Minnesota Boys All-Decade Team: Distance Events


The Minnesota All-Decade Track & Field train is on to the best of the boys 1600 and 3200m runners of the last ten years. Many memorable athletes pounded the distance event record books representing the strong heritage Minnesota has in longer track races. Checkout the outstanding roster.


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SECOND TEAM  |  THIRD TEAM

FIRST TEAM:


Joe Klecker (Hopkins, 2015)

  • PRs: 800m- 1:56.44, 1600m- 4:06.54, 1 mile- 4:04.15 (converts to fastest 1600m of decade, 2nd fastest MN all-time), 3200m- 8:50.12 (fastest of decade, 5th MN all-time), 2 mile- 8:59.45
  • Gatorade Minnesota Boys Track & Field Player of the Year - 2015
  • Adidas Grand Prix Boys Dream Mile 4th (2015)
  • Class AA State Champion 1600m & 3200m (2015)
  • Class AA State Medalist 1600m & 3200m (2014)
  • 2x Section 6AA Champion 1600m & 3200m (2014-15)


Jaret Carpenter (Wayzata, 2016)

  • PRs: 800m- 1:54.61, 1600m- 4:10.89, 1 mile- 4:05.73 (converts to 2nd fastest 1600m of decade, 4th MN all-time), 3200m- 8:59.76 (5th fastest of decade)
  • Gatorade Minnesota Boys Track & Field Player of the Year (2016)
  • Adidas Boost Boston Games Mile 4th place (2016)
  • Class AA State Champion 1600m & 3200m (2016)
  • 2x Class AA State Medalist 3200m (2014-15)
  • Class AA State Medalist 1600m (2015)
  • Section 6AA Champion 1600m & 3200m (2016)

Eli Krahn (Stillwater, 2016)

  • PRs: 1600m- 4:09.38 (3rd fastest of decade, 10th MN all-time), 3200m- 8:58.67 (3rd fastest of decade, 8th MN all-time)
  • 2x Class AA State Champion 1600m (2013-14)
  • Class AA State Champion 3200m (2014)
  • Class AA State Runner-up 3200m (2013)
  • Class AA State Medalist 1600m (2016)
  • 2x Section 4AA Champion 1600m & 3200m (2014, 16)