GALEN RUPP
Events: Middle Distance/Distance
Height: 5-11
Weight: 138
PRs: 800m - 1:49.87i (2009) 1,500m - 3:44.39 (2005); Mile - 3:57.86i (2009); 3,000m - 7:44.69i (2009); 5,000m - 13:18.12iAR (2009); 10,000m – 27:33.48 (2007)
Born: May 8, 1986, Portland, Ore.
Current Residence: Portland, Ore.
High School: Central Catholic (Portland) HS '04
College:  Oregon '09
Coach: Alberto Salazar 

Career Highlights: 2009 NCAA Indoor 3,000m, 5,000m and DMR champion;2008 Olympic Trials 10,000m runner-up; 2007 USA Outdoor 10,000m runner-up; U.S. Indoor 5,000m record holder; 2005 USA Junior XC champion; U.S. Junior 3,000m, 5,000m & 10,000m record holder; 2007 NCAA 10,000m runner-up; 2008 NCAA Cross Country Champion

A star at the University of Oregon, Rupp red-shirted in 2008 to prepare for the Olympic Trials in Eugene, where he finished second in the 10,000m, which punched his ticket for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he placed 13th as the fastest non-African in the race. Rupp’s time in Beijing of 27:36.99 was the second-fastest by an American 9n 2008. In 2009, Rupp led the Oregon men to the their first indoor national team title and became the first person in NCAA history to win the 5,000 meters, 3,000m and the distance medley relay in the same championship. Rupp started with a win in the 5,000m in 13 minutes 41.45 seconds. Less than 90 minutes later, he anchored the DMR to victory, splitting 3:57.07 over the final 1,600m to cross the line in 9:29.59. The following day Rupp cruised to a title in the 3,000m, winning in 7:48.94, more than 5 seconds ahead of the field. Rupp ended the 2007 season as a seven-time NCAA All-American (outdoors - 2; indoors - 4; cross country 1), and also in 2007 he finished 11th in the 10,000 meters at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan. He set a new personal best in the 10,000m of 27:33.48, which was the second-fastest time by an American that season and helped him to the #2 ranking in that event nationally from Track & Field News. In 2006, Rupp captured his first Pac-10 individual crown when he crossed the line in 23:03. Rupp went on to pace the Ducks to victory at the 10,000-meter NCAA West Regional race with a fourth-place finish (30:15) and finished sixth (31.03) in the NCAA Cross Country Championships. One of the nation’s top young distance runners, Rupp faced his initial indoor season and second outdoor campaign for the University of Oregon in 2006, finishing sixth in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships and second at the Pac-10 Championships at 10,000 meters. In 2005, Rupp finished as the NCAA 10,000 runner-up and top American finisher as a freshman outdoors. In two months prior, he re-energized the Hayward Field home crowd's distance yearnings with three stirring runs, including a 10 km U.S. junior record in the 2005 Oregon Twilight meet. Rupp was high point scorer for the Ducks in both the 2005 Pac-10 and NCAA Championships, and helped UO’s men’s squad to a Pac-10 team win and ninth-place NCAA finish. In his first collegiate cross country season in 2005, Rupp ran twice for the Ducks in the opening month of the campaign before a foot injury cut his season short. As a prep, he trained under former Oregon distance great Alberto Salazar and was a national high school athlete of the year as a senior in 2004, national junior record holder in the 5,000 meters (13:37.91), national cross country runner-up in 2003 and a five-time Oregon state champion (track-3, cross country-2).  Rupp won the 2005 USA Cross Country Championship race for Junior Men with a 25:14 clocking over the Fort Vancouver course.  After a long 2005 summer season racing in North America and Europe, Rupp delayed his fall training build-up several weeks.  Rupp is one of the nation’s most impressive high school runners in history.  In 2004, he broke Gerry Lindgren’s 40-year old U.S. high school record for 5,000 meters by running 13:37.91 for the distance.  That performance also bettered the U.S. Junior record of 13:38.59 set by Franklin Sanchez in 2001. Rupp also holds the U.S. high school record for 3000m at 8:03.67. In the classroom, he is a two-time ESPN Magazine First Team Academic All-American and a four-time Pac-10 All-Academic First Team choice. He is a Pre-Business major at the University of Oregon.

2009: 1st at NCAA Indoor 3,000m (7:48.94), 5,000m (13:41.45) and anchor on DMR (9:29.59). Set AR in 5,000 indoors at Tyson Invitational (13:18.12AR).
 2008: 13th at Olympic Games (27:36.99)…2nd at Olympic Trials in 10,000m (27:43.11) and 5,000m finalist (DNS)…NCAA Cross Country champion (29.03)…1st in 3,000m at adidas Track Classic (7:51.17)…ranked #2 in U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…bests of 7:51.17 & 27:36.99.
2007: USA Outdoors 10,000m runner-up (28:23.21)…NCAA 10,000m runner-up (28:56.19)… 11th at World Outdoors (28:41.71)...PAC-10 5,000m champion (14:02.00) and 10,000m champion (29:07.84)…1st in 5,000m at Oregon Invitational (13:30.49PR)…1st in 10,000m at Cardinal Invitational (27:33.48PR)…ranked #2 in U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…bests of 27:33.48, 13:30.49.
2006: Pac-10 XC Champ (23:03)…6th at NCAA XC Champs (31:03)…4th at NCAA West Regional XC (30:15)…2nd at Pac-10 Champs 10,000m (30:42.10)…3rd at Pac-10 Champs 5,000m (14:00.94)…20th at NCAA Champs prelims (14:14.02)…7th at Lignano (7:56.3)…bests of 7:56.3, 14:14.02, 30:42.10.
2005: Runner-up at USA Junior Champs 1,500m (3:47.47)…USA Junior Cross Country champ (25:13)…4th at Junior Pan Ams (3:50.96)…10th at Cuxhaven, Germany (3:44.39PR)…4th in 3,000m at Lignano, Italy (7:44.39AJR)…4th at Pac-10 Champs (13:57.43)…1st at Oregon Twilight 10,000m (28:15.52AJR)…ranked #4 U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…bests of 3:44.39, 7:44.39, 28:15.52.
2004: Oregon state cross country champ (14:55)…5:18.5 2,000m National HS record…10,000m 29:09.56…state record in 1,500m (3:45.3) and mile (4:01.8)…bests of 8:03.57 National HS record, 13:37.91AJR.
2003: Oregon state cross country champ (14.56)…bests of 3:53.58, 8:14.00.
2002: 6th at Oregon state cross country champs (15.46)…bests of 3:58.6, 8:32.46.

6/24/09