Tom Nohilly (born April 27, 1967) is a retired track athlete who disciplined in various middle-distance and

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events. He represented the

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in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics and the men's short race at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Nohilly was particularly prolific in the 3000-meter steeplechase, for which he made two appearances at the 1992 and 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Running career

High school

Nohilly attended Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in

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, where he graduated in 1984. He broke school records in the indoor and outdoor mile, indoor and outdoor 2 mile, outdoor 3 mile, outdoor

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, steeplechase, as well as in various cross country distances. By the end of his senior year in high school in 1984, he finished third in the New York state championship meet, ran a personal best 4:12.2 in the 1600 meters and 9:24.3 in the 3200 meters.

Collegiate

Nohilly accepted an athletic scholarship to attend

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, where he ran for the

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team from 1986 to 1989. Although he spent much of the 1987 season injured, he became NCAA champion for the 3000-meter steeplechase in 1989.

Post-collegiate

On June 26, 1992, Nohilly ran a personal best time of 8:16.92 for the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials in

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. Although Nohilly did not qualify for the Olympics, his 8:16.92 finish is one of the fastest steeplechase runs in U.S. track history, and as of 2022 is still in the top 20 fastest 3000-meter steeplechase times in the history of U.S. track and field. On June 22, 1996, Nohilly finished yet again fourth place (just five meters behind Marc Davis) at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials for the 3000-meter steeplechase, barely missing a place in the U.S. Olympic team for the

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. On January 9, 1999, Nohilly ran the indoor mile at the 1999 New Balance Games at New York. Race Results Weekly: 1999 New Balance Games Elite Mile Photo Gallery - January 9, 1999 Later that year he got a chance to represent the United States in international competition, running the men's short race in the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and finishing in 45th place out of 142 finishers. Nohilly also holds the current course record in the Leatherman's Loop race, with a time of 38:36. He has won this race 9 times.

References

External links

All-Athletics profile for Tom Nohilly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nohilly, Tom Living people 1967 births American male middle-distance runners American male long-distance runners American male steeplechase runners Florida Gators men's cross country runners Florida Gators men's track and field athletes NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 20th-century American sportsmen