Chris Solinsky
Solinsky winning the 5000 meters at the 2006 NCAA Championships
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born |
December 5, 1984 Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track, Long-distance running |
| Event(s) | 5000 m, 10,000 m |
| College team | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Club | Bowerman Track Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
1500 meters: 3:35.89 Indoor Mile: 3:54.52 3000 meters: 7:34.32 2-mile: 8:15.77 5000 meters: 12:55.53 10,000 meters: 26:59.60 |
| Updated on 30 November 2014. | |
Chris Solinsky (born December 5, 1984) is a retired American distance runner. Among his more notable achievements, he won eight state championships in high school and five NCAA Division I championships at the University of Wisconsin. He was the American 10,000 meters record holder with a time of 26:59.60 as well as the first non-African to break the 27-minute barrier in the 10,000 m.
Solinsky was born in Junction City, Wisconsin, and attended high school at Stevens Point Area Senior High (SPASH). Solinsky dominated the competition after his freshman year, winning the state cross country title three times. He won 11 state medals, eight state titles, led the nation in time on six different occasions, and earned four 1st Team All-American awards. He broke Wisconsin high school state records in the indoor 1600 m, the indoor 2-mile, and the outdoor 3200 m. He also broke state meet records in cross country and the outdoor 3200 m. He is the 2nd athlete in Wisconsin state history to ever win 3 straight 3200 meter championships (Ben Porter is the first). As a Junior Chris finished Runner up to Bobby Lockhart from Virginia in both the Nike Indoor Championships 2 Mile and the Adidas Outdoor Classic 2 Mile Championships. His winning time of 14:41 at the 2002 Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships gave him a 21-second winning margin, the largest margin of victory in the history of the meet. He finished his high school career with personal records of 4:03.80 (1600 m) and 8:43.24 (3200 m).
Solinsky chose the University of Wisconsin–Madison after graduating from high school in the spring of 2003. There, training under coach Jerry Schumacher, he continued to improve as a national-class runner. The Badgers were undefeated in Big Ten championships during Solinsky's career, sweeping the 2003-2007 cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field titles. Wisconsin also won two NCAA team titles during those years (2005 cross country, 2007 indoor track and field), and finished as national runner-up three times (cross country 2003, 2004, 2006). As an individual, Solinsky earned four Big Ten individual titles, 14 All American accolades, and five individual national titles (2005 and 2006 indoor 3000 m, 2007 indoor 5000 m, 2006 and 2007 outdoor 5000 m). He also formerly held the Wisconsin school record in the indoor 3000 m and currently holds the record in the outdoor mile.
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