AND JUST LIKE THAT, a pair of Jakob Ingebrigtsen streaks came to an end. Since he’s barely 25, it’s not as if it looks like the end of the line with his string of consecutive years ending at 6 and years of leadership at 4…
STEPPING UP TO CLAIM the No. 1 spot is Niels Laros, himself only 20. The Dutchman wasn’t a slam-dunk choice for the top position, having finished only 5th at the WC. What last year’s No. 5 did well was run at the front in DL competition, winning in Eugene, Brussels and Zürich. And he wasn’t exactly overmatched in Tokyo. Winner Isaac Nader beat him by a mere 0.42 in a blanket finish…
NADER WASN’T A MAJOR FACTOR on the DL Circuit, racking up finishes of 1, 3, 4 & 10. He thus ends up as No. 3 behind Phanuel Koech, whose DL résumé checks in at 1, 2, 2, 3. And he was only 19 in Tokyo…
TOP AMERICAN Yared Nuguse makes the Top 10 (first 5 to be more precise) for the third year in a row. The last U.S. miler to do that was Matthew Centrowitz, with 4 straight 2010–13.
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. NIELS LAROS (Netherlands) (4/17/05, 5-10/132) (1.78/60) | |||||
| 3:45.94y | … | 1)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ||
| (3:32.10) | |||||
| 3:30.58 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ||
| 3:29.20 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ||
| 3:34.52 | … | 5)World Ch | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Nader; 2. Wightman; 3. Kipkorir; 4. Cheruiyot |
| (3:41.00h, 3:35.50sf) | |||||
| 2. PHANUEL KOECH (Kenya) (12/1/06, 5-11¼/141) (1.81/64) | |||||
| 3:32.26 | … | 1)Lucca | 6/08 | ||
| 3:27.72 | … | 2)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Habz |
| 3:29.05 | … | 1)Ostrava WT | 6/24 | ||
| 3:28.82 | … | 1)London DL | 7/19 | ||
| 3:31.41 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Laros |
| 3:30.02 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. Kipkorir |
| 3:42.77 | … | 12h)World Ch | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Wightman; 2. Pinto; 3. J. Koech; 4. Mornet; 5. Pihlstrom; 6. Coscoran |
| 3. ISAAC NADER (Portugal) (8/17/99, 5-8/132) (1.73/60) | |||||
| (3:54.17yi, 3:32.59i, 3:42.32i, 3:37.10i, 4:02.75i, 3:39.58i) | |||||
| 3:48.25y | … | 1)Oslo DL | 6/12 | ||
| (3:34.14) | |||||
| 3:29.37 | … | 2)Ostrava WT | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. P. Koech |
| 3:39.08 | … | 1)Euro Teams | 6/29 | ||
| 3:31.55 | … | 3)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. P. Koech; 2. Kerr |
| 3:31.77 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. P. Koech; 3. Nuguse |
| 3:35.70 | … | 10)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. Kipkorir; 3. P. Koech; 4. Cheruiyot; 5. Habz; 6. Essayi; 7. Nuguse; 8. Pihlstrom; 9. Farken |
| 3:34.10 | … | 1)World Ch | 9/17 | ||
| (3:40.91h, 3:36.86sf) | |||||
| 4. REYNOLD KIPKORIR (Kenya) (7/30/04, 5-8½/141) (1.74/64) | |||||
| 3:35.9h | … | 1)Bondo | 4/17 | ||
| 3:31.78 | … | 2)Rabat DL | 5/25 | ▷ | 1. J. Koech |
| 3:30.94 | … | 6)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Habz; 2. Cheruiyot; 3. Essayi; 4. Farken; 5. Pihlstrom |
| 3:37.23(A) | … | 1)Ken Ch | 6/27 | ||
| (3:38.30Ah) | |||||
| 3:47.46y | … | 5)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. Nuguse; 3. Habz; 4. Hocker |
| (3:33.65) | |||||
| 3:48.96(A) | … | 1)Ken WC Tr | 7/22 | ||
| 3:33.42 | … | 4)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Nuguse; 2. Cheruiyot; 3. Nordas |
| 3:31.86 | … | 5)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. P. Koech; 3. Nuguse; 4. Nader |
| 3:29.91 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Laros |
| 3:34.25 | … | 3)World Ch | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Nader; 2. Wightman |
| (3:41.17h, 3:36.64sf) | |||||
| 5. YARED NUGUSE (US) (6/1/99, 6-0/139) (1.83/63) | |||||
| (3:46.63yi, 3:47.22yi) | |||||
| 3:35.36 | … | 2)GST Kingston | 4/05 | ▷ | 1. Wanyonyi |
| 3:34.65 | … | 2)GST Miami | 5/02 | ▷ | 1. Kerr |
| 3:35.59 | … | 6)GST Philadelphia | 6/01 | ▷ | 1. Kerr; 2. Hocker; 3. Kessler; 4. Arop; 5. Hoey |
| 3:45.95y | … | 2)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Laros |
| (3:30.37) | |||||
| 3:31.34 | … | 5)USATF | 8/02 | ▷ | 1. Koech; 2. Strand; 3. Hocker; 4. Kessler |
| (3:32.66h) | |||||
| 3:33.19 | … | 1)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ||
| 3:31.51 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. P. Koech |
| 3:30.84 | … | 7)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. Kipkorir; 3. P. Koech; 4. Cheruiyot; 5. Habz; 6. Essayi |
| 6. TIMOTHY CHERUIYOT (Kenya) | |||||
| 3:35.61 | … | 6)GST Miami | 5/02 | ▷ | 1. Kerr; 2. Nuguse; 3. Hocker; 4. Haingura; 5. Bol |
| 3:29.75 | … | 2)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Habz |
| 3:49.06y | … | 4)Oslo DL | 6/12 | ▷ | 1. Nader; 2. Myers; 3. Nillessen |
| (3:34.49) | |||||
| 3:37.28(A) | … | 2)Ken Ch | 6/27 | ▷ | 1. Kipkorir |
| (3:51.58Ah) | |||||
| 3:47.71y | … | 7)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. Nuguse; 3. Habz; 4. Hocker; 5. Kipkorir; 6. Myers |
| (3:33.40) | |||||
| 3:49.07 | … | 2)Ken WC Tr | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. R. Kipkorir |
| 3:33.35 | … | 2)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Nuguse |
| 3:30.13 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. Kipkorir; 3. P. Koech |
| 3:34.50 | … | 4)World Ch | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Nader; 2. Wightman; 3. Kipkorir |
| (3:42.20h, 3:35.61sf) | |||||
| 7. AZEDDINE HABZ (France) (7/19/93, 6-1¼/150) (1.86/68) | |||||
| (3:47.56yi, 3:32.29i, 3:36.92i) | |||||
| 3:37.27 | … | 1)Bussy-Saint-Georges | 5/18 | ||
| 3:32.25 | … | 4)Rabat DL | 5/25 | ▷ | 1. J. Koech; 2. Kipkorir; 3. Lagat |
| 3:29.72 | … | 1)Rome DL | 6/06 | ||
| 3:27.49 | … | 1)Paris DL | 6/20 | ||
| 3:46.65y | … | 3)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. Nuguse |
| (3:31.36) | |||||
| 3:33.33 | … | 1)Fr Ch | 8/03 | ||
| (3:40.19h) | |||||
| 3:30.39 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. Kipkorir; 3. P. Koech; 4. Cheruiyot |
| 3:36.62 | … | 7h)World Ch | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Nordas; 2. Kerr; 3. Strand; 4. Riva; 5. Nillessen; 6. Tshite |
| 8. JAKE WIGHTMAN (Great Britain) (7/11/94, 5-8/132) (1.73/60) | |||||
| 3:35.26 | … | 1)Track Fest | 5/24 | ||
| 3:47.82y | … | 8)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. Nuguse; 3. Habz; 4. Hocker; 5. Kipkorir; 6. Myers; 7. Cheruiyot |
| (3:33.14) | |||||
| 3:31.58 | … | 4)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. P. Koech; 2. Kerr; 3. Nader |
| 3:32.95 | … | 9)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. P. Koech; 3. Nuguse; 4. Nader; 5. Kipkorir; 6. Pihlstrom; 7. Verheyden; 8. Gilavert |
| 3:34.12 | … | 2)World Ch | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Nader |
| (3:36.90h, 3:35.56sf) | |||||
| 9. ROBERT FARKEN (Germany) (9/20/97, 5-10/141) (1.78/64) | |||||
| (3:49.45yi, 3:49.93yi, 3:42.53i) | |||||
| 3:30.80 | … | 4)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Habz; 2. Cheruiyot; 3. Essayi |
| 3:49.12y | … | 5)Oslo DL | 6/12 | ▷ | 1. Nader; 2. Myers; 3. Nillessen; 4. Cheruiyot |
| (3:34.52) | |||||
| 3:34.32 | … | 4)Dessau | 6/21 | ▷ | 1. Pereira; 2. Mphahlele; 3. Bussotti Neves |
| 4:27.54 | … | 14)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. P. Koech; 2. Kerr; 3. Nader; 4. Wightman; 5. Thomas; 6. Giles; 7. Nordas; 8. Spencer; 9. Barega; 10. Gourley; 11. Hoare; 12. Mills; 13. Myers |
| 3:48.83y | … | 3)Berlin | 7/27 | ▷ | 1. Nordas; 2. Riva |
| (3:33.53) | |||||
| 3:31.30 | … | 9)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Laros; 2. Kipkorir; 3. P. Koech; 4. Cheruiyot; 5. Habz; 6. Essayi; 7. Nuguse; 8. Pihlstrom |
| 3:35.15 | … | 6)World Ch | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Nader; 2. Wightman; 3. Kipkorir; 4. Cheruiyot; 5. Laros |
| (3:42.06h, 3:37.52sf) | |||||
| 10. JOSH KERR (Great Britain) (10/8/97, 6-1¼/161) (1.86/73) | |||||
| 3:35.61 | … | 5)GST Kingston | 4/05 | ▷ | 1. Wanyonyi; 2. Nuguse; 3. Hocker; 4. Gourley |
| 3:34.51 | … | 1)GST Miami | 5/02 | ||
| 3:34.44 | … | 1)GST Philadelphia | 6/01 | ||
| 3:29.37 | … | 2)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. P. Koech |
| 4:11.23 | … | 14)World Ch | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Nader; 2. Wightman; 3. Kipkorir; 4. Cheruiyot; 5. Laros; 6. Farken; 7. Riva; 8. Ben; 9. Tshite; 10. Gourley; 11. Pihlstrom; 12. Coscoran; 13. J. Koech |
| (3:35.98h, 3:35.53sf) | |||||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Yared Nuguse (On AC) | 6. | Hobbs Kessler (adidas) | |
| 2)Eugene DL, 5)USATF, 1)Chorzów DL | 10)Eugene DL, 4)USATF, 7)Chorzów DL | |||
| 2. | Jonah Koech (Under Amour) | 7. | Vincent Ciattei (Under Armour/Dark Sky Distance) | |
| 1)Rabat DL, 1)USATF, 13)World Ch | 8)Oslo DL, 2B)Eugene DL, 7)USATF | |||
| 3. | Ethan Strand (North Carolina) | 8. | Gary Martin (Virginia) | |
| 2)NCAA, 2)USATF, 8sf)World Ch | 5)NCAA, 3B)Eugene DL, 6)USATF | |||
| 4. | Cole Hocker (Nike Swoosh) | 9. | Nathan Green (Washington) | |
| 4)Eugene DL, 4)USATF, dq-sf)World Ch | 2)Big 10, 1)NCAA, 8)USATF | |||
| 5. | Josh Hoey (adidas) | 10. | Sam Prakel (adidas) | |
| 5)GST Philadelphia, 3)Ostrava CT, 5)Chorzów DL | 3)Track Fest, 3)Sound Running, 9)USATF | |||
