Ed Eyestone

Ed Eyestone

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Ed Eyestone
Height 6'1" (185 cm)
Weight 134 lbs (61 kg)
Nationality United States
PR Mara: 2:10:59
Born June 15, 1961 at Pago Pago, Eastern, American Samoa
College Brigham Young University
Club Reebok Running Club





Edward Dale "Ed" Eyestone (1961-) is an American marathon runner and track coach who competed in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.

Eyestone graduated from Bonneville High School in Washington Terrace, Utah and was the Utah State High School State Champion in cross-country and track and field.

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Collegiate career

Eyestone went to Brigham Young University (BYU) and received a bachelors in psychology and a masters in exercise science. While at BYU, he became a 10-time NCAA All-American and in 1984 went undefeated in NCAA cross-country events. Eyestone is one of only three runners, along with Gerry Lindgren and Suleiman Nyambiu, to capture the NCAA "Triple Crown" by becoming the 1985 NCAA Champion in cross-country, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. In 1985, the Academic All-American and recipient of the NCAA Top Six Award set a then-NCAA record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 27:41:05. He finished his collegiate career with four NCAA Championships.

International racing career

IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1980 Junior Men's Individual Race - Bronze Medal
1983 Men's Team Event: USA - Silver Medal
1984 Men's Team Event: USA - Silver Medal
1985 Men's Team Event: USA - Bronze Medal
1986 Men's Team Event: USA - Bronze Medal
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Olympic and International Distance Races

  • Olympic Marathon 1988 Seoul, Korea (29th place, 2:19:09)
  • Olympic Marathon 1992 Barcelona, Spain (13th place, 2:15:23)
  • Personal Best 10,000 Meters 27:40[1]
  • Ranked in the “Top Ten” of US Marathoners, for nine years.
  • Ranked in the “Top Ten” of US 10,000 Meters for eight years.
  • Five Time US Road Racer of the Year.
  • 1st place, Bellin Run (Green Bay, Wisc.), (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
  • 1st place, Bay to Breakers, (San Francisco, Ca.) (1986)
  • 1st place, Peachtree Road Race 10K (Atlanta, Ga.) (1991)
  • 1st place, The Medical Center 10K Classc (Bowling Green, Ky.) (1990)[2]
  • 21st place, World Championships in Athletics - Men's Marathon (1995)

Post-racing career

After putting up his shoes, Eyestone has become a noted distance and road racing expert, serving as a columnist for Runners World magazine and television commentor for ESPN's "Race of the Month" series. Eyestone served as an analyst for NBC Sports coverage of Track and Field and Race Walking at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [3]

Eyestone was he was an assistant coach at Weber State University from 1996-1998. Eyestone then returned to BYU as head coach of the cross-country team.[4] Eyestone is a three-time selection as "Coach of the Year" for the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Since taking on the head coaching responsibilities, Eyestone has coached four All-Americans: John Hedengren, Nathan Robison, Josh Rohatinsky, and Chandler Goodwin.

In 1996, Eyestone was inducted into the RRCA Hall of Fame.

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References

  1. ↑ All Time Road Records
  2. ↑ The Medical Center 10k Classic
  3. ↑ [http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/mediumwell/blog/2008/07/your_nbc_olympics_lineup.html Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup - A blog on sports media, news and networks - baltimoresun.com
  4. ↑ BYUCougars.com - BYU Staff Profile (Ed Eyestone) Retrieved 2009-06-06.
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