Kyle Scott Alcorn (born March 18, 1985) is an American

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athlete. As a long distance runner, Alcorn experienced most of his professional success in the

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, an event in which he represented the United States at the

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. As a prep, Alcorn ran for Buchanan High School in

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. He won the 3200 meters at the

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as a junior in 2001, but placed second to Tim Nelson in the same event the next year as a senior despite improving his time by seven seconds. Alcorn went on to run at the collegiate level for the

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where he helped the cross country team win the

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championship in 2003. On the track, he became the US junior champion in the steeplechase in 2004, which in turn led to a 16th-place finish at the

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. Despite his success, Alcorn transferred to

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for his remaining years of

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eligibility, during which he won the 2008

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in the steeplechase, as well as the 2008 NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field title for the 3000 meters. In that same year, he qualified for the 2008 US Olympic Trials in the steeplechase but failed to qualify for the Olympics with an 11th-place finish. After turning professional, Alcorn received sponsorship from Nike and was coached by Louie Quintana. He finished third at the 2009

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and represented the US in that year's

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; but failed to advance out of the qualifying heats. In 2012, Alcorn qualified for the 2012 Olympics by placing third in the United States Olympic Trials and achieving the Olympic A standard time. Results
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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcorn, Kyle 1985 births Living people American male long-distance runners American male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from California NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes Arizona State Sun Devils men's track and field athletes NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American sportsmen