Although it may seem like a silly post, the purpose is to highlight the bright future of USA distance.
Who would be your top 5? Obviously you don't know who will get injured or exactly how people's careers will play out, but based on what you know right now, who's in your top 5?
ANYONE WHO IS:: UNDER age 24 (23 or less) AMERICAN BORN males who specialize in distances 1500m and up. So 800 specialists wouldn't count.
top prospects
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who ya got?
1. Wheating
2. Derrick
3. Fernandez
4 Jager
5. Braun (might be 24...)
1. Derrick
2. German
3. Diego Estrada
4. Puskedra
5. Centro
Honorable Mention
Lukas Verzbicas
Note: #3-#5 are interchangable. However I firmly believe Derrick is the best of the bunch. German has the most talent but Derrick is more durable. I always side with durability (i.e. Chris Solinsky).
I forgot Jager and Wheating! Was just considering NCAA guys. My bad.
I forgot about Centro so I say that you're okay!
I'm going to revise this question to ask who are the top young male american distance prospects over the next five years, because that brings in many of the veterans as well as the collegians and even hs seniors. Who is going to do the most in the next five years?
1. Wheating 1:41.7/3:25 (!)
2. Webb 1:42.9/3:28
3. Lagat a gold and two silvers
4. Solinsky a bronze and an AR at 5 and 10
5. Teg a bronze
6. Ritz 26:54
7. Manzano 3:30
8. Lomong 3:30
9. Rupp 12:55/26:58
10.Fernandez 12:54/26:56
11.Derrick 13:02/27:07
I'm surprised no ones said Verzbicas, he is competing for the USA isn't he? I thought he did in the triathlon.
Mr. Battery wrote:
I'm surprised no ones said Verzbicas, he is competing for the USA isn't he? I thought he did in the triathlon.
Verzbicas has a ton of talent, no doubt about it. But the OP said "American Born" which I think leaves him out for this discussion.
Wheating
Derrick
Fernandez
Jager
Centro