Washington State, 1977-1981, distances
Henry Rono was simply the greatest collegiate distance runner of all time. In 1978 he broke the 5000 meter world record in a tri-meet against Arizona State and Cal, running 13:08.4, which stands as the dual-meet record. He also holds the dual-meet record for the steeplechase at 8:14.75. He has three of the four fastest steeplechases in dual-meet history, and two of the three fastest 5ks. His only loss in dual-meet competition was during his freshman year, when he took 5th in a 1500 meter race while doubling back from the steeplechase on an hour’s rest. He led his Washington State Cougars to a 29-2 record in his three years of competition.
| 4/9/77 | at Boise St w/ BYU | 1st Stpl 8:38.37 |
| 4/16/77 | vs Oregon | 1st Stpl 8:59.8 5th 1500 3:57.1 |
| 4/30/77 | at Washington | 1st Stpl 8:57.21 |
| 4/8/78 | at Cal w/ Ariz St | 1st 5k 13:08.4 WR |
| 4/15/78 | at Oregon | 1st Stpl 8:14.75 CR |
| 4/22/78 | vs Boi St, Mont & Co St | 1st Mile 4:00.9 (windy) |
| 4/29/78 | vs Washington | 1st Stpl 8:24.4 |
| 4/7/79 | at Oregon State | 1st Stpl 8:56.87 1st 5k 13:59.00 |
| 4/21/79 | at Oregon | 1st Stpl 8:22.85 |
| 5/5/79 | at Washington w/ Mont | 1st Stpl 8:43.6 |
| 3/28/81 | vs Idaho & Montana | 1st 5k 14:12.30 |
| 4/4/81 | at Oregon | 1st Stpl 9:00.87 1st 5k 14:03.39 |