Mark Curp 

Top Performances: 

·       1991 Indianapolis 25K – Fourth in 1:14:45, 40 seconds under previous World Record

·       1988 Olympic Trials Marathon – Fifth, second alternate to Seoul Olympics

·       Ranked #1 Road Racer in the World by Runner’s World, 1987 & 1988

·       Set American Record for 20K, 58:35, Philadelphia, PA, 1986

·       Ranked #1 American Road Runner by Track and Field News, 1985

·       Set Half Marathon World Record of 1:00:55 in Philadelphia, PA, 1985

·       1984 Olympic Trials 10K – Fifth, second alternate to L.A. Olympics

Other Accomplishments:

 ·       1996 Toronto Half Marathon – second

·       1995 Grandma’s Marathon – first, 2:15:28

·       1992 & 1996 Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifier

·       1993 USATF Marathon Championships, Twin Cities – fourth

·       1992 Toronto Marathon – fourth

·       1991 Member of USA PanAM Team, marathon

·       1991 TAC U.S. Men’s Half Marathon Championship – second

·       Ranked #4 American Road Runner by Track and Field News, 1987

·       1990 Columbus Marathon – Second in 2:12:38

·       1990 TAC U.S. Men’s Half Marathon Champion

·       Member of 1985 USA World Cross Country Team – second at trials

·       US Ekiden Relay,  1984 & 85

·       Member of 1983 U.S. Team vs. East Germany in 10K – second

·       NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient

·       Named NCAA “Runner of the Week,” October 1979

·       NCAA Division I All American in 10K – ninth in 1980 and tenth in 1981

·       NCAA Division II All American in 10K – fifth in 1979, second in 1980, and third in 1981

·       NCAA Division II All American in Cross Country – ninth in 1978, third in 1979, fifth in 1980

·       Missouri State 2 mile Champion (Class 1A), state record – 9:58.2, 1977

Hall of Fame Inductions:

·       Hospital Hill Hall of Fame, Class of 2017

·       Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Hall of Fame, Class of 2013

·       Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2007

·       Road Runners Club of America Hall of Fame, Class of 1999

·       NCAA Track and Field, Division II, Hall of Fame, Class of 1997

·       Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Class of 1995

·       Central Missouri State University Athletic Hall of Fame, class of 1987