In keeping with yesterday’s post on the speed events, here is a corresponding chart on our middle distance runners. This group has been very quiet leading up to this point in the season, and may be even harder to predict than the sprinters. But here is a snap shot of the season to date. Before I start trying to make sense of all the numbers for both the sprinters and middle distance runners as we head into Nationals and determining the team for Daegu.
Middle Distance Watch
Athlete |
Season Best |
Last Mark |
Comments |
| Andrew Wheating | 3:36.46 | 3:36.46 | Very low key so far this season |
| Cory Primm | 1:44.71 | 1:47.01 | Co-US leader on the clock, only 6th at NCAA Champs |
| Robbie Andrews | 1:44.71 | 1:44.71 | Co-US leader, NCAA Champion in PR |
| Charles Jock | 1:44.75 | 1:44.75 | NCAA runner up, ran 1:45.18 in April |
| Elijah Greer | 1:45.06 | 1:45.03 | 3rd at NCAA |
| Nick Symmonds | 1:45.09 | 1:46.78 | Ran SB in March, only 8th at Pre |
| Khadevis Robinson | 1:45.09 | 1:45.40 | Won in Rome, 2nd at Pre |
| Casimir Loxsom | 1:45.31 | 1:45.31 | 4th at NCAA’s in SB/PR |
| Russell Brown | 3:25.70 | 5:51.41 | Find of the season so far, 4th at Pre |
| Lopez Lamong | 3:37.01 | 5:53.85 | Lightly raced so far, 9th at Pre |
| David Torrence | 3:36.15 | 3:36.15 | Surprise winner in New York |
| Miles Batty | 3:36.25 | 3:45.07 | 5th at NCAA Champs |
| Alan Webb | 3:37.82 | 3:37.82 | 3rd in Melbourne in Mar, unraced since |
| Alysia Montano | 1:59.40 | 1:59.40 | US leader in 800, 4th at Pre in only race of the season |
| Alice Schmidt | 1:59.48 | 1:59..48 | Won High Performance meet in Eagle Rock |
| Maggie Vessey | 1:59.56 | 2:00.39 | SB in taking 2nd at High Performance meet, 9th at Pre |
| Geena Gall | 1:59.76 | 1:59.76 | PR & 1st sub 2:00 in taking 6th at Pre |
| Phoebe Wright | 1:59.98 | Early season US leader | |
| Anna Pierce | 2:00.19 | Very under raced this season | |
| Jenny Simpson | 4:09.56 | 4:09.56 | SB in winning Drake Relays |
| Christin Wurth Thomas | 2:00.72/4:03.72 | 4:08.55 | US leader in 1500, 6th in Rome, 10th at Pre |
| Morgan Uceny | 4:06.32 | 4:08.42 | No outdoor 800s so far, 2nd in New York over 1500 |