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2002 Nike Athletes of the Year

the dominant high school track and field athletes
of the 2001-2002 school year

Chris Solinsky

2003, Stevens Point WI


At Arcadia in April, Chris Solinsky dominated the deepest 3200 meter race in many years. Solinsky's 8:48.44 led six runners under 9 minutes, and the next seven runners were under 9:10. Six of the top seven 2-mile times of the year came from this race (DyeStat Elite rankings adjust 3200-meter times to 2 miles by adding 3.8 seconds.). Solinsky took control late with 65.7 and 61.7 second closing laps. Husky for a distance runner, Solinsky spent his summer lifting 100-pound bags of fertilizer at his job and running 100 miles a week on the side in preparation for what could be a stellar senior year. He was third at the 2001 Foot Locker national finals, so he is the highest finisher returning for 2002.

at the bell at Arcadia, Solinsky takes the lead over Bret Schoolmeester - "Spash" is Stevens Point Area Senior High, alma mater of Suzy Favor Hamilton

photo by Bill Leung

Solinsky at Foot Locker finals, Disney World

 

Date
Event
Perf
Notes Meet
2002-06-15
B-2Mile
#2 8:59.92
- NC AOC National
2002-06-15
B-Mile
#5 4:12.14
- NC AOC National
2002-06-01
B-2Mile
#1 9:01.59
c - WI State Meet Div 1
2002-06-01
B-Mile
#1 4:11.10
c - WI State Meet Div 1
2002-05-15
B-2Mile
#1 9:16.04
c - WI Wisc Valley Conf
2002-05-10
B-800
# 1:53.70
- WI Monona Grove Inv
2002-04-13
B-2Mile
#1 8:51.64
c - CA Arcadia Inv Div
2002-03-23
B-800
#1 1:54.15
- WI Stevens Point Inv
2002-03-23
B-Mile
#1 4:10.11
c - WI Stevens Point Inv
2002-03-10
B-2Mile
#2 9:01.96
- MD PG-NIC
2002-02-09
B-2Mile
#1 9:14.51
- U-Nebraska NE Midwest Indoor
2002-02-09
B-Mile
#1 4:20.74
- U-Nebraska NE Midwest Indoor
2001-12-08
5K-XC
#3 14:53
5k - Disney World FL FL Nationals
2001-11-24
5K-XC
#2 15:22
5k - UW-Parkside WI FL MW Seeded
2001-10-27
5K-XC
#1 15:07
5k - Ridges GC, Wisc Rapids WI State Meet
2001-09-29
5K-XC
#1 15:11
5.06k - hilly WI Fondy Inv
2001-09-22
5K-XC
#3 15:19
5k - some hills, grass, hot, SC GreatAm ROC

 

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