birdbeard wrote:
1. Rono (seems obvious) - 1st (still NCAA record 28:07), 1st, 237th, 1st
2. Cheserek: 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd
3. Kennedy: 1st, 5th, 3rd, 1st
4. Pre: 3rd, 1st, 1st, 1st
5. Lindgren: 1st, 1st, 1st
6. Chelanga 2nd, 1st, 1st
7. Siamusiye 1st, 1st
8. Bairu: 38th, 9th, 1st, 1st
9. Goucher 2nd, 6th, 4th, 1st
10. Rupp: 6th, 2nd, 1st
I don’t entirely agree with your ranking, but this is good stuff. And it begs the question, if Mantz does win this year and finishes with career 10th, 3rd, 1st, 1st places, where does he rank? At face value, that should be enough to place him at worst #8 on your list. And it’s not like his competition is shabby, either—it seems considerably tougher than average, if not historically strong.