zxcvzxcv wrote:
The list of Americans to have runner faster than Drew Hunter at 21 or younger is comprised of just Adam Goucher and Josh McDougal.
19 year old best:
58 13:25.46 13:25.46 German Fernandez 11.02.90 Oklahoma State Uni. Eugene, OR 26-Jun-09
20 year old best:
47 13:22.18 0:13:22 Evan Jager 03.08.89 Nike Eugene, OR 26-Jun-09
21 year old best:
6 13:10.00 13:10.00 Adam Goucher 02.18.75 Nike Heusden, BEL 22-Jul-06
Josh McDougal was just under 22 when he ran 13:20.43:
42 13:20.43 13:20.43 Josh McDougal 06.01.85 Liberty University Walnut, CA 13-Apr-07
7 # 169 Drew Hunter Adidas/Tinma 13:21.18
(IAAF 5000 Metres 13:21.18 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2019 1133) born September 5, 1997 (still 21)
Another 21 year old at 13:23.38:
49 13:23.38 13:23.38 Paul Geis 02.23.53 Helsinki, FIN 26-Jun-74
22 year old best:
7 13:10.86 13:10.86 Alan Webb 01.13.83 Nike Berlin, GER 4-Sep-05
Most of the other guys were at least 23 when they ran fast times.
The time you list for Adam Goucher is from 2006, when he would have been 31, not 21. Is it possible this was a mistake? I really don't think that Goucher ran faster than 13:21 while he was in college.