Daniel "Dan" Huling (born July 16, 1983) is an American distance runner who specializes in the 3000-meter steeplechase. He holds a personal record of 8:13.29 minutes for the event, set in 2010. He has represented the United States at the

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four times (2009 to 2015). He was the American steeplechase champion at the

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in 2010. He also ran at the

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. Collegiately, he competed for the

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Career

Early life

Born in

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to Kenneth and Laurie Huling. He attended

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there and after an initial interest in

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, he ran in state meets in

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and

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.Dan Huling
. Bowerman Track Club. Retrieved on July 5, 2015.Dan Huling
USATF. Retrieved on July 5, 2015. After graduating he enrolled at

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in Ohio to study marketing.Dan Huling
Miami RedHawks. Retrieved on July 5, 2015.

College

Huling competed for the school's

from 2002 to 2006. He set a series of school records on the indoor track, included the

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and the

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. His collegiate best of 8:27.41 minutes for the steeplechase was also a school record. In

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competitions he was a three-time champion in the steeplechase and also won conference titles in cross country, the 5000 m and the

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. His best placings at NCAA-level were sixth in the 5000 m in 2006 and 26th at the NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship in 2005. He earned

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n honours for those two performances.

Professional

After finishing his studies, he turned professional and began working with coach and former steeplechase athlete Robert Gary. Huling elevated himself near the top of the national scene with a third-place finish in the steeplechase at the 2006 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, recording a best of 8:27.41 minutes, but missed most of the following season due to injury. He slowly returned to form in 2008, ranking 13th in the 3000 m at the

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then fifth at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials. By the end of the season he had fully recovered from the injury and recorded a new personal record of 8:20.84 minutes at the

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meeting in Monaco.Dan Huling
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on July 5, 2015. Huling placed fifth in the 3000 m at the 2009 USA Indoors and continued to rise in the national rankings with a runner-up finish in the steeplechase at the

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behind Joshua McAdams. This earned him a place on the national team for the

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, where he competed in the qualifying rounds only. The end of the track saw him set a new best of 8:14.69 minutes at the

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and secure a steeplechase win for his nation at the

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. After a personal best of 13:24.72 to win the 5000 m at the Mt. SAC Relays, he placed fourth at the

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– his debut on the new

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circuit. His first national steeplechase title followed at the

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. A new personal best of 8:13.29 minutes came at the

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meeting and he competed internationally twice that year: taking eight at the

and second at the Decánation. Huling was runner-up at the

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and competed at the

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, but was eliminated in qualifying, some twenty seconds off his best. The next year he dropped further down the national placings, coming seventh at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials. He returned to the national runner-up spot at the

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, finishing behind

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, and again competed in the qualifying of the

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. The consistency of Huling's times improved in the 2014 season as he dipped under eight minutes and twenty seconds on four occasions – these included another second place at the 2014 USA Outdoor Championships behind Jager and a fourth-place finish at the Memorival Van Damme. He had his third straight national top-three finish at the

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, again behind Jager and also Donald Cabral on this occasion.USATF Championships – 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. Results
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Personal records

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– 8:13.29 (2010) *

– 3:37.53 (2012) *

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– 4:07.26 (2008) *

– 7:44.42 (2013) *

– 13:18.42 (2013) *

– 30:37.25 (2006) *Mile run indoors – 3:57.99 min (2017) * 2000 meters indoors – 5:02.41 (2014) *3000 meters indoors – 7:49.93 (2011) *5000 meters indoors – 13:49.69 (2017)

National titles

**3000 m steeplechase: 2010

International competitions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huling, Daniel Living people 1983 births Track and field athletes from Illinois American male steeplechase runners American male middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Miami RedHawks men's track and field athletes Miami RedHawks men's cross country runners USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American sportsmen