Best Runners from All 50 States!

I'm sorry, but Wesley Keating pounded Koborsi in high school and has continued to destroy him in college. Both same year, Keating from PSJA-North in the Valley. Have had the opportunity of running with both. Great runners, but don't overlook Keating, and if we're talking Texas, than Ben Dawson takes the cake with Kyle King in there as well and Nathan Flores of SFA up there as well over 10K.

Hey JAW224, you added a few great ones that I missed earlier. Did you run at Univ of Illinois in the early-mid-1980's?

Some of these have already been mentioned for Connecticut but some are new:

Jonny Kelley (The Younger)

Amby Burfoot

Boston Billy Rogers

Jan Merrill-(Morin)

Dan Wilson

Jerome Young

Lindy Remigino

Mike Remigino

John Flora

Liz Mueller

Joe Lemay

Joe McClusky

Bruce Jenner (not really a runner but worth noting)

another miler wrote:

Arizona- Bernard Lagat and David Krummenacker.

add

Greg Wenneborg

Forgot Mark Belger, Mempham LI

California

Guy Arbogast

Guy Who?

IowaWegian wrote:

Iowa today - Missy Buttry and Matt Gabrielson!!!

Here are Iowa's top male Milers that I know of and probably the four best all-time Iowa men:

Outdoor Mile:

Randy Wilson 3:58.74 (Eugene in 1984)

Jerome Howe 3:59.2 (Durham in 1975)

1500m:

Jerome Howe 3:38.20 (Seatle 1972)

Blake Boldon 3:42.74 (Knoxville 2003)

Matt Gabrielson 3:42.?? (?)

Indoor Mile:

Jerome Howe 4:02.3ht (LSU 1972)

Blake Boldon 4:03.63 (Ames 2003)

Matt Gabrielson ran 4:04.06 (don't know if it was indoor or out or when)

Boldon (Southwest Missouri State grad) and Gabrielson (Drake grad) are the only ones who are still around.

NJTpike wrote:

hands down marc pelerin for new jersey

Sorry bud, but Marc, as good as he is, isn't even the best NJ guy on his TEAM. Fasulo takes that title.

A few more from Az... I think they all went to high school here.

Chuck LaBenz

Ed Mendoza

Don Janicki

Tom Ansberry

Bo Reed

Dave Barney

Art Menchaca

Brandon Strong

Joan Hansen

Trina Painter

Lisa Aguilera

Plus lots of sprinters, like Dwayne Evans...

Bruce Mortensen (former UofOregon NCAA Steeplechase Champion in the mid 1960's.)

Marty Rosendahl (current Hanson's team member, who is one of the up and coming runners in the country, ran for Minnesota State-Mankato [DII])

Sean Graham (William & Mary All-American & Stillwater Area runner.)

Jay Schoenfelder

Joey Keillor

Kelly Mortensen

Janis Klecker (1992 Olympic Marathoner)

How about John Glidewell!

bill rogers is from newington ct, i think amby burfoot is from like groton or new london, they stayed in state for college, frank shorter is from middletown ny, went to prep school in RI and went then went to yale--wouldnt claim him as one of our own

if CO is putting fairchild on their list, we should have liz mueller on ours, plus, she can knock you out w/ a right hook

Also from PA

Eric Carter, 23:51 course record at Van Cortlandt before the renovations. That record has withstood the test of time.

When Penn State ran 7:11 in the 4x8 at Penn. All the guys on that team were from PA

Add Mark Godale, American Record Holder for 24-hours w/162 miles and some nice PR's: 50 mile-5:36, 100km-~7:00.

Notable Ultrarunners:

John Geesler from NY who, today, just set a new US 48-hour Record

Ann Trason from CA

Ray Krolewicz from South Carolina

Park Barner from PA

MI- and don't forget Wild Bill Lundberg

i think MI would have to include ritz no doubt and IL - would have to include torres bros and sage. WI- i would put solinsky in no problem and maybe even venture to say gabe jennings!

anyone following the entire thing want to make some sort of list?