Indoor 5000 Meter records

[gh]

HS indoor 5Ks are so rarely contested that an all-time list doesn't really mean much. Hudson may have been about the first prep ever to run one, but in terms of intrinsic value, his 14:29 remains far inferior to the 3M best of 13:37.0 by Dave Merrick, which is the equivalent of 14:05.0. Until a boy runs that fast the times remain relatively meaninless.

[mcgato]

I recall seeing Ann McGranahan running a fast indoor 5000 in Gainesville, FL, when she was a senior in HS. I do not remember the time, but it could have been in the 17 teens. She went on to a successful career at Villanova and beyond. I remember commenting on it at the time on the old track and field darkwing email list. Find the archives to that and you may find it. It was probably around 1997.

[bekeselassie]

Sorry, I just had to be a little obnoxious. Can't help you. I don't know squat about High School. Eldrick, Dakota? This up your alley?

[eastcoach]

No, Indoor United States High School times. What was the time Brad Hudson broke, or was he the first to establish the record?

[bekeselassie]

Probably some kid from Kenya ran close to 13:00, but that's not what you're looking for, huh?

[eastcoach]

Any additions to these lists of the top 10 indoor high school 5000 meters?

Boys All-time Top 10 Indoor 5000 Meters

Brad Hudson 1984 14:29.28
Scott Fuqua 2002 14:39.74
Nurani Sheikh 2002 14:44.42
Mohamud Ige 2005 14:53.10
Aden Ahmed 2005 15:00.21
John Crews 2002 15:03.50
Isaac LaFond 2002 15:06.14
Sean Quigley 2003 15:06.77
Stephen Shay 2004 15:12.74


Girls All-time Top 10 Indoor 5000 Meters
Brianna Jackucewicz 2004 16:43.02
Cassie Hintz 2005 16:45.82
Cathy Shiro 1983 16:52.48
Cathy Shiro 1983 16:57.50
Alyssa McKaig 2003 17:09.08
Cassie Hintz 2005 17:12.27
Alyssa McKaig 2003 17:19.27
Lindsay Van Alstine 2003 17:24.89
Heather Zimmerman 1983 17:26.54