Drew Jordan wasn't that good. He was just in a time where there wasn't anyone else that good. Much better guys deserve to be on these lists. Plus guys in other classifications who were better.
Drew Jordan's best 3k time was 8:40. Not that good.
You should start off with years! 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90, 2000, 2010 plus! Each decade has some great runners! Training, shoes and year round programs have changed over the years! Then go from there!
Galen if we are talking out of high school should be higher on that list. In high school I still don't think that besides Pre and Dillenger had as much accomplishments as him.
How come nobody has mentioned Steve Stageberg? He blossomed after HS at Georgetown and beyond. I was once mistaken for him at the Springbank road races in London, Ontario in the early '70's.
You have to look at the condition the old time runners had to face. My dad faced Dellinger in the state championship of the 800 yard run. There were no heats and 32 runners in the race. Yes you read that correct, 32 runners in a two lap race. The rocket scientists running the meet lined up the the runners 8 across 4 deep. Slowest runners in front. Fastest runners in back. my dad and Dellinger in back. Dad couldn’t make it through the crowd but Dellinger did running the whole race in the outside lanes and blew by everyone in lane 6 to win the state championship.
You have to look at the condition the old time runners had to face. My dad faced Dellinger in the state championship of the 800 yard run. There were no heats and 32 runners in the race. Yes you read that correct, 32 runners in a two lap race. The rocket scientists running the meet lined up the the runners 8 across 4 deep. Slowest runners in front. Fastest runners in back. my dad and Dellinger in back. Dad couldn’t make it through the crowd but Dellinger did running the whole race in the outside lanes and blew by everyone in lane 6 to win the state championship.
It took him two laps running in lane six to pass everyone? Get real. 👎
You have to look at the condition the old time runners had to face. My dad faced Dellinger in the state championship of the 800 yard run. There were no heats and 32 runners in the race. Yes you read that correct, 32 runners in a two lap race. The rocket scientists running the meet lined up the the runners 8 across 4 deep. Slowest runners in front. Fastest runners in back. my dad and Dellinger in back. Dad couldn’t make it through the crowd but Dellinger did running the whole race in the outside lanes and blew by everyone in lane 6 to win the state championship.
The original responder was complaining that Dellinger was #1, but failed to realize it was being listed chronologically.
Pointing it out 8 years later is silly I know, but sitll
Tyrone Gorze & Evan Holland + Caleb Lakeman & Michael Maiorano are better than the majority of the names being thrown out. Josiah Tostenson making a name for himself too.