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Galen Rupp (born at 7:49.16, and the U.S. junior record (19 & under) for 10,000 meters at 28:15.52. Rupp has recently broken the collegiate 10,000 meter record on Monday, April 30, 2007. This record of 27:33.48 was set at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational. Rupp won as he out sprinted Mexican David Galván. Rupp currently runs for the University Of Oregon . In 2005, as a freshman, he placed 2nd in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Track & Field Championships. In the 2006 cross country season he defeated two-time Pac-10 XC Champion Robert Cheseret of Arizona to become the Oregon's 10th male runner to win a Pac-10 Conference Title, and lead a young Oregon team to victory over the Stanford Cardinal, who had won the previous six titles in a row. Rupp also finished sixth at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. In indoor track Rupp placed 3rd in the 5000 and fifth in the 3000 at NCAAs. He began his outdoor season by running a 28:35 10,000 meters at Stanford. During the race he caused some controversy by continually slowing down to wait for another athlete. On April 20 Rupp made a huge comeback in the last 200 meters of a 5000 meter race to edge out Chris Solinsky. In this race Rupp improved his 5k PR to 13:30. On April 29 Rupp defeated a stellar field to win the men's 10,000 meter race at the Cardinal Invitational at Stanford. Rupp's time of 27:33.48 set an American NCAA Collegiate Record for the event and also gives Rupp the seventh fastest time ever in US history. Two weeks later Rupp easily won the 10k and the 5k at the Pac-10 conference meet, and helped Oregon to the team title. REFERENCES AUDIO INTERVIEW VIDEO INTERVIEWS |
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