Highschool Cross Country all-stars race by decade Footlocker style, which decade wins?

imo,

2010's #1,

2000's #2,

70's #3,

2020's #4,

60's #5,

80's #6,

90's #7

2020s easy win.

2000s win, but 2020's have super spikes. And you need to add Matt Withrow.

https://www.letsrun.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/3f6df38bdd77741f266f0ee4221a1706.jpg

4 of the NP guys were wearing regular XC spikes at Garmin.

Here he comes wrote:

4 of the NP guys were wearing regular XC spikes at Garmin.

The top 3 we're in dragonfly.

Torres was 1990s, along with Goucher, Meb, Imhels and Mohammed. This decade finishes last or second to last ahead of the 1960s.

Jonathan Commentor wrote:

imo,

2010's #1,

2000's #2,

70's #3,

2020's #4,

60's #5,

80's #6,

90's #7

I mostly agree with this. The 2020s has obviously only had 1 season.

I assumed we were counting 2020 graduating class. If that class is in 2010s, then it is 1st followed by 2020s.

Just to clarify Prefontaine was the 1960's, not 1970's. Put Jeff Nelson (2 mile record holder for over 29 years, still the true fastest at Mt Sac XC)) in his place.

Also add Reuben Reina (still the course record holder for Balboa Park at Kinney/FootLocker/Eastbay Nationals) for the 1980's. Add in 1987 champ Bob Kennedy who won NCAA XC the next year as a freshmen.

California banned spikes for xc. The only race newbury ran with spikes was at garmin.

You seriously left off Galen Rupp who set the 2000, 3000, and 5000 high school records. Galen's 5000 record beat Gerry Lindgren's 40 year old mark and Galen STILL holds his high school record set in 2004. Well done.

why is jorge torres listed in the 70s? lmao he won footlocker in late 90s

You need to include Futsum Zeinasellassie for the 2010s. Won NXN once, and was second at Footlocker twice, once to King Ches and once to Verzbikas.

Bob Kennedy definitely from the 1980s. Agreed that the 90s were relatively weak, but Adam Goucher went far. Ritz counts 90s/00s

Kobbs Hessler wrote:

You seriously left off Galen Rupp who set the 2000, 3000, and 5000 high school records. Galen's 5000 record beat Gerry Lindgren's 40 year old mark and Galen STILL holds his high school record set in 2004. Well done.

2000 and 3000? also the 5000 was damn near 3 months after he graduated high school lmao

but yeah he belongs on the list for sure

freekiprop wrote:

Kobbs Hessler wrote:

You seriously left off Galen Rupp who set the 2000, 3000, and 5000 high school records. Galen's 5000 record beat Gerry Lindgren's 40 year old mark and Galen STILL holds his high school record set in 2004. Well done.

2000 and 3000? also the 5000 was damn near 3 months after he graduated high school lmao

but yeah he belongs on the list for sure

Also 4th at his own footlocker.

And I'd out Futsum in for the 2010s over someone. He went to the final 100 with cheserek and won footlocker the next year if I remember correctly.

Dathan Ritzenhein, German Fernandez, Chris Solinsky, Galen Rupp, Alan Webb, and Ryan Hall, ...

Lol, is this even a debate?

Galen got second at his Footlocker. Here it is. And yes, high school 5000 record still stands 17 years later. It still counts for high school the summer after graduation. Rules are rules. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgJZt0UOos

The 2000’s takes it with the 2010’s right behind. Mike Fout and Matt Withrow are the more “underrated of this decade” and Verzbicas won for the first time in 2009.