Top Fifty 10,000 Meter Times Run on US Soil

With the Payton Jordan 10,000 meter races being run tonight, here's a look at the top 10,000 meter times ever run on American soil. Villanova's Bobby Curtis sits at #40. His time of 27:24.67 is the 3rd fastest time ever run in the US by a native-born American, behind Chris Solinsky and Galen Rupp.

The 50 Fastest Men's 10Ks On U.S. Soil
(by K. Ken Nakamura)

US All Comers Performance List – Men’s 10000m

    Time       Name                 Nat   Place  Meet         Date
1.  26:25.97   Kenenisa Bekele      ETH     1    Prefontaine  8 June 2008
2.  26:46.57   Mo Farah             GBR     1    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
3.  26:48.35   Imane Merga          ETH     2    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
4.  26:48.99   Josphat Bett         KEN     3    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
5.  26:50.63   Paul Tanui           KEN     4    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
6.  26:51.09   Zersenay Tadese      ERI     5    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
7.  26:52.84   Sileshi Sihine       ETH     6    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
8.  26:54.25   Matthew Kisorio      KEN     7    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
9.  26:54.64   Mark Kiptoo          KEN     8    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
10. 26:55.29   Leonard Pat Komon    KEN     9    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
11. 26:59.60   Chris Solinsky       USA     1r1  Cardinal Inv 1 May 2010
12. 27:04.20   Abraham Chebii       KEN     1    Cardinal Inv 4 May 2001
13. 27:06.5    Geoffrey Kipsang     KEN    10    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
14. 27:07.34   Haile Gebrselassie   ETH     1    Olympics     29 July 1996
15. 27:07.55   Benjamin Maiyo       KEN     2    Cardinal Inv 4 May 2001
16. 27:07.85   Daniel Salel         KEN     2r1  Cardinal Inv 1 May 2010
17. 27:08.17   Paul Tergat          KEN     2    Olympics     29 July 1996
18. 27:08.39   Sam Chelanga         KEN     3r1  Cardinal Inv 1 May 2010
19. 27:10.05   Moses Masai          KEN    11    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
20. 27:10.74   Galen Rupp           USA     4r1  Cardinal Inv 1 May 2010
21. 27:11.57   Gebre Gebremariam    ETH     1    Pay Jordan   29 May 2005
22. 27:12.22   Dejene Berhanu       ETH     2    Pay Jordan   29 May 2005
23. 27:12.24   Lucas Rotich         KEN    12    Prefontaine  3 June 2011
24. 27:12.37   Luke Kipkosgei       KEN     3    Cardinal Inv 4 May 2001
25. 27:13.67   Bedan Karoki         KEN     1    Pay Jordan   1 May 2011
26. 27:13.85   Ibrahim Jeylan       ETH     2    Prefontaine  8 June 2008
27. 27:13.98   Meb Keflezighi       USA     4    Cardinal Inv 4 May 2001
28. 27:14.13   Terefe Maregu Zewdie ETH     3    Prefontaine  8 June 2008
29. 27:14.67   Mark Kosgei Kiptoo   KEN     4    Prefontaine  8 June 2008
30. 27:15.17   Tadese Tola          ETH     5    Prefontaine  8 June 2008
31. 27:16.49   Kiplimo Kimutai      KEN     6    Prefontaine  8 June 2008
32. 27:16.99   Abdi Abdirahman      USA     7    Prefontaine  8 June 2008
33. 27:19.79   Albert Chepkurui     KEN     1rA  Cardinal Inv 3 May 2002
34. 27:20.15   Meb Keflezighi       USA     2rA  Cardinal Inv 3 May 2002
35. 27:22.09   John K Cheruiyot     KEN    13    Prefontaine  4 June 2011
36. 27:22.54   Abera Kuma           ETH    14    Prefontaine  4 June 2011
37. 27:23.63   Simon Bairu          CAN     5r1  Cardinal Inv 1 May 2010
38. 27:24.10   Meb Keflezighi       USA     1rA  Cardinal Inv 30 Apr 2004
39. 27:24.67   Salah Hissou         MAR     3    Olympics     29 July 1996
40. 27:24.67   Bobby Curtis         USA     2r1  Pay Jordan   1 May 2011
41. 27:24.95   Ben St Lawrence      AUS     3r1  Pay Jordan   1 May 2011
42. 27:26.43   Hammou Boutayeb      MAR     1    GoodWill     25 July 1990
43. 27:27.36   Chris Thompson       GBR     4r1  Pay Jordan   1 May 2011
44. 27:28.08   Joseph Kimani        KEN     2    Sea Ray      6 Apr  1995
45. 27:28.19   Tim Nelson           USA     5r1  Pay Jordan   1 May 2011
46. 27:28.22   Matt Tegenkamp       USA     6r1  Pay Jordan   1 May 2011
47. 27:28.48   Sam Chelanga         KEN     1    B Hamilton   24 Apr 2009
48. 27:28.64   Stephen Sambu        KEN     7r1  Pay Jordan   1 May 2011
49. 27:29.40   Leonard Korir        KEN     8r1  Pay Jordan   1 May 2011
50. 27:29.61   Chris Thompson       GBR     6r1  Cardinal Inv 1 May 2011