wasn't Alan Webb born in Michigan? Also, Herb Lindsay had a some American records in 79-80.

He was - I assumed that post was in the response to the first one in the thread, which already mentioned Webb.

12 years ago 10/23/2013 2:53am EDT

re: good kush & alcohol

Salazar is from Cuba by the way. I don't know if we're talking about birth or rearing.

12 years ago 10/23/2013 3:04am EDT

re: good kush & alcohol

good kush & alcohol wrote:
CALIFORNIA
we've got some real good ones...
Ryan Hall
Tim Danielson (3:59 mile in hs)
Mac Fleet
AJ Acosta
German Fernandez
Michael Granville (1:46 natnl hs record)
Mike Stember
Curtis Beck
Eric Hulst

Holy shit dude, I agree California has some good ones, but that is a terrible list for California. Looks like a recent NCAA list, if that. AJ Acosta??? socalcush and Josh Cox belong on the list before him.

If you need some help, ever heard of Steve Scott? Johnny Gray? Duane Solomon? Meb Keflezighi (if you don't count him, don't count Hall)? Steve Scott? Hell, Hassan Mead if you're gonna stick with recent NCAA boys?

Do any of those ring a bell?

12 years ago 10/23/2013 5:06am EDT

re: Hardloper

Hardloper wrote:
good kush & alcohol wrote:
CALIFORNIA
we've got some real good ones...
Ryan Hall
Tim Danielson (3:59 mile in hs)
Mac Fleet
AJ Acosta
German Fernandez
Michael Granville (1:46 natnl hs record)
Mike Stember
Curtis Beck
Eric Hulst
Holy shit dude, I agree California has some good ones, but that is a terrible list for California. Looks like a recent NCAA list, if that. AJ Acosta??? socalcush and Josh Cox belong on the list before him.
If you need some help, ever heard of Steve Scott? Johnny Gray? Duane Solomon? Meb Keflezighi (if you don't count him, don't count Hall)? Steve Scott? Hell, Hassan Mead if you're gonna stick with recent NCAA boys?
Do any of those ring a bell?

What about Jeff Nelson? And wasn't beck from Louisiana?

12 years ago 10/23/2013 6:19am EDT

re: good kush & alcohol

Vermont--

Judi St. Hilaire

12 years ago 10/23/2013 8:05am EDT

re: ihaSDKSALH

ihaSDKSALH wrote:
MARYLAND
Centro Jr.

I was thinking Renaldo Nehemiah, but he's from New Jersey and then went to U of Maryland. He's not the best from New Jersey.

I am in Maryland now but grew up in New Jersey (Carl Lewis), born in Pennsylvania (Leroy Burrell) and lived most of my life in Virginia (Alan Webb).

So, I am also thinking young Centro is the best from Maryland.

12 years ago 10/23/2013 8:19am EDT

re: bumbojumbo

bumbojumbo wrote:
Jesse Owens. Carl Lewis.
/thread

Was about to post that, with Trey Hardee as Runner-up (if all track athletes are included)

12 years ago 10/23/2013 8:32am EDT

New Jersey

Marty Liquori

He actually ran quite well after HS.

Though never running in the Olympics, his 3:52 & 13:15 are as impressive now as they were when he ran them in the 1970's.

12 years ago 10/23/2013 8:36am EDT

re: dat michigan

Chris Lukezic as far as I know

12 years ago 10/23/2013 9:09am EDT

re: wisco123

Author: wisco123

Subject: RE: Who is the best ever runner from your state?

Message:

Wisconsin:

Chris Solinsky

Tim Hacker

Gabe Jennings

Mark Winzenreid

Jenny Crain

******************************

I don't disagree with any of the names above, but how can you leave out Suzy?

12 years ago 10/23/2013 9:15am EDT

re: George Atlas

George Atlas wrote:
Ohio
Bob Schul
Dave Wottle
Bob Kennedy
Madeline Manning
Mark Croghan

Jesse Owens?

12 years ago 10/23/2013 9:37am EDT

re: illegitimate

illegitimate wrote:
Mid soul wrote:
Indiana
Spivey
Chapa
+ Amy Yoder Begely
Maybe consider some of the current college guys like Bayer and Zenesallasie and Mudd

Bayer has graduated.

You could include David Neville for the 400 as well. Olympic Gold in the relay and individual Bronze in 2008.

12 years ago 10/23/2013 9:45am EDT

re: abubenjamin

My Illinois Top 5...

1. Lukas V

2. Jorge Torres

3. Evan Jager

4. Derrick

5. Sage

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