Top 12 HS distance gods of all-time

I believe Ritz deserves to be near the top

Add Grant Fisher

2x Footlocker Champ

2x Dream Mile Champ

Under 4:00 Mile

Mary Cain.

Run5ks wrote:

Add Grant Fisher

2x Footlocker Champ

2x Dream Mile Champ

Under 4:00 Mile

he was also undefeated for nearly 2 years.

virgin Mary

Zoraster

Agamemnon

Odysseus

Pericles

Phidippedes

Bodhidharma

Krishna

St. Patrick

Suzy favor hamilton

wonderingoutloud wrote:

No order of my list ..just thinking out loud.

Zishka

who?

Mortensen

Stamps

Bei

Drossin

Sullivan

reader of the forums 2.0 wrote:

wonderingoutloud wrote:

No order of my list ..just thinking out loud.

Zishka

who?

Zishka was great, but he doesn't belong in the Top 12.

reader of the forums 2.0 wrote:

wonderingoutloud wrote:

No order of my list ..just thinking out loud.

Zishka

who?

Tough call between Alan Scharsu and Zishka for the Ohio representation.

Bei is Sara Hall for those who don't know, won footlocker in '00. Stamps won footlocker back in 94

HS Goddesses wrote:

Mortensen

Stamps

Bei

Drossin

Sullivan

For boys I think the following should be considered: Michael Granville, George Kersh, Rich Kimball, Eric Hulst, Dathan Ritzenhein, Edward Cheserek, Grant Fisher, and Thom Hunt.

For girls I haven\'t seen mentioned: Kim Gallagher, Mary Shea, Kim Bjorklund, Cathy Schiro, Melody Fairchild, Polly Plumer, Jordan Hasay, Ajee Wilson.

In order:

Ryun

Verzbicas

Webb

Pre

Lindgren

Ritz

Liquori

Fisher

Virgin

Cheserek

Danielson

Fernandez

Hunter will make the list when his résumé is complete.

Selecting Pre over Lindgren ruins your credibility.

Allison Stokke

Newport Beach wrote:

Allison Stokke

Now this is something I could get behind.

Rename this thread 'Top 12 US HS distance gods of all-time' or replace all names with athletes from rest of world.

HS's exist in other countries.

That US only. Whit about Ike Umlotz of England?

Cooorrecto answer wrote:

In order:

Ryun

Verzbicas

Webb

Pre

Lindgren

Ritz

Liquori

Fisher

Virgin

Cheserek

Danielson

Fernandez

Hunter will make the list when his résumé is complete.

Ritz was 3rd at WORLD JUNIOR XC behind BEKELE!!

Ryun

Webb

Ritz

Everyone else

Sartor Resartus wrote:

For boys I think the following should be considered: Michael Granville, George Kersh, Rich Kimball, Eric Hulst, Dathan Ritzenhein, Edward Cheserek, Grant Fisher, and Thom Hunt.

For girls I haven't seen mentioned: Kim Gallagher, Mary Shea, Kim Bjorklund, Cathy Schiro, Melody Fairchild, Polly Plumer, Jordan Hasay, Ajee Wilson.

Agreed. Not many know of rich kimball but he held the fastest state double win before Fernandez broke it in 2007. Believe he ran 4:02 and 8:46 back in the 70s. 2 mile was 3rd best at the time behind virgin and pre and mile was probably top 5. Also, I believe he WON world junior Xc. Obviously not putting him on a 12 person list is a mistake.