What are Jim's PRs? Personal bests
- 800 m -- 1:46.5 (1982)
- 1000 m -- 2:16.54 (1984)
- 1500 m -- 3:31.01 (1988)
- Mile -- 3:49.80 (1986)
- 2000 m -- 4:52.44 (1987, Current American record)
- 3000 m -- 7:37.04 (1993)
- 2 mile -- 8:24.14 (1986)
- 5000 m -- 13:15.86 (1994)
- 10000 m -- 28:26 (1983)
How many times did Jim break 4:00 for the mile?
68 54 times on the track
14 times on the road
What were Jim's rankings?
| 1500 meters |
USA |
World |
| 1980 |
8 |
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| 1981 |
6 |
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| 1982 |
5 |
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| 1983 |
4 |
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| 1984 |
2 |
9 |
| 1985 |
3 |
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| 1986 |
3 |
9 |
| 1987 |
2 |
5 |
| 1988 |
1 |
7 |
| 1989 |
7 |
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| 1990 |
3 |
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| 1991 |
1 |
10 |
| 1992 |
1 |
9 |
| 1993 |
1 |
5 |
| 1994 |
3 |
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| 5000 meters |
USA |
World |
| 1982 |
9 |
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| 1983 |
2 |
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| 1993 |
5 |
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| 1994 |
2 |
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| 1995 |
6 |
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| 1996 |
3 |
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What were Jim's Big 10 and NCAA tiles?
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Big 10 1980, 1982 Cross-country 1980, 1981, 1982 1500 meters outdoors 1980, 1982, 1983 mile indoors 1980, 1982, 1983 2-mile, indoors 1981, 1982 5000 meters outdoors
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NCAA 12 time All-American, 2 time NCAA Champion 1978 NCAA Cross-country 1979 NCAA Cross-country 1980 NCAA indoors - 880 yard run - 2 mile run 1980 NCAA outdoors, 5000 meters 1980 NCAA cross-country 1981 NCAA outdoors, 1500 meters 1982 NCAA indoors, mile 1982 NCAA outdoors, 1500 meters, champion 1982 NCAA cross-country 1983 NCAA indoors, mile, champion -1000 yard run
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