Chris Solinsky
Chris Solinsky 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 10,000160meters record holder with a time of 2659.60 as well as the first nonAfrican to break the 27minute barrier in the 10,000160m. He is currently a professional runner for Nike and the Bowerman Track Club.
Solinsky was born in Junction City, Wisconsin and he attended high school at Stevens Point Area Senior High . Solinsky dominated the competition after his freshman year, winning the state cross country title three times. He wonstate medals, eight state titles, led the nation in time on six different occasions, and earned four 1st Team AllAmerican awards. He broke Wisconsin high school state records in the indoor 1600160m, the indoor 2mile, and the outdoor 3200160m. He also broke state meet records in cross country and the outdoor 3200160m. He is the 2nd athlete in Wisconsin state history to ever winstraight 3200 meter championships . As a Junior Chris finished Runner up to Bobby Lockhart from Virginia in both the Nike Indoor ChampionshipsMile and the Adidas Outdoor ClassicMile Championships. His winning time of 1441 at the 2002 Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships gave him a 21second winning margin, the largest margin of victory in the history of the meet. He f
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