Laguna wrote:
coach d. wrote:No, Chapa did not run the world junior meet. Chapa beat Hulst three times over 10000 meters in 1975-6. The first two were on the track and the third was cross country.
In HS, Chapa & Hulst never raced in cross country.
They did meet twice in track, both at 10,000m.
In my hypothetical 1975 USA HS XC (Foot Locker/NXN), I have Chapa edging Hulst with Thom Hunt 3rd, Alberto Salazar 4th and junior Bill McChesney 5th.
Based on:
Top 2 milers in spring 1975
8:45.0 Eric Hulst, Jr, CA - also ran 8:51.8 and 29:11.2 for 10,000 (2nd to Chapa)
8:46.0 Ralph Serna, Sr, CA
8:51.0 Rudy Chapa, Jr, IN - also ran 8:52.6 and 29:11.0 for 10,000 (beat Hulst)
8:51.0 George Watts, Sr, VA
8:52.8 Tim Keough, Sr, IN
8:55.8 Bill McChesney, So, OR - also ran 29:27.2 for 10,000
US Junior Cross Country Trials, Jan. 1976
1. 22:48 Eric Hulst, CA HS
2. 23:08 Thom Hunt, CA HS
3. 23:09 Alberto Salazar, MA HS
4. 23:13 Ralph Serna, U of Cal-Irvine
Top 2 milers in spring 1976
8:44.6 Eric Hulst, Sr, CA - also ran 8:47.4, 8:52.6, 8:53.0 and 28:55.0 for 10,000
8:45.2 Thom Hunt, Sr, CA - also ran 8:47.4, and indoors ran 4:02.7, 8:52.4
8:51.0 Bill McChesney, Jr, OR - also ran 14:13.2 for 5,000 and 29:06.8 for 10,000
8:52.6 Rudy Chapa, Sr, IN - also 4:05.8 top outdoor mile, ran 28:32.8 and 29:09.4 for 10,000
8:52.6 Don Moses, Sr, CA
8:53.6 Mark Spilsbury, Sr, CA
8:53.8 Alberto Salazar, Sr, MA - also ran 14:04.8, 14:06.2, 14:08.0 and 14:15.2 for 5,000
NCAA Cross Country 1976
1. 28:07 Henry Rono, Fr, Wash St
9. 28:50 Rudy Chapa, Fr, Oregon
13. 28:58 Thom Hunt, Fr, Arizona
34. 29:24 Eric Hulst, Fr, Cal-Irvine
No more US freshman in top 50