Which school had the best 1-2 punch in college history: WSU with Lindgren and Rono or Oregon with Pre and Salazar?

Of those 2 the answer is easy, WSU.

The answer is UTEP.

Lindgren and Rono?

Now about Rono and Kimobwa? That's a better example of a 1-2 punch since they were there in the same year. And Kimobwa, WSU's number two man behind Rono in 1976 cross country, ran a PR of 27:30.47 in 1977, far faster than Lindgren ever ran.

The "UKEP" teams with Kamau, Shahanga and Barie (and a bunch of other ringers from places other than just Kenya) were impressive as well. Three guys in the 27:30s at the same time? That would clobber anything Oregon has ever boasted.

Billy Beer wrote:

Now about Rono and Kimobwa? That's a better example of a 1-2 punch since they were there in the same year. And Kimobwa, WSU's number two man behind Rono in 1976 cross country, ran a PR of 27:30.47 in 1977,.

Only a PR? Kimobwa set the world record.

3 or 4 of the UTEP guys were in the Olympic Finals or winning major marathons within 4 years.

1981 UTEP Team

Suleiman Nyambui: 1980 Olympic 5k Silver

Matthews Motshwarateu: WR road 10k

Michael Musyoki: 1984 Olympic 10k Silver

Those were their top 3 in 1981 when they scored a record low 17 points. Even their 6th and 7th runners were "All-American"

That is the best 1-2 punch ever, the best 1-2-3, 1-5, 1-7, punch ever. That's like Ali getting in the ring with me. I wouldn't last 2 seconds.

Alan

Cragg Lincoln

Broken link wrote:

Kimobwa set the world record.

Yep. Only to have Rono take away that school record with a world record of his own!

Stanford has posted up some good stuff. Not the best, but pretty good.

Hall and lincoln from a couple years ago was awesome to watch.

As was stember jennings in the 1500 olympic trials.

eh ok. wrote:

Stanford has posted up some good stuff. Not the best, but pretty good.

Hall and lincoln from a couple years ago was awesome to watch.

As was stember jennings in the 1500 olympic trials.

hall & lincoln?

Torres and Ritz, 2&4 in Cross Country

how about hall and dobson? 1-2 in NCAA 5000m, not bad. Not a world record--but how could it be these days?

Runningart2004 wrote:

3 or 4 of the UTEP guys were in the Olympic Finals or winning major marathons within 4 years.

1981 UTEP Team

Suleiman Nyambui: 1980 Olympic 5k Silver

Matthews Motshwarateu: WR road 10k

Michael Musyoki: 1984 Olympic 10k Silver

Those were their top 3 in 1981 when they scored a record low 17 points. Even their 6th and 7th runners were "All-American"

That is the best 1-2 punch ever, the best 1-2-3, 1-5, 1-7, punch ever. That's like Ali getting in the ring with me. I wouldn't last 2 seconds.

Alan

That's just great. Samson and Henry as a 1-2 were better.

Everyone wrote:

how about hall and dobson? 1-2 in NCAA 5000m, not bad. Not a world record--but how could it be these days?

yeah, sure...that 1-2 finish in the NCAA 5, once is much superior to all of the NCAA titles that Lindgren, Rono, Prefontaine and Salazar won. What was I thinking.

More like Cragg and Falcon

Runningart2004 wrote:

3 or 4 of the UTEP guys were in the Olympic Finals or winning major marathons within 4 years.

1981 UTEP Team

Suleiman Nyambui: 1980 Olympic 5k Silver

Matthews Motshwarateu: WR road 10k

Michael Musyoki: 1984 Olympic 10k Silver

Those were their top 3 in 1981 when they scored a record low 17 points. Even their 6th and 7th runners were "All-American"

That is the best 1-2 punch ever, the best 1-2-3, 1-5, 1-7, punch ever. That's like Ali getting in the ring with me. I wouldn't last 2 seconds.

Alan

I second the vote for UTEP. And Gabriel Kamau wasn't even mentioned here, but he might have been the best of the bunch. I believe his 27:36 in 1982 led the collegiate lists for marks set IN SEASON until Rupp lowered it last year. Gidamis Shahanga and Zack Barie, also not metioned here, were #2 and #3 on that list.

Runningart2004 wrote: That's like Ali getting in the ring with me. I wouldn't last 2 seconds.

Alan-Ali would go four rounds - he'd devote at least the first ten minutes of the fight to dancing around you, looking pretty and making you miss badly with every punch, before throwing his first stiff jab.

Maybe you're thinking of some other fighter, like Tyson. Or a couple dozen five year olds.

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It is a good list, but does anyone know where to find a more recent one? This one is over four years old.

willis and brennen would have to be mentioned in this somewhere

Who the hell is "brennen"??