MAKING IT 3 No. 1s in the last 4 Rankings, Joshua Cheptegei parlayed his WC gold into the perfect vehicle to move himself up a spot from last year…
HIS FELLOW EUGENE podium celebrants, Stanley Waithaka and Jacob Kiplimo take the next two spots here too…Last year’s leader, Selemon Barega, won the momentous Ethiopian Trials race in Hengelo and thus reverses places with Grant Fisher for 4 and 5…
FISHER’S AMERICAN RECORD 26:33.84 stood up as the yearly world leader and moved him to No. 7 on the all-time world list. He also became the first American to top the yearly list since Galen Rupp in ’14.
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. JOSHUA CHEPTEGEI (Uganda) (9/12/96, 5-10½/134) (1.79/61) | |||||
| 27:27.43 | … | 1)World Ch | 7/17 | ||
| 2. STANLEY WAITHAKA (Kenya) (4/9/00, 5-8¾/126) (1.75/57) | |||||
| 27:34.01(A) | … | 2)Ken WC Trials | 6/25 | ▷ | 1. Kandie |
| 27:27.90 | … | 2)World Ch | 7/17 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei |
| 27:19.86 | … | 1)Gifu | 9/24 | ||
| 28:16.15 | … | 10)Yokohama | 10/01 | ▷ | 1. Yator; 2. Kibet; 3. Ndiku; 4. Kosimbei; 5. Kimeli; 6. Shiojiri; 7. Ndungu 27:55.75; 8. Mathenge; 9. Ledama |
| 3. JACOB KIPLIMO (Uganda) (11/14/00, 5-7/121) (1.70/55) | |||||
| 27:27.97 | … | 3)World Ch | 7/17 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Waithaka |
| 27:09.19 | … | 1)Commonwealth G | 8/02 | ||
| 4. SELEMON BAREGA (Ethiopia) (1/20/00, 5-8/130) (1.73/59) | |||||
| 26:44.73 | … | 1)Hengelo CT | 6/05 | ||
| 27:28.39 | … | 5)World Ch | 7/17 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Waithaka; 3. Kiplimo; 4. Fisher |
| 5. GRANT FISHER (US) (4/22/97, 5-10/134) (1.78/61) | |||||
| 26:33.84 | … | 1)The TEN | 3/06 | ||
| 28:28.81 | … | 2)USATF Ch | 5/27 | ▷ | 1. Klecker |
| 27:28.14 | … | 4)World Ch | 7/17 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Waithaka; 3. Kiplimo |
| 6. MOH AHMED (Canada) (1/5/91, 5-8¾/134) (1.75/61) | |||||
| 26:34.14 | … | 2)The TEN | 3/06 | ▷ | 1. Fisher |
| 27:30.27 | … | 6)World Ch | 7/17 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Waithaka; 3. Kiplimo; 4. Fisher; 5. Barega |
| 7. BERIHU AREGAWI (Ethiopia) (2/28/01, 5-8/121) (1.73/55) | |||||
| 26:46.13 | … | 3)Hengelo CT | 6/05 | ▷ | 1. Barega; 2. Worku |
| 27:31.00 | … | 7)World Ch | 7/17 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Waithaka; 3. Kiplimo; 4. Fisher; 5. Barega; 6. Ahmed |
| 8. DANIEL MATEIKO (Kenya) (8/4/98) | |||||
| 27:34.62(A) | … | 3)Ken WC Trials | 6/25 | ▷ | 1. Kandie; 2. Waithaka |
| 27:33.57 | … | 8)World Ch | 7/17 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Waithaka; 3. Kiplimo; 4. Fisher; 5. Barega; 6. Ahmed; 7. Aregawi |
| 9. JOE KLECKER (US) (11/16/96, 5-10/137) (1.78/62) | |||||
| 28:28.71 | … | 1)USATF Ch | 5/27 | ||
| 27:38.73 | … | 9)World Ch | 7/17 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Waithaka; 3. Kiplimo; 4. Fisher; 5. Barega; 6. Ahmed; 7. Aregawi; 8. Mateiko |
| 10. TADESE WORKU (Ethiopia) (1/20/02, 5-7¼/115) (1.71/52) | |||||
| 28:12.0(A) | … | 1)Eth Ch | 3/28 | ||
| 26:45.91 | … | 2)Hengelo CT | 6/05 | ▷ | 1. Barega |
| 27:51.25 | … | 14)World Ch | 7/17 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Waithaka; 3. Kiplimo; 4. Fisher; 5. Barega; 6. Ahmed; 7. Aregawi; 8. Mateiko; 9. Klecker; 10. Kimeli; 11. Gressier; 12. McGorty; 13. Mayo |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Grant Fisher (Nike Bowerman) | 6. | Conner Mantz (Nike) | |
| 1)TEN, 2)USATF, 4)World Ch | 8)TEN,7)USATF | |||
| 2. | *Joe Klecker (On AC) | 7. | Lopez Lomong (Nike Bowerman) | |
| 1)USATF, 9)World Ch | 12)TEN, 6)USATF | |||
| 3. | Sean McGorty (Nike Bowerman) | 8. | Sam Chelanga (U.S. Army) | |
| 4)TEN, 3)USATF, 12)World Ch | 10)TEN, 4)SJ Capistrano, 10)USATF | |||
| 4. | Dillon Maggard (unattached) | 9. | Dylan Jacobs (Notre Dame) | |
| 1)Jordan, 4)USATF, 2)NACAC | 1)Mt. SAC, 1)NCAA | |||
| 5. | Shadrack Kipchirchir (American Distance Project) | 10. | Emmanuel Bor (Tracksmith) | |
| 7)TEN, 5)USATF | 8)USATF | |||