I believe Melody Fairchild was the first to do so... Congratulations on TWO spectacular titles beating some of the best runners in the country... as a sophomore!!! And she would have almost gotten a third title too in the DMR... amazing!!!
I believe Melody Fairchild was the first to do so... Congratulations on TWO spectacular titles beating some of the best runners in the country... as a sophomore!!! And she would have almost gotten a third title too in the DMR... amazing!!!
Indoors ?
What about Ceci Hopp?
so this is saying that because girls burn out after HS, it's especially rare to be at the top again in the NCAA years?
galean wrote:
What about Ceci Hopp?
Exactly! She won her title ahead of Fairchild by 14 years. I'm guessing that the topic creator simply isn't old enough to remember that, so their historical perspective is a bit too narrow.
And quite frankly, as someone else already pointed out, indoors? Over the last few decades that encompass the Kinney/Footlocker history, there have been a LOT of top-notch female distance runners who haven't run indoors at all. However, everyone runs outdoors, so when Jordan wins a D-1 outdoor title she can THEN say that she has joined the ranks of Hopp and Fairchild.
Revisionist History, if this were the Olympics, you would say, "And quite frankly, this was a down Olympics. All the good athletes didn't complete. They were either too old or had something better to do. Let's see how Hasay does in the next Olympics were it will be so much more difficult because of reasons X, Y, and Z. And she will be at a distinct disadvantage, being dragged down by the weight of all these championships under her belt."
YESS!!!! wrote:
I believe Melody Fairchild was the first to do so... Congratulations on TWO spectacular titles beating some of the best runners in the country... as a sophomore!!! And she would have almost gotten a third title too in the DMR... amazing!!!
I'm pretty sure Deena Kastor won Footlocker, NCAA XC, Olympic Marathon bronze.
1979 17:28 Ellen Lyons W Boise ID San Diego, CA
1980 17:12 Ceci Hopp NE CT San Diego, CA
1981 16:40 Connie Robinson MW Cincinnati OH Orlando, FL
1982 16:58 Christine Curtin NE Bellmore NY Orlando, FL
1983 16:43 Janet Smith 12 NE Edison NJ San Diego, CA
1984 16:48 Cathy Schiro 12 NE Dover NH San Diego, CA
1985 16:43 Erin Keogh 11 SO Langley McLean VA San Diego, CA
1986 16:55 Erin Keogh 12 SO Langley McLean VA San Diego, CA
1987 17:08 Kira Jorgensen 11 W Rancho BuenaVista Vista CA San Diego, CA
1988 17:14 Celeste Susnis 11 MW Kankakee Valley Wheatfield IN San Diego, CA
1989 17:05 Melody Fairchild 11 MW Boulder Boulder CO San Diego, CA
1990 16:39 Melody Fairchild 12 MW Boulder Boulder CO San Diego, CA
1991 17:21 Liz Mueller 11 NE Waterford Waterford CT San Diego, CA
1992 17:34 Amanda White 12 NE Dulaney Cockeysville MD San Diego, CA
1993 17:11 Erin Davis 9 NE Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs NY San Diego, CA
1994 16:41 Julia Stamps 10 W Santa Rosa Santa Rosa CA San Diego, CA
1995 17:12 Kim Mortensen 12 W Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks CA San Diego, CA
1996 17:34 Kristen Gordon 12 W Carondolet Alamo CA San Diego, CA
1997 17:22 Erin Sullivan 11 NE Mt. Mansfield Jericho VT Orlando, FL
1998 17:35 Erin Sullivan 12 NE Mt. Mansfield Union Jerico VT Orlando, FL
1999 17:05 Victoria Chang 12 WE Punahou H.S. Honolulu HI Orlando, FL
2000 16:55 Sara Bei 12 ?ÿWE Montgomery H.S. Santa Rosa ?ÿC Orlando, FL
2001 16:24 Amber Trotter 12 W Ukiah HS Redwood Valley CA Orlando, FL
2002 17:30 Zoe Nelson 10 WE Flathead H.S. Kalispell MT San Diego, CA
2003 17:24 Katelyn Kaltenbach 11 MW Smoky Hill H.S. Aurora CO San Diego, CA
2004 17:31 Aislinn Ryan 11 N Warwick Valley H.S. Bellvale NY San Diego, CA
2005 17:05 Jordan Hasay 9 WE Mission College Prep Arroyo Grande CA San Diego, CA
2006 17:29 Kathy Kroeger 10 SO Independence H.S. Franklin TN San Diego, CA
2007 17:20 Ashley Brasovan 11 SO Wellington H.S. West Palm Beach FL San Diego, CA
2008 17:22 Jordan Hasay 12 WE Mission College Prep. Arroyo Grande CA San Diego, CA
2009 17:07 Megan Goethals 12 MW Rochester MI San Diego, CA
2009 17:07 Megan Goethals 12 MW Rochester MI San Diego, CA
2010 16:53 Aisling Cuffe 12 NE Cornwall Central H.S. Cornwall-on-Hudson NY San Diego, CA
....and the men. It's tough to win a national title whether it's high school or college.....especially college with international athletes coming into the states and more coaches having a clue what to do with their runners.
979 15:05 Brent Steiner MW Overland Park KS San Diego, CA
1980 14:53 Jay Marden W CA San Diego, CA
1981 14:51 Charles Alexander SO Richmond VA Orlando, FL
1982 14:35 Eric Reynolds W Somis CA Orlando, FL
1983 14:54 Matt Giusto 12 W Foster City CA San Diego, CA
1984 14:50 Scott Fry 12 MW Sandusky OH San Diego, CA
1985 14:36 Reuben Reina 12 SO John Jay San Antonio TX San Diego, CA
1986 14:38 Marc Davis 12 W San Diego San Diego CA San Diego, CA
1987 14:59 Robert Kennedy 12 MW Westerville North Westerville OH San Diego, CA
1988 15:03 Brian Grosso 12 MW Western Walled Lake MI San Diego, CA
1989 14:49 Bryan Dameworth 12 W Agoura Calabasas CA San Diego, CA
1990 15:07 Louie Quintana 12 W Arroyo Grande Nipomo CA San Diego, CA
1991 15:03 Corey Ihmels 12 MW Williston Williston ND San Diego, CA
1992 15:13 Brendan Heffernan 12 NE North Hunterdon Glen Gardner NJ San Diego, CA
1993 14:41 Adam Goucher 12 MW Doherty Colorado Springs CO San Diego, CA
1994 14:58 Matt Downin 12 NE Pinkerton Academy Hampstead NH San Diego, CA
1995 15:12 Abdul Alzindani 12 MW Dearborn Fordson Dearborn MI San Diego, CA
1996 15:21 Abdirizak Mohamud 11 NE Boston English Boston MA San Diego, CA
1997 15:22 Abdirizak Mohamud 12 NE Boston English Boston MA Orlando, FL
1998 15:17 Jorge Torres 12 MW Wheeling Wheeling IL Orlando, FL
1999 14:29 Dathan Ritzenhein 11 MW Rockford H.S. Rockford MI Orlando, FL
2000 14:35 Dathan Ritzenhein 12 MW Rockford H.S. Rockford MI Orlando, FL
2001 14:50 Timothy Moore 12 MW Novi HS Novi MI Orlando, FL
2002 14:40 Chris Solinsky 12 MW Stevens Point Area Senior Stevens Point WI San Diego, CA
2003 14:55 Matthew Withrow 12 MW VJ Andrew H.S. Tinley Park IL San Diego, CA
2004 15:22 Kenneth Cormier 12 WE Douglas H.S. Douglas AZ San Diego, CA
2005 15:02 AJ Acosta 12 WE El Camino H.S. Oceanside CA San Diego, CA
2006 15:20 Chad Hall WE CA San Diego, CA
2007 14:50 Michael Fout 12 MW LaPorte H.S. LaPorte IN San Diego, CA
2008 15:15 Solomon Haile 12 NE Sherwood H.S. Silver Spring MD San Diego, CA
2009 15:07 Lukas Verzbicas 10 MW Orland Hills IL San Diego, CA
2009 15:07 Lukas Verzbicas 10 MW Orland Hills IL San Diego, CA
2010 14:59 Lukas Verzbicas 12 MW Carl Sandburg H.S. Orland Hills IL San Diego, CA
Well then let's look at it another way...
How many Footlocker Champs (men or women) went on to make either a US Olympic or World Outdoor Champs team?
FogRunner wrote:
I'm pretty sure Deena Kastor won Footlocker, NCAA XC, Olympic Marathon bronze.
I'm pretty sure you're wrong...
Looking at the dudes there I'm seeing Ritz, Jorge, Downin, Goucher, Kennedy, Davis, and Reina. I'm probably missing a couple.
Has it come to this? wrote:
How many Footlocker Champs (men or women) went on to make either a US Olympic or World Outdoor Champs team?
What I wrote is incorrect. I do remember that Deena had a unique combination of wins. Perhaps it was California XC Champ and Olympic medalist.
You are right that I am wrong lol.
isnt it an unusual combination of performances for any american born distance athlete to have a medal at the world champs/ olympic games?
The Real Greg Brady wrote:
Revisionist History, if this were the Olympics, you would say...
No, I wouldn't. You're simply being another troll on the LetsRun message boards, what a surprise! I stand by what I said because it's not subjective, it's factual.
brakey wrote:
Looking at the dudes there I'm seeing Ritz, Jorge, Downin, Goucher, Kennedy, Davis, and Reina. I'm probably missing a couple.
Has it come to this? wrote:How many Footlocker Champs (men or women) went on to make either a US Olympic or World Outdoor Champs team?
Solinsky (maybe he hasn't made a team but he's about to)
long dong silver wrote:
Solinsky (maybe he hasn't made a team but he's about to)
he has made a world champs team
but "he's about to" is a phrase that should never be uttered in our sport
Revisionist History wrote:
galean wrote:What about Ceci Hopp?
Exactly! She won her title ahead of Fairchild by 14 years. I'm guessing that the topic creator simply isn't old enough to remember that, so their historical perspective is a bit too narrow.
And quite frankly, as someone else already pointed out, indoors? Over the last few decades that encompass the Kinney/Footlocker history, there have been a LOT of top-notch female distance runners who haven't run indoors at all. However, everyone runs outdoors, so when Jordan wins a D-1 outdoor title she can THEN say that she has joined the ranks of Hopp and Fairchild.
What title did Fairchild win Outdoors? She won the Indoor 3k. It really doesn't matter Indoors or Out, an NCAA title is an NCAA title.
Foot Locker Champions to win NCAA titles
There have been a total of ten Foot Locker Champions to win NCAA Titles in Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, or Outdoor Track and Field, including eight men and two women.
Footlocker National Champions and NCAA Champions
NCAA Outdoor NCAA Indoor
Athlete Footlocker NCAA XC 1500 3000 5000 3000SC Mile 3000 University
Chris Solinsky 2002 2006-07 2005-06 Wisconsin
Dathan Ritzenhein 1999,2000 2003 Colorado
Jorge Torres 1998 2002 Colorado
Adam Goucher 1993 1998 1998 1997-98 Colorado
Melody Fairchild 1989,1990 1996 Colorado
Bob Kennedy 1987 1988,1992 1990 1991 Indiana
Marc Davis 1986 1989 1992 Arizona
Reuben Reina 1985 1990-91 Arkansas
Matt Giusto 1983 1988 Arizona
Ceci Hopp 1980 1982 Stanford
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Red Bull (who sponsors Mondo) calls Mondo the pole vaulting Usain Bolt. Is that a fair comparison?