James Munyala
James Munyala (born November 2, 1952) is a Kenyan athlete, known for running the steeplechase.[1] Running for the University of Texas, El Paso he won three straight NCAA Championships 1975–1977. His 1976 win set the Franklin Field record that stood for 32 years. He was part of the controversial beginning wave of imported, older Kenyan athletes who allowed UTEP and Washington State University to dominate NCAA distance running. At the time, Craig Virgin suggested these athletes displaced opportunities for American athletes.[2][3] Another star athlete mentioned was Washington State's Henry Rono who succeeded Munyala as NCAA Champion, with Munyala as runner-up, in 1978, blocking his attempt to win four straight. Later in 1978, Rono and Munyala went 1-2 for Kenya at both the African Games and the Commonwealth Games. Munyala won the Indoor Mile for UTEP in 1978 and is in the university's Hall of Fame when they ran the triple crown of the Men's Indoor, Outdoor and Cross Country Championships all in the same year.[4]
References
- ^ "Profile of James MUNYALA | All-Athletics.com". www.all-athletics.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 1977-06-23.
- ^ "The Michigan Daily - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "UTEP Official Athletic Site - Hall of Fame". www.utepathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
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Amateur Athletic Union
- 1889: Alfred George (GBR)
- 1890: William Young
- 1891–92: Ernie Hjertberg (SWE)
- 1893–94: George Orton (CAN)
- 1895: not held
- 1896–99: George Orton (CAN)
- 1900: Alexander Grant
- 1901: George Orton (CAN)
- 1902: Arthur Newton
- 1903: not held
- 1904: John Daly (IRL)
- 1905: Harvey Cohn
- 1906–15: not held
- 1916: Michael Devaney
- 1917–18: not held
- 1919: Michael Devaney
- 1920: Patrick Flynn
- 1921–22: Michael Devaney
- 1923: Ville Ritola (FIN)
- 1924: Marvin Rick
- 1925: Russell Payne
- 1926–27: Ville Ritola (FIN)
- 1928: William Spencer
- 1929: David Abbott
- 1930–33: Joe McCluskey
- 1934: Harold Manning
- 1935: Joe McCluskey
- 1936: Harold Manning
- 1937: Floyd Lochner
- 1938–40: Joe McCluskey
- 1941: Forrest Efaw
- 1942: George DeGeorge
- 1943: Joe McCluskey
- 1944: Forrest Efaw
- 1945: James Wisner
- 1946: James Rafferty
- 1947–48: Forrest Efaw
- 1949: Curt Stone
- 1950: Warren Druetzler
- 1951: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1952: Robert McMullen
- 1953: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1954: Bill Ashenfelter
- 1955: Ken Reiser
- 1956: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1957–58: Deacon Jones
- 1959–60: Phil Coleman
- 1961: Deacon Jones
- 1962: George Young
- 1963: Pat Traynor
- 1964: Jeff Fishback
- 1965: George Young
- 1966–67: Pat Traynor
- 1968: George Young
- 1969: Mike Manley
- 1970: Bill Reilly
- 1971: Sid Sink
- 1972: Jim Dare
- 1973: Doug Brown
- 1974: Jim Johnson
- 1975–76: Randy Smith
- 1977: James Munyala (KEN) * George Malley
- 1978–79: Henry Marsh
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Doug Brown
- 1981–87: Henry Marsh
- 1988–90: Brian Diemer
- 1991: Mark Croghan
- 1992: Brian Diemer
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Marc Davis
- 1994–97: Mark Croghan
- 1998–2000: Pascal Dobert
- 2001: Tom Chorny
- 2002: Anthony Famiglietti
- 2003: Steve Slattery
- 2004–06: Daniel Lincoln
- 2007: Joshua McAdams
- 2008: Anthony Famiglietti
- 2009: Joshua McAdams
- 2010: Daniel Huling
- 2011: Billy Nelson
- 2012–18: Evan Jager
- 2019: Hillary Bor
- 20212020 OT: Hillary Bor
- 2022: Hillary Bor
- 2023: Kenneth Rooks
- 2024: Kenneth Rooks
- 2 mile steeplechase in 1889–1919, 1921–27, 1929–31, 1953–55 and 1957; 3000 m steeplechase otherwise.
- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.