Jason Lunn

Jason Lunn (born September 19, 1974) is an American retired middle-distance runner who mostly competed in the 1500 meters.^[1] He was born in Boulder, Colorado.

Lunn was the US outdoor champion at 1500m in 2003.^[2] He represented his country at one outdoor and three indoor World Championships. He earned All-American honors for Stanford University in cross country in 1997, and multiple times in track and field. He is now an assistant professor at Penn State University.^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	10th (h)	1500 m	3:40.42
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	13th (h)	1500 m	3:43.31
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	17th (sf)	1500 m	3:41.71
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	17th (h)	1500 m	3:46.46

Personal bests

Outdoor

800 meters – 1:47.78 (Switzerland 2002)
1500 meters – 3:36.38 (Iráklio 2004)
Mile run – 3:54.43 (Eugene 2003)

Indoor

1500 meters – 3:40.42 (Lisbon 2001)
One mile – 3:55.49 (Fayetteville 2003)
3000 meters – 7:47.20 (Boston 2004)

References

^ Jason Lunn at World Athletics
^ "2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USA Track and Field. USATF. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Jason Lunn". Smeal College of Business. Penn State. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

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[1] Jason Lunn at World Athletics

[2] "2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USA Track and Field. USATF. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[3] "Jason Lunn". Smeal College of Business. Penn State. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

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v t e US National Championship winners in men's 1500-meter run or mile
1876–78 New York Athletic Club	1876^M: Harold Lambe (CAN) * Cornelius Vought 1877^M: Richard Morgan 1878^M: Thomas Smith
1879–88 NAAAA	1879^M: Henry Pellatt (CAN) * William Duffy 1880–83^M: Harry Fredericks 1884^M: Percy Madeira 1885^M: George Gilbert 1886–87^M: Edward Carter 1888^M^{Note 1}: Thomas Conneff
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^M^{Note 1}: G.M. Gibbs (CAN) * Thomas Conneff 1889–90^M: Albert George 1891^M: Thomas Conneff 1892^M: George Orton (CAN) * Ernest Hjertberg 1893-5^M: George Orton (CAN) * A.J. Walsh 1896^M: George Orton (CAN) * Mortimer Remington 1897–98^M: John Cregan 1899^M: Alex Grant 1900^M: George Orton (CAN) Alex Grant 1901–03^M: Alex Grant 1904^M: David Munson 1905^M: Jim Lightbody 1906^M: Albert Rodgers 1907^M: James Sullivan 1908^M: Herbert Trube 1909^M: Joe Ballard 1910^M: Joe Monument 1911–12^M: Abel Kiviat 1913^M: Norman Taber 1914^M: Abel Kiviat 1915^M: Joie Ray 1916^M: Ivan Meyers 1917–23^M ^OT: Joie Ray 1924–25^M: Ray Buker 1926^M: Lloyd Hahn 1927M-28^OT: Ray Conger 1929^M: Leo Lermond 1930^M: Ray Conger 1931^M: Leo Lermond 1932^OT: Norwood Hallowell 1933: Glenn Cunningham 1934: Bill Bonthron 1935–38: Glenn Cunningham 1939: Blaine Rideout 1940: Walter Mehl 1941: Leslie MacMitchell 1942–43: Gil Dodds 1944: William Hulse 1945: Roland Sink 1946: Lennart Strand (SWE) Leslie MacMitchell 1947: Gerry Karver 1948: Gil Dodds 1949–50: John Twomey 1951: Len Truex 1952–53^M: Wes Santee 1954^M: Fred Dwyer 1955^M: Wes Santee 1956: Jerome Walters 1957^M: Merv Lincoln (AUS) * Bob Seaman 1958^M: Herb Elliott (AUS) * Ed Moran 1959: Dyrol Burleson 1960: Jim Grelle 1961^M: Dyrol Burleson 1962^M: Jim Beatty 1963^M: Dyrol Burleson 1964: Tom O'Hara 1965–67^M: Jim Ryun 1968: John Mason 1969^M: Marty Liquori 1970^M: Howell Michael 1971^M: Marty Liquori 1972: Jerome Howe 1973^M: Leonard Hilton 1974: Rod Dixon (NZL) * Tom Byers 1975: Leonard Hilton 1976: Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) *Michael Manke 1977–79: Steve Scott
1980–92 The Athletics Congress	1980: Steve Lacy 1981: Sydney Maree (SAF) * Steve Scott 1982–83: Steve Scott 1984–85: Jim Spivey 1986: Steve Scott 1987: Jim Spivey 1988: Mark Deady 1989: Terrance Herrington 1990: Joe Falcon 1991: Terrance Herrington 1992^OT: Jim Spivey
1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Bill Burke 1994: Terrance Herrington 1995–96^OT: Paul McMullen 1997: Seneca Lassiter 1998: Jamey Harris 1999: Steve Holman 2000^OT: Gabe Jennings 2001: Andy Downin 2002: Seneca Lassiter 2003: Jason Lunn 2004–05: Alan Webb 2006: Bernard Lagat 2007: Alan Webb 2008: Bernard Lagat 2009–10: Lopez Lomong 2011: Matthew Centrowitz 2012: Leonel Manzano 2013: Matthew Centrowitz 2014: Leonel Manzano 2015–16: Matthew Centrowitz 2017: Robby Andrews 2018: Matthew Centrowitz 2019: Craig Engels 2021^{2020 OT}: Cole Hocker 2022: Cooper Teare 2023: Yared Nuguse
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships M: Denotes that the race was run over a mile rather than 1500 m OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996 & 2000 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's mile (1500 m)
1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1932: Gene Venzke 1933: Gene Venzke 1934: Glenn Cunningham 1935: Glenn Cunningham 1936: Gene Venzke 1937: Archie San Romani 1938: Glenn Cunningham 1939: Glenn Cunningham 1940: Charles Fenske 1941: Walter Mehl 1942: Gil Dodds 1943: Frank Dixon 1944: Gil Dodds 1945: James Rafferty 1946: Leslie MacMitchell 1947: Gil Dodds 1948: Tom Quinn 1949: Willem Slijkhuis (NED), Neil Pratt (3rd) 1950: John Joe Barry (IRL), Fred Wilt (2nd) 1951: Fred Wilt 1952: Bill Mack 1953: Fred Dwyer 1954: Josy Barthel (LUX), Fred Wilt (2nd) 1955: Wes Santee 1956: Ron Delany (IRL), Fred Dwyer (3rd) 1957: Ron Delany (IRL), Fred Dwyer (3rd) 1958: Ron Delany (IRL), James Grelle (3rd) 1959: Ron Delany (IRL), Pete Close (4th) 1960: Phil Coleman 1961: Jim Beatty 1962: Jim Beatty 1963: Jim Beatty 1964: Ergas Leps (CAN), Vic Zwolak (2nd) 1965: Jim Grelle 1966: Jim Grelle 1967: Sam Bair 1968: Preston Davis 1969: Henryk Szordykowski (POL), Marty Liquori (2nd) 1970: Marty Liquori 1971: Henryk Szordykowski (POL), John Mason (2nd) 1972: Byron Dyce (JAM), Bruce Fischer (3rd) 1973: Marty Liquori 1974: John Walker (NZL), Michael Slack (2nd) 1975: Filbert Bayi (TAN), Paul Cummings (2nd) 1976: Filbert Bayi (TAN), Paul Cummings (2nd) 1977: Filbert Bayi (TAN), Joseph Dubina (3rd) 1978: Eamonn Coghlan (IRL), Steve Lacy (3rd) 1979: Steve Scott
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Craig Masback 1981: Steve Scott 1982: Jim Spivey 1983: Eamonn Coghlan (IRL), Steve Scott (2nd) 1984: Steve Scott 1985: Sydney Maree 1986: Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL), Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL), Mark Fricker (3rd), Kevin Johnson (3rd) 1987: Eamonn Coghlan (IRL), Jim Spivey (3rd) 1988: Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL), Brian Abshire (2nd) 1989: Frank O'Mara (IRL), Jeff Atkinson (3rd) 1990: Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL), Steve Scott 1991: Noureddine Morceli (ALG), Eric Henry (3rd) 1992: Noureddine Morceli (ALG), Jeff Atkinson (5th)
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Noureddine Morceli (ALG), Steve Holman (3rd) 1994: William Tanui (KEN), Marcus Dunbar (3rd) 1995: Niall Bruton (IRL), Erik Nedeau (3rd) 1996: Steve Holman 1997: Jason Pyrah 1998: Paul McMullen 1999: Matt Holthaus 2000: Jason Pyrah 2001: Seneca Lassiter 2002: Jason Lunn 2003: Jason Lunn 2004: Rob Myers 2005: Scott McGowan 2006: Chris Lukezic 2007: Alan Webb 2008: Rob Myers 2009: Rob Myers 2010: Leonel Manzano 2011: Jeff See 2012: Leonel Manzano 2013: Will Leer 2014: Lopez Lomong 2015: Matthew Centrowitz Jr. 2016: Matthew Centrowitz Jr. 2017: Ben Blankenship 2018: Paul Chelimo 2019: Craig Engels 2020: Josh Thompson 2022: Cole Hocker 2023: Sam Prakel 2024: Cole Hocker
Notes	*Distances have varied as follows: Mile (1940–2002) and 1932, 2007 and odd numbered years since 2011, 1500 meters (1933–1939), (2003–6, 2008–2010) and even numbered years since 2010