2002
Drossin, De Reuck Win Silver, Bronze at World Cross plus Team Silver
At World 8K Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland, Deena Drossin won the silver medal and teammate Colleen De Reuck, the bronze medal, to lead Team USA to the silver medal. The runner-up team placing tied the highest U.S. women's WXC finish since 1992 and two individual medals by U.S. women had not occurred since before the IAAF assumed control of the event in 1973 (and has yet to happen again). This multi-medal haul opened the eyes of many in the U.S. and world and marked an early sign of an American distance resurgence. Two weeks later, Drossin (now Kastor) set a world 5K road record (14:54) at the Carlsbad 5000.
I had no memory of that at all. De Reuck a bronze? The African women really have come a long way in 7 years. Deena I understand medaling but can't believe we went 2-3 and it wasn't a huge deal. Maybe it was and I'm just a dude.