Veering again here but I've always been impressed by this result by the
Craig twins. Had to be a reasonably deep field for the time and probably
full of people who had been peaking for an Olympic 1500 that they didn't
get to go to? I'm sure that I am about to find out.
4th all time Can
3:57.21, PAUL CRAIG 53, 6, WEST BERLIN, AUG 08 80
10 all time Can
3:58.05, JOHN CRAIG 53, 10, WEST BERLIN, AUG 08 80
Regards,
Martin
ghill wrote:
>
> Popular question after yesterday is, are the Torreses the best bro combo in
> NCAA cross history?
>
> This isn't solid T&FN-proofed research, but in a few minutes of poring
> through the files my answer is that they're easily the best 1-year brothers,
> beating themselves from last year. These are the combos I turned up in my
> quick search, with their scores and places.
>
> 11...Torres '02 (1/10)
> 17...Torres '01 (2/15)
> 18...Leddy '72 (3/15)
> 19...Hauser '98 (6/13)
> 20...Hauser '96 (6/14)
> 21...Kennedy '57 (5/16)
> 27...Hauser '97 (10/17)
> 30...Ashenfelter '50 (8/22)
> .....Torres '00 (3/27)
> 45...Keino '94 (1/44)
>
> They're not the best lifetime bros, however. Not even No. 2:
>
> 4....Kennedys (Michigan State): Forddy 1 ('58), Kennedy 3 ('56)
> 6....Ashenfelters (Penn St): Horace 2 ('47), Bill 4 ('51)
> 11...Torreses (Colorado) '02
> 15...Ashenfelters: Horace 2 ('47), Don 13 ('49)
> 17...Ashenfelters: Bill 4 ('51), Don 13 ('49)
> 18...Leddys (East Tennessee) '72
> 19...Hausers (Stanford) '98
>
> By extrapolation (and default!), the Ashenfelters win the lifetime 3-bro
> award at 19. No, they never ran the Nationals all at once.
