Alan Webb
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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. He now attends George Mason University.
Accomplishments
2005:Set American Record over the two mile distance at the Prefontaine Classic (8:11.48)
2004: 1st at Olympic Trials 1500m (3:36.13)…9th in opening round at Olympic Games (3:41.25)…8th in USA Cross Country Championships Open 4 km (11:31)…4th in USA Cross Country Championships Open 12 km (35:21)…1st in mile(3:50.83PR) & 1500m en route (3:34.42) in Nike Prefontaine Classic…4th in mile at Tyson Foods Invitational (3:57.52)…1st in 5,000m at Penn Relays (13:46.31)…1st in 1,500m at Home Depot (3:35.71)…1st in Round B at Seville in 800m (1:46.53PR)…4th at Thales FBK-Games in 1500m (3:33.70)…1st at Home Depot in 1500m (3:35.71)…1st at Penn Relays in 5000m (13:46.31PR)…ranked #8 at 800m, #1 at 1,500m by T&FN…bests of 3:32.73, 3:50.84PR, 1:46.53PR, 13:46.31PR.
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.
External link
- U.S. Track & Field biography (http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Webb_Alan.asp)