Dan Huling
Event: 3,000m Steeplechase
Height: 6-1
Weight: 155
PR: 8:13.29 (2010)
Born: 07/16/1983
Current Residence: Columbus, Ohio
Hometown:
High School: Riverdale (Port Byron, Ill.) HS ‘02
College: Miami of Ohio ‘06
Coach: Robert Gary
Agent: Ray Flynn
Sponsor: Reebok
Club:
USA Championships
2011 USA Outdoor runner up (8:29.27)
2010 USA Outdoor champion (8:27.87)
2009 USA Outdoor runner-up (8:32.86)
Third at 2006 USA Outdoors (8:27.41)
Awards and Honors
All-America honors in cross-country and track & field during his senior year of college
About Dan
Dan Huling finds himself in the middle of an emerging event in American distance running with the steeplechase. Among the best in the country, Huling made World Outdoor Championships appearances in 2009 and 2011. He enjoyed the finest season of his young career in 2010 highlighted by winning the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2010 USA Outdoor Championships and posting his personal best time with his fourth-place finish in Lausanne in 8:13.29, which was the fastest time by an American that season. Duling graduated from Miami of Ohio in 2006 with a marketing degree. He recorded an outstanding high school career in both track & field and cross-country. The high school standout earned all-conference honors all four years of high school. In addition to that, he was named all state during his sophomore and senior years and all Midwest during his senior year.
Results
2012: Seventh at USA Outdoors (8:30.76); 3rd at Mt. Sac Relays (8:33.03); 2nd at LA USATF High Performance (8:20.81).
2011: 9th in heats at World Outdoors (8:34.70); 2nd at USA Outdoors (8:29.27); 5th at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 3,000m (7:49.93)
2010: USA Outdoor champion (8:27.87); 5th in mile at Indiana Relays (4:00.13); 1st at Mt. SAC relays in 5000m run (13:24.72); 10th at Paris in 3,000mSC (8:19.33); 4th in Lausanne (8:13.29)
2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (8:32.86); 12th in opening round at World Champs (8:46.79); 4th in Brussels (8:14.69)
2008: 5th at 2008 Olympic Trials (8:35.30)
2007: Injured, did not compete
2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors (8:27.41); 6th at NCAA Outdoors 5,000m (14:20.38); MAC steeple & 5,000m champ
2005: MAC Outdoor 5,000m champ; 13th in steeple prelims at NCAA Outdoors; MAC cross country champ.
2004: 2nd in steeple at MAC Champs
2003: 14th at Philadelphia Penn Relays (14:11.52)
USA/World Rankings and Personal Bests
2012: Outdoor bests - 8:20.81 (No. 3 in the USA, No. 30 in the world)
2011: Outdoor bests – 8:25.95 (No. 5 in the USA)
2010: Outdoor bests – 8:13.29 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 13 in the world)
2009: Outdoor bests – 8:14.69 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 21 in the world)
2008: Outdoor bests – 8:20.84 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 32 in the world)
2007: Injured, did not compete
2006: Outdoor bests – 8:27.41 (No. 4 in the USA); 5,000m, 13:46.53
2005: Outdoor bests – 8:43.59; 5,000m, 14:33.02
2004: Outdoor bests – 8:58.88; 5,000m, 14:22.84
2003: Outdoor bests – 5,000m, 14:11.52