Daniel "Dan" Huling (born July 16, 1983) is an American distance runner who specializes in the

3000-meter steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the h ...

. He holds a personal record of 8:13.29 minutes for the event, set in 2010. He has represented the United States at the World Championships in Athletics four times (2009 to 2015). He was the American steeplechase champion at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2010. He also ran at the

2010 IAAF Continental Cup The 1st IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field sporting event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations. Originally scheduled as the 11th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, it was renamed in 200 ...

. Collegiately, he competed for the Miami RedHawks.

Career

Early life

Born in North Kingstown, Rhode Island to Kenneth and Laurie Huling. Miami RedHawks. Retrieved on July 5, 2015. he attended

Geneva High School Geneva High School may refer to: *Geneva High School (Alabama), Geneva, Alabama * Geneva High School (New York), Geneva, New York *Geneva High School (Ohio) Geneva High School is a four-year comprehensive school and an institute of secondary educa ...

there and after an initial interest in tennis, he ran in state meets in track and field and cross country running.Dan Huling
. Bowerman Track Club. Retrieved on July 5, 2015.Dan Huling
USATF. Retrieved on July 5, 2015. After graduating he enrolled at Miami University in Ohio to study marketing.Dan Huling
Miami RedHawks. Retrieved on July 5, 2015.

College

Huling competed for the school's Miami RedHawks from 2002 to 2006. He set a series of school records on the indoor track, included the

1500 meters The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

, mile run,

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

10,000 meters The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ...

. 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 All-American honours for those two performances.

Professional

After finishing his studies, he turned professional and began working with coach and former steeplechase athlete

Robert Gary Robert Gary (born April 5, 1973) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Track and field career College career Gary ran for the Ohio State Bu ...

. 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 The 2006 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was organised by USA Track & Field and held from June 22 to 25 at the IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The four-day competition served as the national champio ...

, 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 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships 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

2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 25–28 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The competition acted as a way of selecting the United States team for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin later ...

behind

Joshua McAdams Joshua McAdams (born March 26, 1980) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. Education McAdams attended Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, where he was a four-time OHSAA state placer in tr ...

. 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 Memorial Van Damme in Brussels and secure a steeplechase win for his nation at the DécaNation. After a personal best of 13:24.72 to win the 5000 m at the

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, he placed fourth at the

adidas Grand Prix The USA Track & Field, USATF New York Grand Prix is an annual athletics meeting held at Icahn Stadium in New York City, United States. First started in 2005 as the Reebok Grand Prix and then Adidas Grand Prix, it was previously one of the IAAF ...

in New York City – his debut on the new IAAF Diamond League circuit. His first national steeplechase title followed at the

2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 23–27, 2010. In order to boost the visibility of this event, USATF sponsored a member appreciation tent at the event and ...

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

Athletissima Athletissima is an annual athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the Diamond League. The first edition was held on 8 July 1977 in the Stade Pierre de Coubertin. In ...

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

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

2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Organised by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place from June 23–26 and served as the national championships in track and field for ...

and competed at the

2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011. The United States topped the medal standings in th ...

, 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

2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Organised by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place June 20–23 in conjunction with the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Champions ...

, finishing behind Evan Jager, and again competed in the qualifying of the

2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013) () was an international athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. Initially, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 200 ...

. 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

2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Organized by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place June 25–28 and served as the national championships in ...

, again behind Jager and also Donald Cabral on this occasion.USATF Championships – 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. Results
USATF. Retrieved on July 5, 2015.

Personal records

3000 meters steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the h ...

– 8:13.29 (2010) *

– 3:37.53 (2012) * Mile run – 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 The 2000 metres or 2000-metre run is a track running event where five laps are completed around an outdoor 400 m track, or ten laps around a 200 m indoor track - the distance is 11.68 meters short of 1¼ miles. The global governing body World A ...

indoors – 5:02.41 (2014) *3000 meters indoors – 7:49.93 (2011) *5000 meters indoors – 13:49.69 (2017)

National titles

* USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships **3000 m steeplechase: 2010

International competitions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huling, Daniel Living people 1983 births Sportspeople 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 people