Ed Eyestone
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Edward D. Eyestone (born in June 15, 1961 in American Samoa) is a two-time Olympic marathoner and long distance runner. Eyestone graduated from Bonneville High School in Washington Terrace, Utah and was the Utah State High School State Champion in cross-country and track and field.
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[edit] Collegiate career
Eyestone went to Brigham Young University (BYU) and received a bachelors in psychology and a masters in exercise science. While at BYU, he became a 10-time NCAA All-American and in 1984 went undefeated in NCAA cross-country events. Eyestone is one of only three runners, along with Gerry Lindgren and Suleiman Nyambiu, to capture the NCAA "Triple Crown" by becoming the 1985 NCAA Champion in cross-country, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. In 1985, the Academic All-American and recipient of the NCAA Top Six Award set a then-NCAA record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 27:41:05. He finished his collegiate career with four NCAA Championships.
[edit] International racing career
[edit] IAAF World Cross Country Championships
- 1980 Junior Men's Individual Race - Bronze Medal
- 1983 Men's Team Event: USA - Silver Medal
- 1984 Men's Team Event: USA - Silver Medal
- 1985 Men's Team Event: USA - Bronze Medal
- 1986 Men's Team Event: USA - Bronze Medal
[edit] Olympic and International Distance Races
- Olympic Marathon 1988 Seoul, Korea (29th place, 2:19:09)
- Olympic Marathon 1992 Barcelona, Spain (13th place, 2:15:23)
- Personal Best Marathon: 2:10:59
- Personal Best 10,000 Meters 27:40[1]
- Ranked in the “Top Ten” of US Marathoners, for nine years.
- Ranked in the “Top Ten” of US 10,000 Meters for eight years.
- Five Time US Road Racer of the Year.
- 1st place, Bellin Run (Green Bay, Wisc.), (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
- 1st place, Bay to Breakers, (San Francisco, Ca.) (1986)
- 1st place, Peachtree Road Race 10K (Atlanta, Ga.) (1991)
- 1st place, The Medical Center 10K Classc (Bowling Green, Ky.) (1990)[2]
- 21st place, World Championships in Athletics - Men's Marathon (1995)
[edit] Post-racing career
After putting up his shoes, Eyestone has become a noted distance and road racing expert, serving as a columnist for Runners World magazine and television commentor for ESPN's "Race of the Month" series.
Eyestone returned to BYU as head coach of the cross-country team.[3] Eyestone is a three-time selection as "Coach of the Year" for the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Previously he served as assistant track coach at Weber State University.
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gregg Carr Tracy Caulkins Doug Flutie Mark J. Traynowicz Susan E. Walsh |
NCAA Top Six Award Class of 1986 James A. Dombrowski Edward D. Eyestone Timothy J. Green Susan K. Harbour Kathryn L. Hayes Lauri A. Young |
Succeeded by Todays Top VI Award Lisa Ice Jon Louis Cheryl Miller John Moffet Dub Myers Megan Neyer |
