Who is the best ever runner from your state?

Gene Venzke who ran in the 1936 Olympics and set a number of World an d American records. Univ of Pennsylvania grad who ran against Cunningham , Fenzke did it all on his own doring high school at Hill School in Pottstown , Pa

8 track wrote:

Oregon

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

Jon Anderson.

8 track wrote:

Oregon

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

Jon Anderson.

Jesse Owens

Dave Wottle

Bob Schul

Hon. Mention NY Don Paige 1979 NCAA double winner 800 and 1500...the 800 final was 35 minutes after the 1500 final.

1. Gerry Lindgren (and not to be contested)

Other Notables:

- Doris Brown Heritage

- Don Kardong

- Matt Davis

For Texas I think Tx_RUNNER_Girl's name has to be in the conversation. She was planning on running at Nationals so maybe she belongs ahead of Manzano and Leonard Hilton.

AmericanPicker wrote:

Jesse Owens

Dave Wottle

Bob Schul

Sid Sink

South Dakota: Billy Mills

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The Educator wrote:

DE (In no particular order)

Men:

Vic Zwolak

Bruce Harris

Dan Foran

Mike Monagle

Steve Sinko

Women:

Vicki Huber Rudawsky

Juliet Bottorff

Denise Marini Lougheed

Haley Pierce

Meredith Lambert

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This list is off. Mike Monagle definitely doesn't deserve to be on there - 16 minute 5k runner. Steve Sinko ran 2:24 once so he was a solid marathoner but I don't think he ever broke 32 for the 10k or 15:30 for the 5k. They do not belong on the list.

Harris was a great 800m man. Zwolak yes because he went to the Olympics. Dan Foran was really good, he's up there on the list.

Womens list looks good but Lambert lived in PA and actually just went to HS in DE.

You're right, Monagle doesn't belong on that list. He has no PRs that are worth talking about. I believe that he's broken 16 but just barely. Guys like Nick Pyle and Pat Riley and George Vernom are light years better than that dude. He's only good at pretending that he's good and bragging about doing things that aren't true.

As far as Sinko goes, you're wrong about him. He was an 800m runner in high school and I believe still owns the state record for the 800m indoor. His marathon time is the state record also. He's run a 67 or maybe a little faster or slower 1/2 marathon time as well. His 5k or is from the road and it's 15 low which isn't great but it's not bad considering he was never a 5000 runner and never trained for it. He was a mid d runner and then after college just moved up to the marathon so he never trained for the 5/10. He has the best range ever in the state so that's worth something and he belongs on this list. When it's all said and done Andy Weaver will more than likely have the best range but he's not done yet. So yes, Sinko belongs.

The running store I ran for used to run against their store and Sinko was always a good racer. Have not raced against him or Monagle in years. But Monagle was always a putz and Sinko was a gamer.

Slate

Mike Digennaro

Hotdogg wrote:

Mike Digennaro

Is not from Delaware.

Huber, bottorff

Sklodowski

Hotdogg wrote:

Huber, bottorff

And Chris Slate? I don't think so. You didn't even know Mike D wasn't from Delaware

Tyler Slouf

Zach Chupa.

No no no, I wasn't saying I am Chris Slate, I quoted that message from a few pages back and added slate to the bottom of it. I was merely adding his name to the discussion.

New Jersey

Mike Losapio. He set the conference record in the 1500m while at LaSalle. He also ran a 1:52 in high school. Olympic trials in the 800m. A blazing fast 1000. He may be one of the best runners ever in the united states.