Who is the best "Alright" High School Distance RUnner

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11 years ago 03/27/2013 6:34pm EDT

Who is the best college runner to have ever just been decent in high school.

I always see guys that run 9:0X or better in the 3200 or 2 mile and sub 4:20 in the mile that go on and run sub 14 in the 5000 or under 8 in the 3000 and maybe even become sub 4 milers.

But who are some of the best guys to ever not be a stand out. I mean guys that are 9:30+ in the 3200 and 4:20+ in the mile. They also can not have some amazing spectrum like a crappy mile and two mile but a sub 1:53 800 or sub 2:30 1000 or already sub 15 in 5000 at high school.

11 years ago 03/27/2013 6:59pm EDT

re: Justwondering

There was a guy in my HS a few years ahead of me who had PRs of only 2:07 and 4:44. Then he went on to run 1:49 in college which surprisingly made him (as far as I know) the best 800m guy from our school ever even though we had guys who were 10-12 seconds better than him while he was in HS.

In fairness though he only ran SR year of HS (all year: X-country, Indoor, and Outdoor). I think he might have been on basketball the years before that, not sure, but I remember hearing that he didn't run at all FR, SO, or JR years.

11 years ago 03/28/2013 7:34pm EDT

re: Justwondering

brian sell comes to mind.

11 years ago 03/28/2013 9:17pm EDT

re: keanu

Pat Porter was one. I believe he ran 4:28 or something at altitude and then went on to run at Denver Metro Comm College for one year. He transferred to ASU and was not an immediate success, but was National Champ (I think) both his junior and senior year in XC.

Not sure how fast he was in track, but ASU had some great runners those yrs on the track. He ran 13:34/27:43 later and made two Olympic teams and ran in the Trials in '84, '88, '92, and '96 I believe.

11 years ago 03/29/2013 12:29am EDT

re: Justwondering

I saw in my high school alumni mag that a graduate a few years behind me ran a sub 2:30 marathon. Not bad for my area, but I didn't remember him running track or XC in school. I was able to confirm he never ran. He just picked it up after college and did pretty well for being self coached. We could have used that guy the year we took third at state.

11 years ago 03/29/2013 12:53am EDT

re: Justwondering

Current? No idea.

But one of the more impressive jumps from Washington...

Nick Rogers graduated from Mount Si in 1994 with a PR of 4:25.27 in the 1600 (also ran the 3200, though not sure how low he got) ... and was second at state in XC in 15:14 (3 mile back then, but not a flat/fast course)

He went on to run 13:18.50 for 5k and 27:55.17 for 10k.

11 years ago 03/29/2013 12:59am EDT

re: watchout

watchout wrote:
Current? No idea.
But one of the more impressive jumps from Washington...
Nick Rogers graduated from Mount Si in 1994 with a PR of 4:25.27 in the 1600 (also ran the 3200, though not sure how low he got) ... and was second at state in XC in 15:14 (3 mile back then, but not a flat/fast course)
He went on to run 13:18.50 for 5k and 27:55.17 for 10k.

Found his 3200 pr: 9:32

11 years ago 03/29/2013 8:36pm EDT

re: watchout

brenae edwards

couldn't break 19 in high school

4x D2 all american, 16 mid runner

11 years ago 03/29/2013 10:25pm EDT

re: nwmurc

Bill Rodgers. He can also be added to the "alright" in college too then becoming one of the best in the world.

Shalane is another one who comes to mind.

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