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Salazar vs Rono |
Chapa |
Hunt, Rono & Salazar One of them is a World X-C champion. answer below. |
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Chapa |
Salazar(Look close: Rono) |
Clary |
McChesney, Steve Ortiz(UCLA) & Chapa |
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Ken Martin |
Jeff Nelson |
Incoming |
McChesney |
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Chapa |
Hunt World Junior X-C champ in 77. Runner-up in 76 (Hulst won). |
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Saturday - October 16, '76 Blue River- U of O intra-squad 6M run @ Tokatee Golf Course. 1) Jon Anderson ...29:19. |
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Rudy Chapa logged lots of miles at Hammond High culminating with a prep record for 10,000 meters which got him to the U.S. Olympic trials in 76. Driven by coach Candiano -Chapa frequently exceeded 120 miles per week. |
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Salazar and Chapa - 3/19/77 -First track appearance for Oregon. It's at 10,000 meters. The two frosh lead the way: Salazar (29:03.44) Chapa (29:03.47), Clary (29:03.98), & Williams (29:07.7). For Salazar the top 5,000m runner in HS its a debut at 10k, while Chapa is winding down dropping to 5k. At Oregon, Under Dellinger, Chapa cut his mileage running anywhere from 85-95 miles a week. He raced 800/1500 for duels. |
NCAA Track Champs '77 As freshman, Salazar and Chapa didn't make an impact. Salazar wasn't a factor in the 5k as he finished 9th (14:08.4). In the 10k, Chapa was with the leaders early (4800m) but eventually finished 13th (29:42.4). **Rono was also a non scorer - placed 10th (29:22.61). |
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Chapa flanked by the gang from WSU/Kenyans. |
6/3/1978 - NCAA Track Championships @ Oregon - 5,000 meters (Link to distance races). The young soph didn't face Rono but in the field there were still 6 well-credentialed imports led by two-time winner Josh Kimeto (WSU). Chapa easily handled them all and he even waved in appreciation to the crowd 20 meters before the finish line. His winning time: 13:35.3! It was one year ago at the University of Illinois when Rudy was a dismal 13th in the 10,000 meters. |
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"78 Race - NCAA 5,000m - Chapa (Obscurred) bides his time in the chase pack. |
Josh Kimeto rips the first mile in 4:12! |
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Bookends: NCAA XC '76 Chapa was 9th as a frosh. Not visible but in the chase pack. |
NCAA XC '79 - Chapa, a senior, was 10th. | Chapa described his senior season at Oregon as "horrible," as a result of a damaged toe joint. Chapa ran a 2:11:13 marathon in 1983, but the injury ended his career prematurely. |
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| Salazar, frosh, at the NCAA Track Championships. | Sophomores: Rono & Salazar. |
SEATTLE, Salazar (Jr) steps down to 1500m and wins (3:48.6) at the Washington/Oregon Duel meet. |
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(L) Salazar wins NCAA XC title. (R) Rono & Salazar duel @ NCAA's XC. |
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1983 - Peachtree, Chapa nears the finish followed by Duncan Macdonald and Craig Virgin. |
