Here’s the list of all American runners from 800m through 10000m who made the IAAF top lists in 2008 and the events for which they made the list:
| Men |
Women |
| Abdihakem Abdirahman (5000, 10000) |
Alice Schmidt (800) |
| Adam Goucher (10000) |
Allison Grace (10000) |
| Alan Webb (800, 1500, Mile) |
Alysia Johnson (800) |
| Anderson Smith (3000SC) |
Amanda Lorenzen (3000SC) |
| Andrew Wheating (800, 1500, Mile) |
Amy Begley-Yoder (5000, 10000) |
| Andy McClary (1500) |
Amy Hastings (5000, 10000) |
| Anthony Famiglietti (3000SC) |
Amy Mortimer (1500, Mile, 3000) |
| Ben Bruce (3000SC, 5000) |
Amy Rudolph (5000) |
| Bernard Lagat (1000, 1500, Mile, 5000) |
Andrea Parker (3000SC) |
| Bolota Asmerom (3000, 5000) |
Angela Bizzarri (5000) |
| Brandon Shaw (800) |
Ann Gaffigan (3000SC) |
| Brent Vaughn (5000) |
Anna Willard (800, 1500, Mile, 3000, 3000SC) |
| Brett Gotcher (10000) |
Annie Bersagel (10000) |
| Brian Olinger (3000SC, 5000) |
Arianna Lambie (1500, 3000, 5000) |
| Carlos Phillips (800) |
Becky Horn (800) |
| Chris Solinsky (3000, 5000) |
Blake Russell (10000) |
| Christian Smith (800, 1000) |
Brenda Martinez (800) |
| Christopher Lukezic (1000, 1500, Mile) |
Brianna Felnagle (1500) |
| Corey Nowitzke (3000SC) |
Bridget Franek (3000SC) |
| Daniel Browne (10000) |
Brittany Somers (3000SC) |
| Daniel Huling (3000SC) |
Carrie Messner-Vickers (3000SC) |
| Darren Brown (Mile) |
Carrie Strickland (3000SC) |
| Dathan Ritzenhein (10000) |
Catherine Ferrell (5000) |
| David Krummenacker (800) |
Chanelle Price (800) |
| David Torrence (Mile) |
Christin Wurth-Thomas (800, 1500, 5000) |
| Duane Solomon (800) |
Dacia Barr (1500) |
| Ed Moran (3000, 5000, 10000) |
Dawn Cromer (3000SC) |
| Edwardo Torres (10000) |
Delilah Di Crescenzo (3000SC) |
| Elliot Blount (800) |
Desireé Davila (10000) |
| Fasil Bizuneh (10000) |
Emily Brown (3000SC, 5000) |
| Forest Braden (10000) |
Erin Donohue (800, 1500, Mile) |
| Galen Rupp (3000, 10000) |
Frances Koons (1500) |
| Grant Robison (1500) |
Geena Gall (800) |
| Ian Dobson (3000, 5000, 10000) |
Hazel Clark (800) |
| Jacob Hernandez (800) |
Heather Dorniden (800) |
| Jacques Sallberg (3000SC) |
Heather Gibson (10000) |
| Jake Morse (3000SC) |
Jamie Cheever (3000SC) |
| James Carney (5000, 10000) |
Jane Rudkin (3000SC) |
| James Hatch (800) |
Jenelle Deatherage (1500, 3000) |
| James Strang (10000) |
Jennifer Barringer (1500, 3000SC) |
| Jebreh Harris (800) |
Jennifer Rhines (3000, 5000, 10000) |
| Jeremy Johnson (10000) |
Jill Steffens (10000) |
| Jeremy Mims (800) |
Julia Lucas (5000) |
| John Jefferson (1500, Mile) |
Julie Culley (Mile, 5000) |
| John Moore (10000) |
Kameisha Bennett (800) |
| Jon Rankin (800, 1500, Mile) |
Kara Goucher (1500, 3000, 5000, 10000) |
| Jonathan Johnson (800) |
Kara June (3000SC) |
| Jonathon Riley (1500, 3000, 5000) |
Kara Storage (10000) |
| Jordan Desilets (3000SC) |
Kathy Newberry (10000) |
| Jordan Fife (3000SC) |
Katie McGregor (5000, 10000) |
| Jorge Torres (5000, 10000) |
Katie Waits (800) |
| Joseph Driscoll (10000) |
Katrina Rundhaug (10000) |
| Josh Moen (10000) |
Kelly Strong (3000SC) |
| Josh Rohatinsky (3000, 5000, 10000) |
Kristin Anderson (3000SC) |
| Josh Simpson (10000) |
LaTavia Thomas (800) |
| Joshua McAdams (3000SC) |
Laura Hermansson (800) |
| Kevin Hicks (800) |
Laura Roesler (800) |
| Khadevis Robinson (800) |
Lauren Fleshman (1500, 5000) |
| Kyle Alcorn (3000SC) |
Lesley Higgins (3000SC) |
| Kyle Heath (3000SC) |
Lindsay Allen (3000SC) |
| Kyle King (5000) |
Lindsey Anderson (3000SC) |
| Laef Barnes (Mile) |
Lindsey Gallo (1500, Mile) |
| Leonel Manzano (1500, Mile) |
Lisa Galaviz (3000SC) |
| Lopez Lomong (800, 1500, Mile) |
Lisa Koll (10000) |
| Louis Luchini Jr. (5000, 10000) |
Magdalena Lewy-Boulet (10000) |
| Lucas Meyer (3000SC) |
Maggie Vessey (800) |
| Luke Watson (3000SC) |
Mary Jayne Harrelson Reeves (800, 1500, Mile) |
| Lyle Weese (3000SC) |
Maureen McCandless (5000) |
| Mark Wieczorek (800) |
Meghan Armstrong (10000) |
| Matt Downin (10000) |
Melissa Cook (3000, 5000, 10000) |
| Matt Gabrielson (5000) |
Melissa Grelli (10000) |
| Matt Withrow (10000) |
Melissa White (10000) |
| Matthew Scherer (800) |
Micah Land (3000SC) |
| Matthew Tegenkamp (1500, 3000, 5000) |
Molly Huddle (3000, 5000, 10000) |
| Max King (3000SC) |
Morgan Uceny (800, 1500) |
| Mebrahtom Keflezighi (5000, 10000) |
Nicole Blood (5000) |
| Michael Kilburg (10000) |
Nicole Bush (3000SC) |
| Michael Spence (3000SC) |
Nicole Cook (800) |
| Mike Nicks (3000SC) |
Nicole Teter (800, 1500) |
| Mohamed Khadraoui (10000) |
Nikeya Green (800) |
| Neville Miller (800) |
Rebecca Donahue (5000) |
| Nick Symmonds (800, 1000) |
Rena Chesser (3000SC) |
| Patrick Tarpy (5000) |
Renee Metivier-Baillie (5000) |
| Phil Sakala (1500) |
Sara Bei-Hall (1500) |
| Radwan Koborsi (5000, 10000) |
Sara Slattery (3000, 5000, 10000) |
| Raphael Asafo-Agyei (800) |
Sarah Bowman (1500) |
| Rob Myers (1500, Mile) |
Sarah Madebach (3000SC) |
| Robert Curtis (5000) |
Sariah Long (3000SC) |
| Ryan Bak (3000, 5000) |
Serena Burla (5000, 10000) |
| Ryan Brown (800) |
Shalane Flanagan (5000, 10000) |
| Saïd Ahmed (1500) |
Shannon Rowbury (800, 1500, Mile) |
| Samuel Burley (800) |
Sharon Dickie-Thompson (10000) |
| Scott Bauhs (Mile, 5000, 10000) |
Shauneen Garrahan (3000SC) |
| Sean Quigley (3000, 5000, 10000) |
Stephanie Rothstein (10000) |
| Sergio Reyes (10000) |
Tara Storage (10000) |
| Seth Pilkington (10000) |
Tasmin Fanning (5000) |
| Stephen Haas (5000, 10000) |
Teresa McWalters (5000) |
| Stephen Pifer (Mile, 3000, 5000) |
Tiffany McWilliams (800, 1500, Mile) |
| Steve Sherer (1500) |
Treniere Clement (800, 1500) |
| Steve Slattery (3000SC) |
Tsehaye Dagnachew (3000SC) |
| Tetlo Emmen (800) |
Ty-Nica Davis (800) |
| Thomas Morgan (5000) |
Ysanne Williams (800) |
| Tim Nelson (3000, 5000, 10000) |
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| Timothy Harris (800) |
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| Tom Brooks (3000SC) |
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| Tom Kloos (3000SC) |
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| Tyler Mulder (800) |
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| Westley Keating (10000) |
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| Will Leer (1500, Mile) |
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| William Nelson (3000SC) |
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Pérez finished 2nd at the 2008 Olympics to Valeriy Borchin of Russia. Pérez’ time of 1:19:15, a season’s best, was 14 seconds behind Borchin’s winning time of 1:19:01.
Only 51 women in history have run faster than Klyuka’s PR of 1:56.64 in the 800m. This is the equivalent of hiring Gary Reed or Khadevis Robinson to be a rabbit for Abubaker Kaki. It’s definitely not something you’ll see every day.
The USTFCCCA has released its NCAA Division II National Rankings for 2008. Abilene Christian tops the men’s list while Adams State heads up the women’s side.
Cortland State led the NCAA D-III men rankings with a sweep of all possible (280) 1st-place points. Amherst tops the women’s D-III Rankings.
Reader Richard Boroto wrote the following comment to 400meteroval.com tonight:
When Pamela Jelimo goes after the women’s 800m world record on Friday at Weltklasse in Zürich, be sure to pay close attention to the rabbit. It will be none other than Russian Svetlana Klyuka, the 4th place finisher in Beijing:
The Oregon Ducks will have an autograph session before their upcoming home cross-country meet (the Pre’s Trail Run) on September 4th, 2008. Maybe you can get Galen Rupp to autograph your nasal strip (if he’s there)!