steeple

[brightonjew]

Who looks like the top steepler in the nation this year?

Guys and Girls

[ditka3001]

This is unrelated, but does anybody know where the name steeplechase comes from?

[Gyro]

From Wikipedia.org:

The steeplechase originated in Ireland in the 18th century as an analogue to cross-country horse races which went from town steeple to town steeple, hence "steeplechase". The first steeplechase was alleged to have been the result of a wager in 1752 and involved a race between the church steeples of Doneraile and Buttevant, towns in Cork, Ireland. Most of the earlier steeplechases were contested cross-country rather than on a track and resembled English cross country as it exists today. The steeplechase (at varying distances) has been an Olympic event since the inception of the modern Olympics. Since the 1968 Summer Olympics the steeplechase in the Olympics has been dominated by Kenyan athletes, including a sweep of the medals at the 2004 Games.

[Kalaby]

New York's Kevin McDermott (Chaminade) as well as the North Rockland duo of Carlos Jamieson and John Martinez loom large.

[minde15]

lindsey ferguson of saratoga should be the topic female in the steeple along with bethlehem's emily malinowski

[BroeJob_5K]

When my coach was a senot in highschool, he set the nations leading time in the 2k steeple, and he broke his ankle half way through the race he ran 609, on a broken ankle.. thats savage... but that was the end of his seasion..

[steeplegrlxc]

cj & jmo!

[Quentis Cassadamius]

didnt slattery run steeple at the olympic trials last year?

[rysheridan]

he got 5th 8:23

[brightonjew]

anyone rembember Brady Furgusson ? 9:19 and he ran for an inner city school team.

[krazysteepler]

what ever happened to him? didn't he go to penn st?