Who is the best ever runner from your state?

Agreed, eventhough Jesse was actually born in Alabama. I see Harrison quite often and he looks great.

And.... Jesse and Harrison graduated from the same high school-East Tech in Cleveland.

Charlie Sollers wrote:

Georgia

I'd claim Edwin Moses (Moorehouse) and Benji Durden (UGA) but they were born elsewhere. Gwen Torrence? Is that it?

You could claim Jeff Galloway on the same grounds. Went to high school in Atlanta and I believe he lives in Atlanta now.

Coogan was born in NY. I'm going to have to go with Bob Hodge now (until he corrects me that he wasn't actually born in MA or something like that). If not Hodge, going with NJenkins.

geographer x wrote:

Not even close, moved to Mass from NY in 11th grade.

How bout Mark Coogan?

DedicatedRunner wrote:

Kentucky

Bobby Curtis (born in Wisconsin) Villinova/Reebok/Hansons

Thomas Morgan UK/ZAP Fitness

Jim Sapienza Dartmouth for Vin Lannana

All ran under 13:30 for 5000

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Actually, Mark Nenow, former 10k American record holder from 1986 through 2001, should top the Kentucky list.

Actually, Kentucky's best is Muhammad Ali. He used to do a lot of running and he's the Greatest of All Time.

Doug Padilla is an anchor child born of undocumented parents of Roman Empire heritage.

Oregon

Kenny Moore may not make the short list (4th '72 marathon), but the man was actually BORN in Eugene.

Atlanta Runner wrote:

DedicatedRunner wrote:

Kentucky

Bobby Curtis (born in Wisconsin) Villinova/Reebok/Hansons

Thomas Morgan UK/ZAP Fitness

Jim Sapienza Dartmouth for Vin Lannana

All ran under 13:30 for 5000

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Actually, Mark Nenow, former 10k American record holder from 1986 through 2001, should top the Kentucky list.

Actually, Kentucky's best is Muhammad Ali. He used to do a lot of running and he's the Greatest of All Time.

LOL. End of thread.

Georgia wrote:

Atlanta Runner wrote:

Actually, Kentucky's best is Muhammad Ali. He used to do a lot of running and he's the Greatest of All Time.

LOL. End of thread.

No, not the end of the thread. It is probably the end of the thread like 2% of the time when people declare that it is.

How is Dan Rincon not on the DE list? He owns the DE state marathon record with a 2:20 and Olympic Trials appearance.

tom graves may have been greatest illinois high schooler. dropped a 2 flat 800 en route to a 13 56 at detweiller.

illinois marathon might be jeff jonaitis

1. Craig Virgin

2. Jim Spivey

3. Evan Jaeger

4. Chris Derrick

5. Lukas V

6. Don Sage

7. Tom O'Hara

8. Jorge Torres

9. Dave Merrick

1O. Mark Deady

Don't remember what state he came from but spent most of career in Colorade: Pat Porter

Colorado

Left off wrote:

Don't remember what state he came from but spent most of career in Colorade: Pat Porter

Symmonds and Olympic 1,500 finalist Tom Von Ruden. Can't think of any others, not a strong running state -- distance or sprints. Just one state over in Oregon is much better and has the top 2 U.S. decathletes of all time, too.

carrot wrote:

tom graves may have been greatest illinois high schooler. dropped a 2 flat 800 en route to a 13 56 at detweiller.

illinois marathon might be jeff jonaitis

Tom Graves had one good year in college.

Jeff Jonaitis 2:17:56 marathon PR better than Craig Virgin's 2:10:26 PR when he dueled it out with Seko?

I don't think so, Mrs. Jonaitis.

In Illinois, there can only be one: Craig Virgin

Nevada: Andre Woods

??????????? wrote:

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If you were scoring an Illinois-California cross country meet, how could California compete with Virgin, Derrick, Jager, J. Torres and Broe? Illinois has Don Sage and Lukas V as 6th and 7th men. Or would Jim Spivey or Ed Torres be on the team? Either way, no contest.

You lost all credibility by putting Derrick, Jager, Torres, Broe, Sage and Lukas infront of Spivey.[/quote]

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He also currently holds the American record for the 2,000 m at 4:52.44 set in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1987. His personal bests include 1:46.5 800 m 1982 San Francisco; 2:16.05 1000 meters 1984 Eugene, Oregon; 3:49.80 mile 1986 Oslo, Norway; 7:37.07 3000 m 1993 Cologne, West Germany and 13:15.86 5000 meters 1994 Berlin, Germany at age 34.