Fastest Native Born Runner from your State?

jmikeatkins wrote:

Bryce Knight, formerly of Idaho State (i think it was Idaho state?), ran pretty fastly

Whatever happened to him? Last I saw, he was a rabbit for the Reebok indoor games a few years ago. Is he still running?

you all are idiots, webb is from va and that makes him the fastest in that state

Remember it is the fastest "Native Born Runner." If you want to talk about the "fastest who ran in high school in your state" than you should start another thread.

From the USATF website:

ALAN WEBB

Event: 1500m

Height: 5-9

Weight: 140

PRs: mile - 3:50.83 (2004); 1500m - 3:32.73 (2004); 800m - 1:46.53 (2004); 5000m- 13:46.31 (2004)

Born: January 13, 1983 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Current Residence: Fairfax, Va.

High School: South Lakes HS, Reston, Va. '01

College: Michigan (2001-'02); George Mason University (student only)

Coach: Scott Raczko

Agent: Ray Flynn

Club: Nike

Live Free Or Die wrote:

Matt Downin

Andy Downin

John Mortimer

Matlock

andy downin is from massachusetts, duxbury, massachusetts. matt moved up to the greater derry area after his freshman or 8th grade year but, after andy graduated from high school and was going to Georgetown.

interesting... ny has no sub 10 or 210 performance.

00m 10.07 STEVE WILLIAMS (Evander Childs, Bronx '71), Athletic Attic; Weltklasse Meet, Letzigrund Stadium, Zurich, SWITZERLAND 16Aug78

200m 19.92 JOHN CARLOS (Manhattan V&T, Manhattan '64), Santa Clara Youth Village; US Olympic Trials, Echo Summit, CA 12Sep68

300m 32.48 KEVIN BRAUNSKILL (Riverhead '87), Goldwyn T. C.; (6) Gateshead Invitational Meet, Gateshead, ENGLAND 30Jul93

400m 43.97 LARRY JAMES (White Plains '66), Villanova; (2) Olympic Games, Mexico City, MEXICO 18Oct68

800m 1:44.29 DON PAIGE (Baker, Baldwinsville '75), Team adidas; Golden Gala Meet, Rome, ITALY 1Sep83

1,000m 2:17.0 MARCEL PHILIPPE (Mater Christi, Queens '69), Fordham/France; International Meet, Paris, FRANCE 28Jun73

1,500m 3:35.28 CRAIG MASBACK (White Plains '73), Sub-4 Track Club; (3) International Meet, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 14Jul82

Mile 3:51.34 JOHN GREGOREK (St. Anthony's, Smithtown '78), Georgetown; (6) Bislett Games, Oslo, NORWAY 26Jun82

2,000m 5:00.11 CRAIG MASBACK (White Plains '73), Sub-4 Track Club; (5) International Meet, Bordeaux, FRANCE 5Jun82

2,000m STP 5:28.62 TOM NOHILLY (Msgr. McClancy, Queens '84), Reebok; International Meet, Reims, FRANCE 3Jul92

3,000m 7:42.18 JOHN GREGOREK (St. Anthony's, Smithtown '78), Team adidas; (5) Bislett Games, Oslo, NORWAY 14Jul90

3,000m STP 8:16.92 TOM NOHILLY (Msgr. McClancy, Queens '84), Reebok; (4) US Olympic Trials, Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans, LA 26Jun92

2 Miles 8:21.8 DICK BUERKLE (Aquinas, Rochester '65), NYAC; (4) Bicentennial Meet of Champions, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA 4Aug76

5,000m 13:12.91 MATT CENTROWITZ (Power Memorial, Manhattan '73), NYAC; Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR 5Jun82

10,000m 28:04.8 DAN MIDDLEMAN (W. T. Clarke, Westbury ‘87), NYAC; (3) Mount San Antonio College Relays, Walnut, CA 20Apr96

One-Hour 12M-190y MATT CENTROWITZ (Power Memorial, Manhattan '73), U. of Oregon; (5) Oregon-Jog-A-Thon, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR 26Feb77

Marathon 2:10:04 PAT PETERSEN (Islip '78), Warren Street AC; (7) London Marathon, London, ENGLAND 23Apr89

I really have no idea when this list was updated but it's a pretty good idea of NYers ....native born well thats hard to pin down.Say someone was born in Jerzey and moved to NY when he was 6 mos old,no record for him?

I actually take pride in the fact that both Carlos and James kicked by butt during HS.

NYS also had a pretty good LJer about that time ........seems he had a good jump in Mexico.

100m 11.27 RANDY GIVENS (Amityville '80), Florida State U.; Tallahassee, FL 21Apr84

DIANE DIXON (Technical, Brooklyn '82), Atoms TC; (3) Gatorade Classic, Tom Black Stadium, Knoxville, TN 24May86

200m 22.31 RANDY GIVENS (Amityville '80), Florida State U.; (4) TAC National Champs, Indianapolis, IN 19Jun83

400m 49.84 DIANE DIXON (Technical, Brooklyn '82), unattached; (3s1) Olympic Games, Seoul, KOREA 25Sep88

600m 1:26.00 MEREDITH RAINEY (St. Ann's, Brooklyn '86), Nike Boston; International Meet, Narbonne, FRANCE 21Jul92

800m 1:57.04 MEREDITH RAINEY (St. Ann's, Brooklyn '86), Nike Boston; USA Olympic Trials, Atlanta, GA 17Jun96

1,000m 2:37.02 DIANA RICHBURG (Lansingburgh, Troy '82), unattached; (3) Adriaan Paulen Memorial Meet, Hengelo, HOLLAND 14Aug88

1,500m 4:01.79 DIANA RICHBURG (Lansingburgh, Troy '82), US National Team; (8) World Championships, Rome, ITALY 5Sep87

Mile 4:25.77 DIANA RICHBURG (Lansingburgh, Troy '82), Puma T.C.; Peugeot Talbot Games, London, ENGLAND 10Jul87

2,000m 5:46.12 SUZANNE GIRARD (Maine-Endwell, Endwell '80), Puma T.C.; (13) Peugeot Talbot Games, London, ENGLAND 11Jul86

3,000m 8:42.68 CHERI GODDARD [KENAH] (Saratoga Springs '89), Reebok Enclave; (8) Weltklasse Invitational Meet, Zurich, SWITZERLAND 11Aug99

3,000 STP 9:56.07 MOLLIE DeFRANCESCO (Averill Park ’98), James Madison University; (4) NCAA Champs, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 1Jun02

Two Mile 9:42.99 NNENNA LYNCH (Hunter, Manhattan ‘89), Fila TC; (7) International Meet, Cork, IRELAND 27Jun98

5,000m 15:10.50 CHERI GODDARD [KENAH] (Saratoga Springs '89), adidas; Oregon Twilight Meet, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR 13May00

10,000m 31:41.16 JEN RHINES (Liverpool ’92), adidas; (3); Cardinal Invitational Meet, Cobb Track, Stanford, CA 3May02

Marathon 2:32:29 KATY SCHILLY (Central Square '75), Brooks Racing Team; TAC National Marathon, Sacramento, CA 2Dec84

100mH 12.80 MONIFA TAYLOR (Truman, Bronx '89), Univ. of Florida; (4) US Olympic Trials, Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans, LA 28Jun92

400mH ** 52.61 KIM BATTEN (East, Rochester '87), Reebok Racing Team; World Champs, Ullevi Stadium, Goteborg, SWEDEN 11Aug95

“WORLD RECORD!!”

wineturtle admits that all these records are better than his PBs.

Curious to know the population of NY state in comparison to my state -Victoria AUS (ours is about 5 million)as we compare quite well in the runners we have produced in the middle and long distances.

I would like to see Matlock and Barnaby Jones square off in a 400m duel. Jim Rockford could race the winner for the title of fastest PI.

actually, I am pretty sure that Jerald went to a little school called Snake River, 4 miles away from Blackfoot. The fastest miler from Blackfoot is Thomas and he only mustered a 4:20. Although, they had an 800 runner Brick Bergesen(sp?), I don't think he is related to your Rick, who ran for ricks and did the 1500 in 3:5?.

jsully wrote:

Sub 4:00 Idahoans based on where they graduated from high school.

3:56.9 Tom Von Ruden, Notus HS, class of 1962

3:57.9 Jerald Jones, Blackfoot HS, 1971

3:59.79 Rick Bergesen, Borah HS

3:38.5 Tom Von Ruden, Notus HS, 1962

3:40.1 Jerald Jones, Blackfoot HS, 1971

So you are saying that Jerald broke four in HS? I don't think so. We're talking career best for people who are native born from the state. So although thomas "only mustered" a 4:20 in HS, I'm sure he went on to run faster and bergesen went on to run faster as well:

Mt. San Antonio College Relays

Walnut, CA

Univ/Open - Saturday 04/21/01

COMPLETE RESULTS - FINALS

...Lunn would come back to rabbit the final heat of the 1500 which was won by Villanova's Adrian Blincoe, runner up in the NCAA indoor 3000, in 3:42.91. Brick Bergeson of Utah State was 2nd in 3:43.01, and Stanford freshman Don Sage followed up his 14:04 in Friday's 5000 with a 3:43.93 for 4th. 40-year-old Johnny Gray, 1992 bronze medalist in the 800, finished 16th in his heat in 3:53.74.

skunky st louie wrote:

Ivory Crockett 9.0

forever will hold the 100-yd. world record.

from Webster Groves, MO.

Ivory is actually from Brentwood, MO not Webster Groves. He moved to Webster sometime after his freshman year at Brentwood High. Best athlete ever from a town of 8000, and his original high school track was only 330 meters around(still is too).

My bad!

I was talking to him last year at the race Craig Virgin put on for him and he talked like he was born, raised, and buried in W.G.

DUELIST wrote:

MISSOURI

Falcon (3:49.xx)

Pyrah (3:5x-low)

Tegenkamp (13:20s)

You forgot someone aruably better than all of those guys(for now).

Mark Curp AR 1/2 Marathon

White boy slim.. South dakota.

Live Free Or Die wrote:

Matt Downin

Andy Downin

John Mortimer

Matlock

As someone said, have to scratch at least one Downin from that list. Guy Stearns and Mike Gagne should be on there. Cathy (Schiro) O'Brien (two Olympics) and Erica Palmer (NCAA cross-country champ) belong, and Sean O'Brien and Russell Brown soon will too if they don't already.

Still haven't seen a US state that has as impressive a list as Victoria.

Of course we have had a few good coaches -Pat Clohessy, Percy Cerruty, Franz Sampfl, Chris Wardlaw, Alan Barlow, Nic Bideau, Peter Fortune, Bruce Scriven, Henri Schubert etc.

Wow, that brings me back. 1982 was an awsome year for the distance guys.