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When it comes to contract negotiations, our main goal is to maximize our client’s earnings. Our company has negotiated contracts with all the shoe companies in the industry as well as many other companies and Organizations from outside the sportswear world.
As agents the first objective for us when we begin working with an athlete is to secure an endorsement contract with one of the shoe companies. We pride ourselves on having excellent relationships with all of the shoe companies in the market, built on many years of experience and Integrity.
In addition to negotiating the best possible deal for an athlete with a shoe company, we also work to make sure that all other opportunities are explored. Whilst sponsorship and endorsement deals from outside the sports world are not as numerous, we have been very succesful in securing additional sponsors for many of our top athletes.
Flynn Sports has worked with many companies over the years to establish a good network of additional sponsorship opportunities. Most Recently we have been succesful in securing additional endorsements with Ryan Hall and Deena Kastor. Ryan has a very prominent deal in working with Nissan and their Master the Shift Campaign. Ryan also has additional sponsors in the form of Oakley, CGI, Garmin and Cytopsport. Deena Kastor also has sponsorship deals with Garmin and CGI.
Lauryn Williams appeared prominently on Fast Flakes cereal boxes in 2006 and 2007 after her World Championship year in 2005.
In the 2008 Olympic year, we negotiated sponsorship deals for Lauryn with Bank of America 'Hometown Hopefuls' and Johnson & Johnson.
Wallace Spearmon worked closely with Hilton Hotels and their 'Be Hospitable' campaign for the 2008 Olympic Games. We also secured a deal with Wheaties for Wallace to appear on their cereal boxes.
FSM also secured deals for Deena Kastor with Tylenol and Alan Culpepper with Gatorade.
The opportunities for our athletes to acquire endorsement deals come with a high level of performance and professional integrity. At FSM we are continually searching for new opportuinities for our athletes to expand their earning potential.
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Abdi made a run at the U.S. mens 10,000m record at the 2008 Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 27:16.99, which was a little more than three seconds off the record. His performance at Pre was the best by an American in 2008 and a new personal best. Highlighting Abdirahmans 2007 season was a 10,000m win at the USA Outdoor Championships and a win July 4 at the USA Mens 10 km Championship in Atlanta, Ga. Abdirahman took a large chunk off his marathon personal best with his fourth-place finish at the 2006 Chicago Marathon in 2:08:56. Although he also set PRs in the 10,000m (27:22.81) and half-marathon (61:07) in 2006, it appears that the marathon holds the brightest future for Abdirahman. He attended Jhameyasin Carte High School in Mogadishu, Somalia, before coming to the United States. From 1996-97, he attended Pima Community College in Tucson, where he was a two-time Arizona state junior college champion. After heading to the University of Arizona, he won his first two collegiate races, the Jammin Invitational (24:28), and the Aztec Invitational (25:28). He was named Pac-10 Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 1998 following his second place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Lawrence, Kansasbecame a U.S. citizen on January 28, 2000a huge basketball fan, Abdirahman majored in retail consumer studies while at Arizonafull given first name is Abdihakimhis family now lives in Houston. 2008: 15th at Olympic Games (27:52.53)Olympic Trials 10,000m champion (27:41.11)7th in 10,000m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (27:16.99 U.S. Leader)best of 27:16.99. 2007: USA Outdoor champion 10,000m (28:13.51) 7th at World Outdoors (27:56.62)...DNF at Olympic Trials Marathon...USA Mens 10km road champion (28:12)13th at Hengelo (27:31:46)ranked #1 in U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN;best of 27:31:46. 2006: 4th at Chicago Marathon (2:08:56PR)7th at Hengelo (27:22.81PR-U.S. Leader)runner-up at Philadelphia Half-Marathon (61:07PR-U.S. Leader)5th at adidas Track Classic (8:29.26)10th at London Grand Prix (13:18.89)ranked #2 U.S. at 10,000m & marathon by T&FN;bests of 13:18.89, 2:08:56, 27:22.81, 61.07. 2005: 1st in 10,000m at USA Outdoor Championships (28:10.38)13th at World Outdoors (27:52.01)5th at NYC Marathon (2:11:24PR)USA Men's 10-Mile champion (23:35)9th at Hengelo (27:33.47PR)ranked #1 at 10,000m, #3 at 5,000m, #3 in marathon in U.S. by T&FN;best of 2:11:24 & 27:33.47. 2004: 15th at Olympic Games (28:26.26)Olympic Trials runner-up 10,000m (27:55.00)14th at New York City Marathon (2:17:09)5th at USA Cross Country 12 km (35:37)9th in 5000m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (13:38.76)4th at Stanford (10 km, 27:34.24)runner-up at USA 15 km Championship (43:21)ranked #2 at 10,000m in U.S. by T&FN; bests of 27:34.24, 13:30.85, 2:17:09. 2003: 5th in 10,000m at USA Outdoors (28:07.20) 7th in 5,000m at USA Outdoors (13:43.81) 5th at USA Cross Country 12 km (39:36)35th at World XC Champs 12 km (38:54)4th at Mt. Sac 5,000m (13:40) 4th at Cardinal Invitational (Palo Alto) 10,000m (27:52.24)ranked #4 U.S. in 10km, #8 at 5km by T&FN;bests of 13:23.25 & 27:52.24. 2002: Runner-up at USA Outdoors 10,000m (27:42.83)runner-up at USA Winter XC Champs (35:45)runner-up at USATF 15km champs at Gate River Run (43:29)4th at Oracle U.S. Open 5km(13:36.63)ranked #2 U.S. at the 10km by T&FN;bests of 13:36.63 & 27:42.83. 2001: 1st in 10,000m at USA Outdoors (28:23.82)19th at World Outdoor Champs (28:34.38)3rd at U.S. Winter XC Nationals (35:26)15th at IAAF World XC Championships (40:54)5th at 2001 Goodwill Games (28:08.02)ran 5,000m PR of 13:19.85ranked #1 U.S. at 10km by T&FN;best of 28:01.02. 2000: 3rd in 10,000 (28:19.08) at Olympic Trials...10th in 10,000m at 2000 Olympics (27:46.17)...became U.S. citizen on January 28...6th in long course race at USA cross country champs... 45th in long course race at World Cross Country Champs......ran a PR 13:37.01 in 5,000...ranked #2 U.S. in 10km, #10 at 5km by T&FN;. 1999: Third at USA Outdoor Championships setting new PR of 28:28.26; was later disqualified when it was discovered he was not a U.S. citizen...ninth in the 5000 meters (14:14.15), and sixth in the 10,000 meters (29:34.03) at NCAA Outdoor Championships... best of 28:28.26. 1998: Won the 5000 and 10,000 meters at the Pac-10 Championships... second in the 5000m and sixth in the 10,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...ranked #9 in U.S. in the 5000 meters... bests of 13:40.61 and 28:36.13.
After finishing 11th in the men's steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Trials, Alcorn posted his best ever finish at a USA Outdoor Championships when he placed third in 2009, which earned a spot on the Team USA roster for the World Outdoor Championships in Berlin. Alcorn saw his first action at Arizona State University during the 2006 cross country season. He earned his first All-America honor by placing seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase with the second-fastest time in school history (8:35.71)... ranks eighth outdoors in the 5,000m run (13:55.17)... ranks third in the indoor 3,000m run (7:58.82) and fourth in the indoor 5,000m run (14:03.78). During the 2007 outdoor season, Alcorn earned his first All-America honor by placing seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase... his time of 8:35.71 ranks as the second-fastest in school history... placed third in the Pac-10 and sixth in the West Region... won the Double Dual... scored in the 5,000m run at the Pac-10 meet... regionally qualified in the 1,500m, steeplechase and 5,000m runs. While at the University of Oregon, Alcorn competed for the Ducks for two seasons... helped team win the 2005 Pac-10 Track and Field crown, finishing seventh in the steeplechase... finished eighth in the steeplechase on a regional level before placing 16th at the NCAA Championships with a personal-best time of 8:44.72... ran a 4:03.98 mile, the fastest on the team... ranked second in the steeple, third in the 1,500m and fourth in the 5,000m for UO... ran in the Top 5 of the cross country team, finishing 22nd overall at the 2005 Pac-10 meet... member of the Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention team in 2005...also won the 2004 USA Junior Championship title in the steeplechase before placing 16th at the World Junior Championships. A 2003 graduate of Buchanan High School (Clovis, Calif.), in cross country, he finished second at the CIF state meet as a senior and seventh as a junior... also secured cross country crowns in the regional and conference races as a senior... also a standout on the track, capturing the CIF title in the 3,200m run as a junior... took second as a senior... as a junior, added titles in both the 1,600m and 3,200m events at the conference and Valley level before repeating in the 3,200m at both events as a senior... captured the 1,600m at the Valley meet as a senior as well... earned four varsity letters on the track while adding a pair in cross country and one in water polo. 2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (8:34.65)...3rd at USA Outdoors (8:34.65)...6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:34.02)...dnf in opening round at World Champs...best of 8:34.02. 2008: NCAA steeple champ (8:28.26)...11th at Olympic Trials (8:47.30)...Pac 10 5,000m champ...ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN...bests of 8:21.46, 14:12.76. 2007: 7th at NCAA Outdoors (8:35.71)...12th at USA Outdoors (8:48.34)...3rd in steeple, 6th at 5,000m at Pac 10 champs...bests of 8:35.71, 13:55.17. 2006: Best of 8:57.85. 2005: 9th in prelims at NCAA Outdoors (8:44.72)...7th at Pac 10 Outdoors...best of 8:44.72 2004: U.S. Junior steeple champ (9:10.37)...5th in prelim at World Junior Champs...best of 8:54.97. 2003: 9th at USA Junior Champs (9:38.57)...best of 9:38.57.
2011: Mexican National Champion in the 10,000 (27:38.12)..PR'd in the 10,000m at the Payton Jordan in 27:30.68 placing 10th, 5th Place at the Addias Grand Prix with a PR of 13:09.81, 13th place at the ING NYC Marathon at 2:14:10. 2010: Mexican National Champion in the 5,000m (13:50.94) and the 1500m (3:38.66)..placed 62nd at the World Cross Country Championships 2009: Set PR's in the 10,000m (27:40.10 Brutus Hamilton Invite 5th), and the 5,000m (13:16.65 Mt Sac Relays) 2008: 7th Place finish in the Olympic 5000m final in Beijing 2007: Silver Medalist in the 5000m and 1500m at the Pan American games
While a senior at El Toro HS, Brandon won a California State Cross Country title and qualified for the Foot Locker National Championships (placing 11th). While at Wisconsin, he earned his first All-American honor in the Indoor 3,000m. He also broke 4-minutes in the mile that season. Brandon won 3 Big Ten Titles while a Badger. After the departure of Coach Schumacher, he transferred to Arizona State University. In his first season with the Sun Devils, he won the Pac-10 title and was an All-American in the 5,000m. In that event, he also qualified for the US Track and Field Championships. In his first cross country season as a Sun Devil, Brandon placed 2nd in the Pac-10 and a stellar 7th at NCAAs.
Aaron Braun joined McMillan Elite after finishing up an impressive collegiate career at Adams State College in 2010. While a Grizzly, Braun was a 16-time All-American and earned 6 National Championships. He was a part of 2 National Championship Cross Country teams in 2008 and 2009 and an Indoor Track National Championship in 2010.
Emily is a 2002 graduate of Nathan Hale High School in West Allis, Wisconsin. While in high school she earned a combined eight letters in cross country and track. At the University of Minnesota, she was a four-time All-American. She earned All-America status in both cross country and track in the 2005-06 academic year, becoming the first Gopher to do so in 20 years. Emily is the school record holder in the 3000 meters indoor (9:27.33) and 3000m steeplechase (9:56.62). On the track, she was a Big Ten Champion in the steeplechase and finished fourth in the steeple at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. In cross country, she led the women's team to its two best finishes (9th and 11th) at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. Since turning professional, Emily set a personal best indoors of 9:10.60 in the 3000 meters (previous was 9:27.33), and a best of 4:32.58 in the mile (previous was 4:44.14). She also placed third at the USA Cross Country 8k Championships to earn a spot on the U.S. World Cross team. At World Cross Country, Emily was 18th overall and first across the line for the 4th place U.S. Women's team. Running in her first steeplechase of the year at the Drake Relays on April 26, she posted the Olympic "A" qualifying standard and personal best time of 9:45.38 to win the event. At the Cardinal Invitational on May 4, Emily won the women's 5000 meters in a best of 15:19.57 (previous best was 16:28.24). She competed in the 5000 at the U.S. Olympic Trials. In 2009, Emily won the women's 8k race at the USA Cross Country Championships and placed 3rd at the USA 15k Championships. She was also a member of the first place women's team at the Jacksonville 15k. Emily joined Team USA Minnesota in the summer of 2007.
At the University of Minnesota, where he was a kinesiology major, he ran cross country and track for the Golden Gophers. His career highlights at Minnesota include school record holder in the outdoor 5000 meters (13:44.64), 2002 and 2004 Midwest Region Cross Country champion, two-time runner-up in the Big Ten outdoor 5000 meters, two-time cross country All-American, 2005 team captain in track, and All-America honors in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Championships. Andrew also has the second fastest time in the 10,000 (28:56.59) in school history. He set his personal bests in the 5000 and 10,000 in the spring of 2005. After completing his eligibility at the U, Andrew competed in the USA Outdoor Championships in the 5000 where he placed 15th. He also posted 14:04 in the 5k at the Chileda Classic in June and finished 8th in the Crazy 8's 8k in 23:54. In 2006, Andrew made his debut in the half marathon distance with a time of 1:03:20, which placed him 5th in the USA Men's Half Marathon Championship. At the USA Cross Country Championships, he finished 12th. In Jacksonville, Andrew placed 8th in the USA 15k Championships in a time of 45:35. At the USA 10 Mile Championships, Andrew finished second in 48:51. In New York at the Reebok Grand Prix, he ran a personal best in the 5000 meters of 13:38.06 (previous was 13:44). Andrew ran the 5000 meter event at USA Outdoor and finished 7th. In Europe during July, he posted a personal best in the 3000m of 7:58.73 (previous was 8:05.98) and a personal best in the 5000 meters of 13:32.71. On Labor Day, Andrew placed 3rd in the USA 20k Championship (59:47) and on Sept. 17, was 7th in the USA 5k Championship. He was a member of the U.S. team that placed 6th at the IAAF World Road Running 20k Championships on Oct. 8. On Nov. 23, Andrew was a member of the U.S. team that placed 3rd at the Chiba Ekiden in Japan. To start 2007, Andrew finished 4th at the USA Half Marathon Championships in a personal best time of 1:02:44. At the USA Cross Country Championships he finished 11th in the 12k. At the USA 15k Championships he was 10th and at the USA 5k Championships, he was 4th.
2009: A-Sun Indoor Mile Conference Champion (4:39.39).. double A-Sun Outdoor Track and Field Champion in the 800m (2:08.99), and 1500 (4:18.08)..6th in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 1500m (4:15.04)..NCAA Mideast Region Champion in the 1500m (4:22.16).
2009: Finished 7th at the USA indoor champs. Did not compete at the USA outdoor champs due to an injury. Season best jumps of 2.20m (7-2.5) indoors and outdoors. 2008: Tied a season best jump indoors of 2.22m (7-3.25) to place 4th at the USA indoor champs. Outdoors jumped a season best 2.25m (7-4.5) to win the Kansas Relays. Placed 11th at the Olympic Trials with 2.19m (7-2.25). 2007: Jumped 2.30m (7-6.5) in Madison, WI for the win. Went on to win the NCAA D2 champs with a jump of 2.25m (7-4.5). Outdoors jumped a season best 2.30m (7-6.5) to win the Drake Relays. Then went on to win the NCAA D2 Outdoor champs and the USA Outdoor champs both times jumping 2.27m (7-5.25). Winning the USA champs qualified him for the World Champs in Osaka, Japan. He jumped in Osaka but failed to make the finals with a 2.19m (7-2.25) jump. Jumped a season best indoors and outdoors of 2.30m (7-6.5). 2006: Indoors had several solid jumps topped by his win at the NCAA D2 champs with a 2.29m (7-6) jump which set a D2 national record. Outdoors he finished 3rd at the D2 Nationals with a 2.17m (7-1.5) jump and finished up the season with a NH at the USA champs. Finished with season bests 2.21m (7-3) Outdoors and 2.29m (7-6) indoors. 2005: Finished 2nd at the D2 indoor champs with a 2.15m (7-0.5) jump. Outdoors won the Mt. Sac College Division with a 2.18m (7-1.75) jump. Then he went on the win his first D2 National title with a 2.17m (7-1.75) jump. Also competed at the USA champs where he jumped 2.12m (6-11.5) to finish 9th place. Finished with a season best 2.18m (7-1.75) Outdoors and 2.15m (7-0.5) Indoors. 2004: Attending school at Mankato Minnesota to play football, Jim came to track late in the indoor season after recovering from two broken collar bone injuries happening back to back during the fall semester. He had an Indoor best jump of 2.00m and did not qualify for the D2 National Meet. Outdoors he was the NCC Conference Champion jumping a season best of 2.05m and qualified for the D2 Nationals at Mt. Sac where he no-heighted. 2003: Wisconsin State Runner-up with a season best of 1.98m
Lisa Dobriskey made her Olympic debut at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. She ran the 1500m and narrowly missed out on a medal finishing fourth. At the 2009, World Championships in Berlin Dobriskey won silver in the 1500m. In a dramatic final she was upgraded to the silver medal after Spanish athlete Natalia Rodriguez was disqualified for blatant pushing at around 200m to go in which Gelete Burka was the victim of a fall. In the end, only 1/100th of second separated her from the gold medal. After winning her school's 800m at aged 11, her teachers suggested that she join the local athletic club.[3] Dobriskey won Amateur Athletic Association titles at Under 15/17/20 and 23. She was the fastest British under-17 girl at 800 metres (2:08.67) and fourth fastest at 1500 m (4:31.7) in 1999, and the third fastest at 1500 m (4:28.10) in 2000. She won the English Schools 800 m title for Juniors in 1998 and for Intermediates in 1999 and made her junior international debut indoors against Germany and France at 1500 m in 2000. In the English Schools cross country running she was 4th in the Junior girls in 1998 and 3rd in the Intermediates in 1999. She was 2nd in the Inter-counties U15 cc in 1999. [4] She won the gold medal in the women's 1500 m event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She finished 4th in the final of the 1500m in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, resulting in her ranking fourth in the world for the 1500m.[5] After this, she won the Fifth Avenue Mile competition with the second fastest ever time recorded by a female athlete at the race.[6]
Lauren Fleshman began running well in high school at Canyon HS, in California. She was a state champion many times over and took third at the Footlocker National Cross Country Championships. Fleshman went on to run at Stanford University as a 15 time all-American. She won the NCAA 5k in 2001, 2002, and 2003 and is the collegiate record holder in that event. As she went pro she did just as well, being the runner up in 2005 USA Outdoor Championships in the 5k and winner the following year.
Gillick specializes in the 400 metres and he won the European Indoor Championship in 2005 and 2007, as well as the Irish National Outdoor Championship in 2006 & 2007. He set the Irish Indoor record of 45.52 seconds in the 2007 final. The time also beat the Irish outdoor record of 45.58 and was within the Olympic 'A' qualifying standard for the 2008 Games. On 4 July 2009 he ran 44.77 seconds in a race in Madrid to set a new national record. He is also the 2009 Irish national 200 m champion. In the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships Gillick was the second fastest qualifier in both the heats & semi-finals but finished 5th in the final and was later disqualified as a result of a collision with the American Bershawn Jackson with 200 metres to go. At the European outdoors that year he became the first Irishman to reach the final of the 400m where he again finished 5th.
Sara began her career with a bang as a high school Freshman from Santa Rosa, CA, winning the California State Cross Country Championship and both the 1600m and 3200m races at the California State Track Championship. She continued to be a multiple Footlocker Nationals Finalist, and won the National Title her Senior year. She became the first California high school runner to ever win 4 State Cross Country titles.
Sara continued her career at Stanford University, where she became a multiple NCAA All-American and Top 3 National finisher in cross country and track, leading the Cardinal women to their NCAA Cross Country Championship in 2003. Sara won the Pac-10 title 4 times in track and cross country and was a 3 time Western Regional Champion.
She continues to run professionally for ASICS at distances from 1500 meters to 5,000 meters. Hall ran 15:24 in her first professional race, placing 6th at the US National Championships in 2005. In 2006, Hall won her first USA title at the US 5k Road Championships (15:40) followed by a win at the 5th Avenue Mile (4:28). She has three times been a runner-up at the US Indoor Nationals at 3,000 meters. She represented the US at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow (2006) and Doha (2010), and the World Cross Country Championships in Japan (2006). Sara has a 1500 meter PR of 4:08, 5,000 PR of 15:20, and a road mile PR of 4:23. She is a 3 time runner up at the Millrose Games Indoors. She recently placed a close 2nd in the US Indoor National Championships at 3,000 meters, and tried her first steeplechase, which she enjoyed!
Hall's 2009 season was highlighted by his fourth-place finish at the New York City Marathon and third-place finish at the Boston Marathon. At the 2008 Olympic Trials - Men's Marathon, Hall tamed what had been thought of as a slow and very difficult course, breaking the Olympic Trials record with his winning time of 2:09:02. He posted the second-fastest marathon time ever by an American of 2:06.17 with his fifth place finish at the 2008 London Marathon. Hall showed signs of becoming a future Olympic marathoner when he made his marathon debut in style, finishing seventh in April at the 2007 Flora London Marathon in 2:08:24. Hall's time was the fastest ever debut marathon for an American man by 1:16.Hall has gone from high school prodigy to national record holder in the span of just a few years. Hall set a U.S. record and earned a national title on January 14, 2007, when he won the men's U.S. Half Marathon National Championship in 59 minutes 43 seconds becoming the first American to break the one-hour barrier at that distance. His performance bettered the previous American record by Mark Curp that had stood for 21 years by 1:12.. Hall won his first major cross country title when he captured the men's long course national crown at the 2006 USA Cross Country Championships at historic Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx, N.Y. Hall won going away with a 27-second margin over the rest of the field. "It was probably the most fun race of my life," said Hall. "It's my first 12k. I thought that I would make a move and see who would go, and maybe if I get a gap, then keep going." Hall was the fastest American in the long course race at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships in Japan, placing 43rd. Also in 2006 Hall set an American record in the 20 km of 57:54 on October 8 at the IAAF World Road Running Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Hall enjoyed a strong season in 2005 that included winning the NCAA Outdoor 5,000m title, placing third at the USA Outdoor Championships, where he set a new personal best of 13:16.03, and competing at his first World Outdoor Championships. As a prep standout, Hall competed at the Peregrine Systems U.S. Open at Stanford in the 1500 meters where he ran 3:42.70, the third fastest high school performance ever for the metric mile ... California state champion in the 1600 meters during his senior season with a state record time of 4:02 ... had the #2 high school time in the U.S. in the 1600 meters at 4:00.52 ... The National Scholastic mile champion in his junior season at 4:06 ... Also won the state title during his junior season in the two-mile at 8:55.03 ...the California state cross country champion during his junior and senior seasons at Big Bear High School ... Finished third at the Footlocker Nationals in Orlando during his senior season. Wife Sara (Bei) Hall is also a competitive runner, who placed 26th in the 4 km race at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships. The Halls are active with charitable groups such as Team World Vision. They worked on a campaign in 2008 entitled, "More Precious than Gold," that raised nearly a million dollars to help bring clean water wells and irrigation systems to poor communities in Zambia. 2009:4th at New York City Marathon & 2nd at USA Men's Championship (2:10:36)...3rd at Boston Marathon (2:09:40)...best of 2:09:40. 2008: 5th at London Marathon (2:06:17PR - 2nd fastest American all-time)...10th at Olympic Games marathon (2:12:33)...ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 2:06:17. 2007: 1st at Olympic Trials - Men's Marathon (2:09:02CR)...7th at London Marathon (2:08:24)...7th at USA Outdoor Championships 10,000m (28:51.77)...3rd at Stanford (28:07.93)...1st at USA Half-Marathon Championships in Houston (59:43AR)...ranked #1 in marathon and #8 at 10,000m in U.S. by T&FN...bests of 2:08:24 & 28:07.93. 2006: USA Cross Country Champs long course champ (34:38)...3rd at USA Cross Country Champs 4 km (10:57)...43rd at World XC Champs (37:29)...8th at AT&T USA Outdoor Championships 5,000m (13:40.55)...ran 20 km AR (57:54) in Debrecen, Hungary...4th at adidas Classic (8:26.26)...10th at Heusden (13:38.89)...ranked #8 in U.S. at 5,000m by T&FN...bests of 13:38.89, 8:26.26. 2005: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs 5,000m (13:16.03 PR)1st at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (13:22.32 School Record)6th at Mt. SAC Relays 5,000 (13:31.58)2nd at PAC 10 Championships 5,000 (13:37.45)ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 13:16.03. 2004: 1st at the NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championships2nd at PAC 10 Cross Country Championships...best of 13:45.0. 2003: Runner-up finish led Stanford to team victory at the NCAA Cross Country Championships ... 2nd at the NCAA West Cross Country Regional...best of 3:43.37 2002: 37th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships ... 1st at the Stanford Invitational 4000 meter race (11:49) and the Notre Dame Invitational Blue race (8000 meters, 24:10) ... 8th at Pac-10 Cross Country Championships...9th at the NCAA West Cross Country Regional ...track & field redshirt. 2001: 1st at the Murray Keating XC Invitational...bests of 1:51.07, 3:42.70, 8:58.6. 2000: 3rd at Foot Locker XC
via usatf.org Runner-up 2011 USA Outdoors; 2nd 2011 Los Angeles Marathon; Member of 2010 IAAF bronze medal World XC team; NCAA 2005 Indoor National Champion 5,000m; USA Junior Champion 5,000m 2011 has been a breakthrough year for Hastings. At USA Outdoors, Hastings dropped a stunning 34 seconds off of her best 5,000m time. Since USA's, Hastings has proved consistently with three more 5,000m efforts under 15:20...In her debut marathon in Los Angeles, Hastings finished second to become the eighth-best American marathoner of all-time. 10xNCAA All-American in Cross Country and Track while at Arizona State...Coach Terrence Mahon has dubbed her "Little Deena" due to the similarities of her racing style with Deena Kastor.
While at the University of Texas, Jacob garnered many All- American honors. In 2008, during his junior year, he led off the NCAA Indoor Championship winning DMR. He also ran on the World Record setting DMR earlier that season. In the spring, Hernandez was a key factor in Texas' sweep of the 3 distance relays at the Penn Relays. He ran on both the winning DMR and 4x800. His split on the 4x800 was the fastest of the meet. He continued to roll throughout the season, winning his first individual NCAA title, taking the 800m crown. In his senior season, Jacob won his first indoor 800m title at the NCAA Championships and again anchored the winning 4x800m at the Penn Relays. A hamstring injury during the Big 12 4x400m kept him from defending his Outdoor NCAA title.
Since an early age, Molly Huddle has been determined to be an elite runner. So much so, that she didnÂt allow the absesnce of a cross country or track program at her high school stop her- she simply made her own; with herself as the only team member. Since school records were too easy to come by, Molly decided to go out and break the national high school 2-mile record of 10:01. Following a stand out collegiate career at Notre Dame, Molly has found success running professionally for Saucony, and has found a new team. Under the tutelage of Ray Treacy, Molly trains with some of the finest female distance runners in the world in Providence, RI. This environment has proved to be beneficial, as through her 07/08 campaign, Molly has set PRÂs in the 5,000 meters (15:17) and bested the Olympic ÂAÂ standard in the 10,000 meters (31:27). Molly continues to be one of the premier distance runners in the United States, and recently made it to the 5,000m and 10,000m finals at the 2008 US Olympic Trials.
Huling punched his ticket to the 2009 World Outdoor Championships in Berlin after finishing second in the steeplechase at the USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. Huling finished third in Brussels on September 4, 2009 in a personal best time of 8:14.69, which was the fastest time by an American that season and bettered his previous career best clocking by slightly more than six seconds. The 2006 Miami (Ohio) graduate punched his ticket to Berlin with his finishing time of 8:32.86. Also at 2009 nationals, Huling posted the fastest time of the first round at 8:34.13. Huling finished as the runner-up in Eugene in his second ever appearance at the USA Outdoor Championships following a difficult period the previous two years where he was beset with injuries. While at Miami, Huling earned All-America honors in both cross country and track and field as a senior (2005-06). He won Mid-American Conference championships in the 5,000m as a junior and in the 5,000m and 10,000m as a senior. He also won the MAC Cross Country title in 2005. 2010: USA Outdoor champion (8:27.87)...5th in mile at Indiana Relays (4:00.13)...1st at Mt. SAC Relays in 5000m run (13:24.72)...10th at Paris in 3,000mSC (8:19.33)...4th in Lausanne (8:13.29PR). 2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (8:32.86)...12th in opening round at World Champs (8:46.79)...4th in Brussels (8:14.69, U.S. Leader)...ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 8:14.69. 2008: 5th at 2008 Olympic Trials (8:35.30)...ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 8:20.84. 2007: Injured, did not compete 2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors (8:27.41)...6th at NCAA Outdoors 5,000m (14:20.38)...MAC steeple & 5,000m champ...bests of 8:27.41, 13:46.53, 30:37.25. 2005: MAC Outdoor 5,000m champ...13th in steeple prelims at NCAA Outdoors...MAC cross country champ...bests of 8:43.59, 14:33.02. 2004: 2nd in steeple at MAC Champs...bests of 8:58.88, 14:22.84. 2003: Best of 14:11.52.
