SINCE WR HOLDER Hicham El Guerrouj picked up his seventh title back in ’03 the 1500/mile leadership has gone to a Kenyan, with Timothy Cheruiyot becoming the eighth in the sequence as he moved up a slot from ’17. Cheruiyot and reigning No. 1 Elijah Manangoi clashed 7 times, with Cheruiyot winning 5 of them. His 2 losses to Manangoi were his only defeats of the year, while Manangoi’s only loss other than to Cheruiyot came at the hands of No. 8 Samuel Tefera…
CHERUIYOT WAS UNDEFEATED in DL meets, claiming 6 titles. He broke 3:30 twice, his list-leading 3:28.41 in Monaco moving him to No. 7 on the all-time world list. Manangoi was the year’s only other sub-3:30 runner… The year’s fastest mile was an indoor 3:49.44 by unranked Kenyan Edward Cheserek; the fastest outdoor mile was 3:49.87 by Cheruiyot to win Pre…
YOUNGSTERS MADE their presence well known. Tefera was only 18 during the season and No. 7-rated Jakob Ingebrigtsen was just 17.
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| 1. TIMOTHY CHERUIYOT (Kenya) (11/20/95, 5-10/141) (1.78/64) | |||||
| 3:34.84(A) | … | 1)Nairobi | 2/17 | ||
| 3:35.17 | … | 2)Comm G | 4/14 | ▷ | 1. Manangoi |
| (3:42.95h) | |||||
| 3:31.48 | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ||
| 3:49.87y | … | 1)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ||
| (3:35.05) | |||||
| 3:31.22 | … | 1)Rome DL | 5/31 | ||
| 3:34.82(A) | … | 1)Ken Ch | 6/23 | ||
| (3:46.55Ah) | |||||
| 3:29.71 | … | 1)Paris DL | 6/30 | ||
| 3:28.41 | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ||
| 3:35.93 | … | 2)Afr Ch | 8/05 | ▷ | 1. Manangoi |
| 3:30.27 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ||
| 3:32.37 | … | 1)Berlin IWC | 9/02 | ||
| 2. ELIJAH MANANGOI (Kenya) (1/05/93, 5-11¼/143) (1.81/65) | |||||
| 3:35.42(A) | … | 2)Nairobi | 2/17 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot |
| 3:34.78 | … | 1)Comm G | 4/14 | ||
| (3:46.82h) | |||||
| 3:52.18y | … | 3)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Tefera |
| (3:36.74) | |||||
| 3:33.79 | … | 2)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot |
| 3:56.95y | … | 1)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ||
| (3:43.19) | |||||
| dnc | … | –)Ken Ch | 6/23 | ||
| (3:48.38Ah) | |||||
| 3:29.64 | … | 2)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot |
| 3:35.20 | … | 1)Afr Ch | 8/05 | ||
| 3:31.16 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot |
| 3:32.52 | … | 1)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ||
| 3:40.00 | … | 1)Cont Cup | 9/09 | ||
| (3:49.73i) | |||||
| 3. AYANLEH SOULEIMAN (Djibouti) (12/03/92, 5-7¾/132) (1.72/60) | |||||
| 3:55.87y | … | 8)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Tefera; 3. Manangoi; 4. Ingebrigtsen; 5. Murphy; 6. Centrowitz; 7. Birgen |
| (3:38.46) | |||||
| 3:34.87 | … | 4)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. E. Manangoi; 3. Tefera |
| 3:31.77 | … | 2)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot |
| 3:33.42 | … | 3)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Kaazouzi; 2. Ingebrigtsen |
| 3:31.19 | … | 5)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi; 3. F. Ingebrigtsen; 4. J. Ingebrigtsen |
| 3:37.18 | … | 4)Afr Ch | 8/05 | ▷ | 1. Manangoi; 2. Cheruiyot; 3. Musagala |
| 3:31.24 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi |
| 3:33.93 | … | 3)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. E. Manangoi; 2. Kejelcha |
| (3:38.47i, 3:35.39i) | |||||
| 4. BRAHIM KAAZOUZI (Morocco) (6/15/90, 5-10½/137) (1.79/62) | |||||
| 3:35.58 | … | 1)Prague | 6/04 | ||
| 3:37.59 | … | 1)Carquefou | 6/16 | ||
| 3:35.94 | … | 1)Montreuil | 6/19 | ||
| 3:37.14 | … | 1)Medit G | 6/29 | ||
| (3:44.75h) | |||||
| 3:33.22 | … | 1)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ||
| 3:31.62 | … | 6)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi; 3. F. Ingebrigtsen; 4. J. Ingebrigtsen; 5. Souleiman |
| 3:33.82 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi; 3. Souleiman; 4. Iguider |
| 3:35.72 | … | 7)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. E. Manangoi; 2. Kejelcha; 3. Souleiman; 4. Iguider; 5. Birgen; 6. F. Ingebrigtsen |
| (3:37.15i, 3:36.95i, 3:47.65i) | |||||
| 5. FILIP INGEBRIGTSEN (Norway) (4/20/93, 6-1½/165) (1.87/75) | |||||
| 3:57.97y | … | 4)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Manangoi; 2. Mikhou; 3. Tolosa |
| (3:43.41) | |||||
| 3:32.87 | … | 6)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Souleiman; 3. Simotwo; 4. Wote; 5. Holusa |
| 3:33.40 | … | 2)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Kaazouzi |
| 3:30.01 | … | 3)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi |
| 3:41.66 | … | 12)European Ch | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. J. Ingebrigtsen; 2. Lewandowski; 3. Wightman; 4. H. Ingebrigtsen; 5. Grice; 6. Bertasius; 7. Benitz; 8. Debjani; 9. O’Hare; 10. Ali; 11. Neves |
| (3:40.88h) | |||||
| 3:34.13 | … | 7)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi; 3. Souleiman; 4. Iguider; 5. Kaazouzi; 6. Wote |
| 3:35.66 | … | 6)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. E. Manangoi; 2. Kejelcha; 3. Souleiman; 4. Iguider; 5. Birgen |
| 6. ABDELAATI IGUIDER (Morocco) (3/25/87, 5-7/115) (1.70/52) | |||||
| 3:36.59 | … | 6)Doha DL | 5/04 | ▷ | 1. Tolosa; 2. Manangoi; 3. Soget; 4. Simotwo; 5. Birgen |
| 3:32.72 | … | 3)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Tefera |
| dnf | … | –)Montreuil | 6/19 | ▷ | 1. Kaazouzi |
| 3:38.08 | … | 14)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi; 3. F. Ingebrigtsen; 4. J. Ingebrigtsen; 5. Souleiman; 6. Kaazouzi; 7. Centrowitz; 8. Wote; 9. O’Hare; 10. Holusa; 11. Simotwo; 12. Wightman; 13. F. Cheruiyot |
| 3:39.20 | … | 6)Afr Ch | 8/05 | ▷ | 1. Manangoi; 2. Cheruiyot; 3. Musagala; 4. Souleiman; 5. Wote |
| 3:31.59 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi; 3. Souleiman |
| 3:35.12 | … | 6)Berlin IWC | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. F. Cheruiyot; 3. Debjani; 4. Birgen; 5. Gregson |
| 3:34.21 | … | 4)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. E. Manangoi; 2. Kejelcha; 3. Souleiman |
| (3:36.87i, 3:35.79i, 3:40.13i, 3:58.43i) | |||||
| 7. JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN (Norway) (9/19/00, 5-11¼/143) (1.81/65) | |||||
| 3:39.06 | … | 1)Stanford | 5/03 | ||
| 3:52.28y | … | 4)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Tefera; 3. Manangoi |
| (3:37.25) | |||||
| 3:36.06 | … | 3)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. O’Hare; 2. Andrews |
| 3:37.42 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ||
| 3:41.89 | … | 2)World Jr | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. G. Manangoi |
| (3:51.34h) | |||||
| 3:31.18 | … | 4)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi; 3. F. Ingebrigtsen |
| 3:38.10 | … | 1)European Ch | 8/10 | ||
| (3:40.81h) | |||||
| 4:03.54 | … | 1)Nor Ch | 8/18 | ||
| (3:55.94h) | |||||
| 3:41.81 | … | 1)Bergen | 8/22 | ||
| 3:40.80 | … | 3)Cont Cup | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Manangoi; 2. Lewandowski |
| (3:42.7i, 3:40.96i, 3:40.31i) | |||||
| 8. SAMUEL TEFERA (Ethiopia) (10/23/99, 5-7¼//115) (1.71/52) | |||||
| 3:31.63 | … | 2)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot |
| 3:51.26y | … | 2)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot |
| (3:35.39) | |||||
| <3:34.1296> | |||||
| 3:34.84 | … | 3)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. E. Manangoi |
| 3:43.91 | … | 5)World Jr | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Manangoi; 2. Ingebrigtsen; 3. Soget; 4. Heyward |
| (3:44.48h) | |||||
| 3:45.38 | … | 10)Afr Ch | 8/05 | ▷ | 1. Manangoi; 2. Cheruiyot; 3. Musagala; 4. Souleiman; 5. Wote; 6. Iguider; 8. Simotwo |
| 3:37.49 | … | 8)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi; 3. Souleiman; 4. Iguider; 5. Kaazouzi; 6. Wote; 7. Ingebrigtsen |
| (3:36.05i, 3:44.0i, 3:58.19i) | |||||
| 9. AMAN WOTE (Ethiopia) (4/18/84, 5-11¼/141) (1.81/64) | |||||
| 3:34.43 | … | 6)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Tefera; 3. Iguider; 4. Simotwo; 5. Soget |
| 3:56.49y | … | 10)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Tefera; 3. Manangoi; 4. Ingebrigtsen; 5. Murphy; 6. Centrowitz; 7. Birgen; 8. Souleiman; 9. Andre |
| (3:40.59) | |||||
| 3:36.30 | … | 8)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. E. Manangoi; 3. Tefera; 4. Souleiman; 5. Simotwo; 6. Grice; 7. Tolosa |
| 3:32.81 | … | 4)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Souleiman; 3. Simotwo |
| 3:34.39 | … | 7)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Kaazouzi; 2. Ingebrigtsen; 3. Souleiman; 4. Holusa; 5. Grice; 6. Gregson |
| 3:31.90 | … | 8)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi; 3. F. Ingebrigtsen; 4. J. Ingebrigtsen; 5. Souleiman; 6. Kaazouzi; 7. Centrowitz |
| 3:38.49 | … | 5)Afr Ch | 8/05 | ▷ | 1. Manangoi; 2. Cheruiyot; 3. Musagala; 4. Souleiman |
| 3:34.05 | … | 6)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi; 3. Souleiman; 4. Iguider; 5. Kaazouzi |
| 3:36.84 | … | 9)Berlin IWC | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. F. Cheruiyot; 3. Debjani; 4. Birgen; 5. Gregson; 6. Iguider; 7. Willis; 8. Tuwei |
| (3:38.35i, 3:39.80i, 3;40.20i, 3:58.64i) | |||||
| 10. CHARLES SIMOTWO (Kenya) (5/06/95, 5-10/132) (1.78/60) | |||||
| 3:36.40 | … | 4)Doha DL | 5/04 | ▷ | 1. Tolosa; 2. Manangoi; 3. Soget |
| 3:33.54 | … | 4)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Tefera; 3. Iguider |
| 3:59.24y | … | 3)adidas Boost | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Hunter; 2. O’Hare |
| 3:35.03 | … | 5)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. E. Manangoi; 3. Tefera; 4. Souleiman |
| 3:36.86(A) | … | 2)Ken Ch | 6/23 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot |
| (3:46.76Ah) | |||||
| 3:32.61 | … | 3)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Souleiman |
| 3:34.75 | … | 8)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Kaazouzi; 2. Ingebrigtsen; 3. Souleiman; 4. Holusa; 5. Grice; 6. Gregson; 7. Wote |
| 3:32.77 | … | 11)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Cheruiyot; 2. Manangoi; 3. F. Ingebrigtsen; 4. J. Ingebrigtsen; 5. Souleiman; 6. Kaazouzi; 7. Centrowitz; 8. Wote; 9. O’Hare; 10. Holusa |
| 3:42.11 | … | 8)Afr Ch | 8/05 | ▷ | 1. Manangoi; 2. Cheruiyot; 3. Musagala; 4. Souleiman; 5. Wote; 6. Iguider |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | Matthew Centrowitz (Nike Oregon Project) | 6. | Eric Jenkins (Nike Oregon Project) | |
| 6)Eugene DL, 1)USATF, 1)London DL | 3)Jordan, 3)USATF | |||
| 2. | Drew Hunter (adidas) | 7. | Robert Domanic (Mississippi) | |
| 2)Drake Relays, 6)USATF, 7)London DL | 1)SEC, 4)NCAA, 5)USATF | |||
| 3. | Izaic Yorks (Brooks) | 8. | Sam Prakel (Oregon) | |
| 2)USATF, 4)World Cup, 12)London DL | 1)Pac-12, 6)NCAA, 7)USATF | |||
| 4. | Pat Casey (Under Armour) | 9. | Johnny Gregorek (Asics) | |
| 5)Oslo DL, 4)USATF, 4)Sir Walter Miler | 1)USATF Distance Classic, 9)USATF, 2)Sir Walter Miler | |||
| 5. | Clayton Murphy (Nike Oregon Project) | 10. | Craig Engels (Nike Oregon Project) | |
| 5)Eugene DL, 1)Portland | 12)Eugene DL, 10)USATF, 2)Heusden-Zolder | |||
