Best HS runner who didn't run in college?

Allen Webb

There are several from the Saratoga girls squad...

On the girls side, Amber Trotter (a few races perhaps) and C. Chock come to mind. Trotter has the course record for Footlocker (Florida course); Chock has the 5k HS record.

allyson felix.

-themack

I ran a 9:58 3200 and never ran in college. And my mommy always tells me I'm the greatest... but "greatest" isn't "the best", is it? But maybe I'm "the best" too. I'll go ask mommy...

i don't want you to wake her, i just finally got her to go to sleep.

-themack

Murad Campbell (Overbrook HS in NJ)

800 - 1:54.2

1600 - 4:12.02

3000 - 8:25.34

3200 - 8:55.43

2nd at Footlockers - Northeast Regional (97)

9th at Footlockers Nationals (97)

I dont even know if those are his best times.

Murad won the Penn Relays 3000 in 98 - 8:22.89

Also if you know why they didn't run in college post that too.

tamp wrote:

Allen Webb

Funny how that book about Alan Webb, called Sub 4, took place during his year at Michigan.

That's the University of Michigan btw.

If that was sarcasm, do a better job next time.

Another candidate... Jason Mashmier sp??

He graduated in '93 State of Oregon. I think he went to Footlocker as a freshman, then dissapeared for two years, returned to the limelight as a senior to go to Footlocker nationals again. I think he took around 10th.

His track pr's were somewhere around...

400m - 50 flat.

800m - 1:52.

1,500m - 3:53.

3,000m - 8:23.

He raced Dan Brown when both were Seniors and he litterally OWNED that guy. Ran something like a 25 second last 200 meters in the state 3,000m to blow Brown out of the water and show the state who has the "biggest balls of them all".

Not sure why he didn't go to college, but I saw him at the state meet with a young lady who looked like his girl friend and she had a kid about a year old. By the way they interacted, it looked like he was the father. I also heard he wasn't all that smart... so he probably couldn't get in accademically either.

He impressed me when he ran. Probably not the best, but had a TON of tallent. Just my best memory is all.

Yung Sung Leal (sp?) from CA

Didn't run after hs b/c of the moonies.

Anothony Fransisco

how bout augie escobar (c/o 2000 from villa park high)? or did he run at a community college? i remember seeing his name all over the place my SR year of HS, but in college, i never saw him race, except one meet back in 2001 but i don't know if he ran unnattached or for a team. it was at la verne university, in la verne, CA.

did houston mctear run in college???

All the rest may be true, but he did not go to FL as a freshman.

I think the idea behind the question is who stopped running, not became pro (like Webb, etc.)

Obviously she didn't stop running after HS, but...

Kim Gallagher: Upper Dublin, PA

High School:(national records)

800m- 2:00.07

1500m- 4:16.6

12 PIAA gold medals in xc and track

Olympics:

1984, Los Angeles, CA- 800m, Silver, 1:58.63

1988, Seol, Korea- 800m, Bronze, 1:56.91

PA Don't Play wrote:

Obviously she didn't stop running after HS, but...

Kim Gallagher: Upper Dublin, PA

High School:(national records)

800m- 2:00.07

1500m- 4:16.6

12 PIAA gold medals in xc and track

Olympics:

1984, Los Angeles, CA- 800m, Silver, 1:58.63

1988, Seol, Korea- 800m, Bronze, 1:56.91

Any others with national high school records?