Men: Steeplechase

Pictures and commentary by Doug Speck

Joel Atwater (Weber State) may be one of the more talented athletes to take up the steeplechase in Chick Hislop's Weber State barrier-water jump dynasty. A sub 1:55 800m runner last year in Utah, he was ninth in the NCAA 1500 meters, is tall, runs with a snappy stride, and seems suited to the hurdles. He had run 8:54.64 earlier in the year. At this level he dominated fairly convincingly, winning by ten seconds over Colorado State's Gabe Olchin (9:30.61). Atwater's 8:54.64 is the #6 World Junior time thus far this season.

W World Jr.: 8:07.69 Paul Kosgei (Ken) 07/07/97 A American Jr.: 8:33.80 John Gregorek (Gtn) 05/20/79

PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME ===== ============================ ========================= ========== 1 Joel Atwater WEBER STATE UNIV. 9:20.77 2 Gabe Olchin COLORADO STATE UNIV. 9:30.61 3 Ryan Joseph Unattached 9:39.37 4 Mathew Johnson BROWN UNIV. 9:40.30 5 David Romero AIR FORCE ACADEMY 9:47.62 6 Jeffrey Clark MANHATTAN COLLEGE 9:52.54 7 Tyler Cardinal XAVIER HS 9:52.55 8 Kyle Swift N.B.T.C. 10:06.46 9 Jonathan Gibson WOODINVILLE HS 10:10.10 10 Jeff Wilson BELLARMINE COLLEGE PREP 10:15.83 11 Mike Serratos DON LOGO 10:22.54 12 Adam Patten NEW BRAUNFELS TC 10:30.96 13 Derek Mattila WISCONSIN 10:46.52

1999 Junior Nationals

Men's 3K Steeplechase