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'''Alan Webb''' is the name of: | |||
'''Alan Webb''' (born ], ], in ]) is an ] track ]. | |||
Webb attended ] in ]. In 1999, he broke ]'s high school record for sophomores in the mile run. At the ] in January of ], Webb's mile time of 3:59.86 seconds at ]’s Armory made him the first American high schooler ever to run a ] indoors. Just four months later on May 27, 2001 at the ], Webb ran a mile in 3:53.43 to break Ryun's 36-year-old national high school record. | |||
* ], (b. 1983), American track athlete | |||
* ], (1906-1982), English actor | |||
He followed up his run at Prefontaine by winning the Virginia State High School 800-meter title in 1:47.74 to become the fourth-fastest high schooler ever at the distance. | |||
Webb went on to run for the ], but left the Wolverines during his freshman year (June of 2002) to turn professional and be coached again by his high school mentor Scott Raczko, who now coaches at ]. He now attends ]. | |||
In 2004, Webb won the Olympic Trials at 1,500 meters and went on to represent the United States at the ]. In 2005, he won another national title at 1,500 meters, and made it to the Finals of the ] in that event. He also set PRs at every distance from the 1,500 to the 5,000 meters, setting the American record at 2 miles along the way. | |||
==Races By Event== | |||
Note: All dates in MM.DD.YYYY format | |||
'''800m''' | |||
{| border="1" width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:4px; border:4px solid #cccccc; " | |||
|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | |||
!Competition | |||
!Ranking | |||
!Timing | |||
!Place | |||
!Date | |||
|- | |||
|Seville Round B | |||
|1 | |||
|1:46.53 | |||
|Seville, Spain | |||
|06.05.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|Grand Prix | |||
|3 | |||
|1:47.13 | |||
|Malmo, Sweden | |||
|08.16.2005 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
'''1500m''' | |||
{| border="1" width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:4px; border:4px solid #cccccc; " | |||
|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | |||
!Competition | |||
!Ranking | |||
!Timing | |||
!Place | |||
!Date | |||
|- | |||
|Home Depot Center Invitational | |||
|1 | |||
|3:35.71 | |||
|Carson, California | |||
|05.22.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|Thales FBK Games | |||
|4 | |||
|3:33.70 | |||
|Hengelo, Netherlands | |||
|05.31.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|Olympic Trials Quartefinals | |||
|1 | |||
|3:47.10 | |||
|Sacramento, California | |||
|07.15.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|Olympic Trials Semifinals | |||
|2 | |||
|3:39.92 | |||
|Sacramento, California | |||
|07.16.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|Olympic Trials Finals | |||
|1 | |||
|3:36.13 | |||
|Sacramento, California | |||
|07.18.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|Olympic Qualifying Round 1 | |||
|9 | |||
|3:41.25 | |||
|Sacramento, California | |||
|08.20.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|USA Outdoor Champs | |||
|1 | |||
|3:41.97 | |||
|Carson, California | |||
|06.25.2005 | |||
|- | |||
|World Track and Field Championships | |||
|9 | |||
|3:41.04 | |||
|Helsinki, Finland | |||
|08.10.2005 | |||
|- | |||
|Rieti | |||
|3 | |||
|3:32:52 | |||
|Rieti, Italy | |||
|08.28.2005 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
'''Mile''' | |||
{| border="1" width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:4px; border:4px solid #cccccc; " | |||
|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | |||
!Competition | |||
!Ranking | |||
!Timing | |||
!Place | |||
!Date | |||
|- | |||
|Tyson Foods Invitational | |||
|4 | |||
|3:57.52 | |||
|Fayetteville, Arkansas | |||
|02.14.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|Nike Prefontaine Classic | |||
|1 | |||
|3:50.83 | |||
|Eugene, Oregon | |||
|06.19.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|Bislett Games | |||
|4 | |||
|3:48.92 | |||
|Oslo, Norway | |||
|07.29.2005 | |||
|- | |||
|Fifth Avenue Mile | |||
|2 | |||
|3:51.4 | |||
|New York, New York | |||
|07.24.2005 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
'''3000m''' | |||
{| border="1" width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:4px; border:4px solid #cccccc; " | |||
|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | |||
!Competition | |||
!Ranking | |||
!Timing | |||
!Place | |||
!Date | |||
|- | |||
|Nike Prefontaine Classic | |||
|3 | |||
|7:39.28 | |||
|Eugene, Oregon | |||
|06.4.2005 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
'''2 Mile''' | |||
{| border="1" width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:4px; border:4px solid #cccccc; " | |||
|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | |||
!Competition | |||
!Ranking | |||
!Timing | |||
!Place | |||
!Date | |||
|- | |||
|Nike Prefontaine Classic | |||
|2 | |||
|8:11.48 (American Record) | |||
|Eugene, Oregon | |||
|06.4.2005 | |||
|- | |||
|Adidas Track Classic | |||
|6 | |||
|8:33.92 | |||
|Carson, California | |||
|05.21.2006 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
'''5000m''' | |||
{| border="1" width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:4px; border:4px solid #cccccc; " | |||
|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | |||
!Competition | |||
!Ranking | |||
!Timing | |||
!Place | |||
!Date | |||
|- | |||
|Penn Relays | |||
|1 | |||
|13:46.31 | |||
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
|04.29.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|Penn Relays | |||
|1 | |||
|13:30.25 | |||
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
|04.28.2005 | |||
|- | |||
|Berlin Golden League | |||
|8 | |||
|13:10.86 | |||
|Berlin, Germany | |||
|09.04.2005 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
'''10000m''' | |||
{| border="1" width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:4px; border:4px solid #cccccc; " | |||
|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | |||
!Competition | |||
!Ranking | |||
!Timing | |||
!Place | |||
!Date | |||
|- | |||
|Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational | |||
|1 | |||
|27:34.72 | |||
|Palo Alto, California | |||
|04.30.2006 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
'''Cross Country''' | |||
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|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | |||
!Competition | |||
!Ranking | |||
!Timing | |||
!Distance | |||
!Place | |||
!Date | |||
|- | |||
|USA Cross Country Championships | |||
|8 | |||
|11:31 | |||
|4km | |||
|Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
|02.07.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|USA Cross Country Championships | |||
|4 | |||
|35:21 | |||
|12km | |||
|Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
|02.08.2004 | |||
|- | |||
|USA Cross Country Championships | |||
|6 | |||
|11:48.3 | |||
|4km | |||
|Vancouver, Washington | |||
|02.12.2005 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
<!-- Old results still needing addition | |||
2003: 7th at USA Indoors (3:44.45)… 10th at USA Outdoors (3:47.35)...2nd at the Armory Indoor (3:59.49)...10th in mile at Nike Prefontaine Classic (3:58.84)...bests of 3:47.35 & 3:58.84. | |||
2002: 1st at Big Ten Conference Outdoor Championships 1,500m (3:49.27)...4th in 1,500m at NCAA Outdoor Championships (3:43.23). | |||
2001: Set prep national record for indoor mile (3:59.86), outdoor mile (3:53.43), and outdoor 1,500m (3:38.26 en route to his 3:53.43) ... won VA state 800m title in record time of 1:47.74, making him the fourth-fastest prep in history… ran the fastest 800m split by a high schooler in the history of the Penn Relays (1:49.1), where he anchored South Lakes to wins in the 4x800m relay and distance medley relay… bests of 3:53.43 and 1:47.74. | |||
2000: Posted split time of 3:59.9 for 1600m at Penn Relays…second at FootLocker XC Championships… best of 4:03.33 in mile. | |||
1999: Set prep national record for mile as a sophomore (4:06.94) … 8th at FootLocker XC Championships. --> | |||
==Personal Records== | |||
===Outdoors=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Distance | |||
! Mark | |||
! Date | |||
! Location | |||
|- | |||
| 800 m || align=right | 1:46.53 || align=right | ] || ] | |||
|- | |||
| 1,000 m || align=right | 2:20.32 || align=right | ] || ] | |||
|- | |||
| 1,500 m || align=right | 3:32.52 || align=right | ] || ] | |||
|- | |||
| Mile || align=right | 3:48.92 || align=right | ] || ] | |||
|- | |||
| 3,000 m || align=right | 7:39.28 || align=right | ] || ] | |||
|- | |||
| 2 miles || align=right | 8:11.48<sup>(1)</sup> || align=right | ] || ] | |||
|- | |||
| 5,000 m || align=right | 13:10.86 || align=right | ] || ] | |||
|- | |||
| 10,000 m || align=right | 27:34.72 || align=right | ] || ] | |||
|} | |||
<sup>(1)</sup> American Record | |||
===Cross Country=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Distance | |||
! Mark | |||
! Date | |||
! Location | |||
|- | |||
| 4,000 m || align=right | 11:31 || align=right | ] || ] | |||
|- | |||
| 12,000 m || align=right | 35:21 || align=right | ] || ] | |||
|} | |||
==External links== | |||
* | |||
* | |||
* Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile by Chris Lear (ISBN 1-59486-056-4) | |||
==See also== | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
] | |||
] | |||
] | |||
] | |||
] | |||
] | |||
] | |||
] |
Revision as of 13:04, 8 January 2007
Alan Webb (born January 13, 1983, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American track athlete.
Webb attended South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia. In 1999, he broke Jim Ryun's high school record for sophomores in the mile run. At the New Balance Games in January of 2001, Webb's mile time of 3:59.86 seconds at New York City’s Armory made him the first American high schooler ever to run a four minute mile indoors. Just four months later on May 27, 2001 at the Prefontaine Classic, Webb ran a mile in 3:53.43 to break Ryun's 36-year-old national high school record.
He followed up his run at Prefontaine by winning the Virginia State High School 800-meter title in 1:47.74 to become the fourth-fastest high schooler ever at the distance.
Webb went on to run for the University of Michigan, but left the Wolverines during his freshman year (June of 2002) to turn professional and be coached again by his high school mentor Scott Raczko, who now coaches at Oakton High School. He now attends George Mason University.
In 2004, Webb won the Olympic Trials at 1,500 meters and went on to represent the United States at the Athens Summer Games. In 2005, he won another national title at 1,500 meters, and made it to the Finals of the World Championships in Helsinki in that event. He also set PRs at every distance from the 1,500 to the 5,000 meters, setting the American record at 2 miles along the way.
Races By Event
Note: All dates in MM.DD.YYYY format
800m
Competition | Ranking | Timing | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Seville Round B | 1 | 1:46.53 | Seville, Spain | 06.05.2004 |
Grand Prix | 3 | 1:47.13 | Malmo, Sweden | 08.16.2005 |
1500m
Competition | Ranking | Timing | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Home Depot Center Invitational | 1 | 3:35.71 | Carson, California | 05.22.2004 |
Thales FBK Games | 4 | 3:33.70 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 05.31.2004 |
Olympic Trials Quartefinals | 1 | 3:47.10 | Sacramento, California | 07.15.2004 |
Olympic Trials Semifinals | 2 | 3:39.92 | Sacramento, California | 07.16.2004 |
Olympic Trials Finals | 1 | 3:36.13 | Sacramento, California | 07.18.2004 |
Olympic Qualifying Round 1 | 9 | 3:41.25 | Sacramento, California | 08.20.2004 |
USA Outdoor Champs | 1 | 3:41.97 | Carson, California | 06.25.2005 |
World Track and Field Championships | 9 | 3:41.04 | Helsinki, Finland | 08.10.2005 |
Rieti | 3 | 3:32:52 | Rieti, Italy | 08.28.2005 |
Mile
Competition | Ranking | Timing | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tyson Foods Invitational | 4 | 3:57.52 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 02.14.2004 |
Nike Prefontaine Classic | 1 | 3:50.83 | Eugene, Oregon | 06.19.2004 |
Bislett Games | 4 | 3:48.92 | Oslo, Norway | 07.29.2005 |
Fifth Avenue Mile | 2 | 3:51.4 | New York, New York | 07.24.2005 |
3000m
Competition | Ranking | Timing | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nike Prefontaine Classic | 3 | 7:39.28 | Eugene, Oregon | 06.4.2005 |
2 Mile
Competition | Ranking | Timing | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nike Prefontaine Classic | 2 | 8:11.48 (American Record) | Eugene, Oregon | 06.4.2005 |
Adidas Track Classic | 6 | 8:33.92 | Carson, California | 05.21.2006 |
5000m
Competition | Ranking | Timing | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Penn Relays | 1 | 13:46.31 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 04.29.2004 |
Penn Relays | 1 | 13:30.25 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 04.28.2005 |
Berlin Golden League | 8 | 13:10.86 | Berlin, Germany | 09.04.2005 |
10000m
Competition | Ranking | Timing | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational | 1 | 27:34.72 | Palo Alto, California | 04.30.2006 |
Cross Country
Competition | Ranking | Timing | Distance | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA Cross Country Championships | 8 | 11:31 | 4km | Indianapolis, Indiana | 02.07.2004 |
USA Cross Country Championships | 4 | 35:21 | 12km | Indianapolis, Indiana | 02.08.2004 |
USA Cross Country Championships | 6 | 11:48.3 | 4km | Vancouver, Washington | 02.12.2005 |
Personal Records
Outdoors
Distance | Mark | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|
800 m | 1:46.53 | 2004-06-05 | Seville |
1,000 m | 2:20.32 | 2005-06-11 | New York City |
1,500 m | 3:32.52 | 2005-08-28 | Rieti |
Mile | 3:48.92 | 2005-07-29 | Oslo |
3,000 m | 7:39.28 | 2005-06-04 | Eugene |
2 miles | 8:11.48 | 2005-06-04 | Eugene |
5,000 m | 13:10.86 | 2005-09-04 | Berlin |
10,000 m | 27:34.72 | 2006-04-30 | Palo Alto |
American Record
Cross Country
Distance | Mark | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|
4,000 m | 11:31 | 2004-02-07 | Indianapolis |
12,000 m | 35:21 | 2004-02-08 | Indianapolis |
External links
- U.S. Track & Field biography
- Alan Webb's U.S. Olympic Team bio
- Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile by Chris Lear (ISBN 1-59486-056-4)